Building Aluminum Guitars: The Open-Source Lobo CNC
This 3-axis CNC can go where 3D printers cannot.
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
Call for Manufacturers: 3D Printers and 3D Scanners
Got a favorite desktop 3D printing or scanning appliance? We want to hear about it!
3D Printed Kinetic iPhone Cases
This iPhone case is a piece of kinetic art, printed in a single pass, no assembly required. Designer Chris Cordingley, who created it to be an analog fidget relief device, modeled it in Autodesk Maya, and printed it at Shapeways. Says Chris: Back in September last year I decided to use 3D printing to […]
Fender Jazzmaster-Style Guitar, Built from Scratch
This gorgeous homemade electric guitar, modeled after the Fender Jazzmaster, was made from a 2″ slab of alder wood. From there, the maker planed, jigsawed, wired, sanded, sealed, primed, lacquered, buffed, and copper shielded their way to the finished pale green guitar, which is quite handsome. After going through the whole painstaking process, the maker comments at the end: “Whew…. I kind of want to build another…. Am I a sadist?”
Three-Dimensional Thinker? MAKE Wants You!
MAKE is looking for enthusiasts in 3D printing, scanning, and CNC to help expand our coverage of this dynamic field online and in the magazine . We’re looking for contributors with their ears to ground who can write about trends, industry developments, new technologies, and the latest applications of all things 3D.
Prototypes That Last: Simple Tips for Making Durable Parts, Part 2
In the previous installment of Prototypes that Last, we investigated several simple, powerful ways of predicting and improving the load limits of the parts you make. That’s pretty cool, but we have conveniently overlooked the fact that the elastic deformation of mechanical components can sometimes become a problem long before they suffer any sort of structural failure. Let’s pick up where we left off last week, and sort it out once and for all.
DiResta: Skeleton Key
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PST), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy reverse engineers a key to open a vintage lock.
