Here are a few of our favorite tools that we covered in 2010. Please tell us what some of yours were, in the Comments below.
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James Vreeland’s homemade hammer, inherited from his grandfather. Read the moving story in the Toolbox: Homeliest tool in the shed.
#8
Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle
#7
A little self-serving, but we love our Make: Electronics Deluxe Toolkit from Maker Shed. We think we did a pretty darn good job of sourcing decent tools for the price and assembled a complement of tools that’s perfect for the beginner-to-intermediate electronics hobbyist.
#6
Dual-reading calipers with Imperial/SI units on same dial
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Extech EX330 multimeter [From the Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Electronics Tools]
#3
Metcal Soldering Iron [From the Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Electronics Tools]
#2
ShopBot Desktop, a smaller, less expensive answer to their bigger CNC machines. The Desktop has a cutting volume of 24″ x 18″ x 2″ and pricing starts at $5290.
And, the #1 most talked about, celebrated, debated, and future-glimpsing tool of 2010 is…
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MakerBot Thing-o-Matic [From the Holiday Gift Guide 2010: 3D Fabrication]
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