The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
3D Systems, makers of the Cube, a $1,299 hobbyist-level 3D printer, along with considerably more expensive industrial-level 3D printers, has filed what may be the first patent lawsuit in the hobbyist 3D printer market.
Micarta is a genericized trademark referring to a composite material made from layers of paper or fabric impregnated with thermosetting resin. It is rigid, tough, and electrically insulating, and has many applications ranging from power distribution equipment to countertops. It is also commonly used in knife, gun, and tool handles, where its laminated construction offers decorative effects ranging from subtle wood-grain-like patterns to out-and-out gaudy riots of color.
Dremel’s new rotary tool EZ-change sanding mandrel makes quick work of changing sanding sleeves.
Our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing is on newsstands today! And it’s just the beginning of a new chapter for 3D printing, and for MAKE.
This excellent clock features wooden gears, a digital time readout, as well as the nutcracker John’s granddaughter gave him for Christmas. It rings one to eight bells in half-hour increments, four times per day. [via The Mill]
On this week’s Toolsday Google+ hangout on air, we”ll be talking about 3D printing and 3D printing tools. No so coincidentally, our Ultimate Guide to 3D printing hits newsstands today. Pick up a copy and join the discussion tomorrow at 2pm PST and 5pm EST on Google+.
While MAKE hosted its first 3D printer meetup in Sebastopol last week, across town at Analy High School Project Make unveiled the Analy Community Makerspace, a new community makerspace at Analy High School. The facility is the new home for Project MAKE, a program aimed at reinventing the shop class with new tools for a new generation of makers and tinkers. The students at Analy are already making cool stuff. Check out this video student Miles Pepper produced about the brand new facility.
