The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Why carve a pumpkin when you can build a machine to do it for you? Using an EMSL Egg-Bot for inspiration, the VanDiepenbos family scaled it up in order to make a pumpkin carving robot called the punkinBoT. This is a video of their machine’s first cut at Maker Faire Detroit. It’s a bit wobbly, […]
3D printed, two-part mold designed from original part specifications allows “factory-new” repair.
Grab a wood burning tool and a handful of embroidery hoops—that’s right, embroidery hoops—and make a set of burned wood bangle bracelets with this tutorial from Alisa Burke! [Via WhimseyBox]
In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy gets all sentimental and makes a heart key for a particularly big-hearted friend.
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), 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.
For more details on the build, check out the MAKE post: http://blog.stage.makezine.com/2012/10/03/diresta-heart-ring/
And look for new episodes of DiResta every other Wednesday at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern.
Build your own roadside attraction by making an oversized Adirondack chair for your front yard!
Although old fashioned and requiring a bit of math, Mitutoyo vernier calipers are precise, consistent, reliable, and a joy to take measurements with (at least with a bit of practice.)
You think your Nerf gun modification is cool? Check tout his Tesla coil-outfitted, spark-shooting weapon of mass distraction.
