The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Robert Beatty and his daughters built a great CNC mill to help them create custom robot parts. Previously we covered the Beattys’ sweet CNC-controlling PC with its custom acrylic and MicroRAX enclosure, but now we get to see it lit up inside with blue LEDs! The whole setup appears complete and looks great. In includes: […]
In case you missed it, the theme for October is “casting materials,” chosen strategically, of course, to resonate with the mounting excitement about everybody’s favorite maker holiday—Halloween! Whether you’re making wearables or hand-held props, there’s probably a method, material, or technique in our archives that will inspire you to take your costume to the next level.
Continuing our monthly materials themes for 2012, in October we’re featuring materials used in molding and casting.
If you’re an indoor rock climber, the time might come when you want to build your own climbing wall. Rock climbing holds aren’t as cheap, even though they’re just a bit of plastic or fiberglass. So maybe you’ll decide make your own! On Wardie’s World, Wardie has a post up describing how his friend John […]
Eason Ke’s NXT Painter, a LeJOS-controlled plotter, draws whatever the user draws on the screen of an Android device. Code here. [via The NXT Step]
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. In this episode, Jimmy gets all sentimental and fabricates a heart key for a friend.
Making Connections By Laura Cochrane Photography by John Keatley Neatly lined up along the walls of Len Cullum’s 1,500-square-foot north Seattle workshop are handmade Japanese chisels, saws, and planes. In a building rumored to have once been a shark oil processing plant, Cullum, 46, creates Japanese-style shoji doors and windows, garden structures, and furniture. Cullum constructs […]
