Tool Review: Klein Kurve Wire Stripper
Klein’s Kurve wire strippers are comfortable to use and can cleanly strip the thin wires we use in small electronics and Arduino projects.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Geodesic Dome Hub Connector Index
A compilation of geodesic dome connecting hubs.
Attack of the Killer Tomato
This fantastic automaton created by Keith Newstead shows a gardener watering a large killer tomato, and just barely getting snapped up the plant’s jaws. Keith built this colorful and charming machine as a donations box for Occombe Farm in Devon, UK.
How Ceramic Knives are Resharpened at the Factory
If you’ve ever bought a ceramic knife, it probably came with instructions, in the package, to return it to the manufacturer for resharpening instead of trying to do it yourself. This video is kind of a giant Kyocera commercial, but it does include some cool footage of what this process actually looks like, in case you’ve ever wondered.
CNC Milling a Mobius strip
This video shows the manufacture of one of three 2011 MobiPrize awards, designed by a firm called rvtr. The MobiPrize “recognizes enterprises that demonstrate innovative and replicable solutions to local and global transportation challenges.” The award itself features a prominent Mobius strip motif, which is machined out of a piece of recycled aluminum on a 5-axis mill.
DIWire Build Plans Available for Download
The folks at Pensa have uploaded the bill of materials, code, and models of the custom parts for 3D printing for DIWire, their open-source wire-bending machine.
Szymon Klimek’s Miniature Mechanical Creations
Without an everyday reference for a sense of scale, Szymon Klimek’s intricate mechanical creations could easily be mistaken for twice their true size. Made from 0.1 millimeter sheets of brass and bronze, Klimek’s miniature machines dance effortlessly in wine-glass enclosures that measure little more than 4 inches across.
