The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
You probably can’t learn to make a steel pan just by reading a book about it. But don’t you want to know how? Ulf Kronman’s book is 20 years old, now, but remains the definitive work on the subject. Best of all? You can download it for free right now.
Emerson Bianchin uses scrap pieces such as keys, bearings, and plumbing fixtures to create his miniature motorcycles. In describing his work, Emerson notes that a piece often begins with a single component, upon which he builds a matrix, eventually bringing the motorcycle to completion.
The GE Garages have rolled on to Houston’s Rice University campus, offering hands-on experience with laser cutters, 3D printers, and more. There are also workshops ranging from soldering to working with Autodesk software, scheduled over the next week and a half. GE Garages is a high-tech, hands-on lab celebrating inventors and entrepreneurs, and providing you the […]
“Movement is Everything” shows the CNCing of a Boehm Stirling engine. Nicely done and totally turns the creation of these beautiful devices into an art unto itself. [via FrankieBit]
Photographer Gustavo Sanabria has a lovely series of photos that provide a peek into Bangkok, Thailand’s industrial Talat Noi neighborhood.
Arthur Gansen’s kinetic sculpture includes a gear train that will take well over two trillion years before the final gear makes one turn.
Dewalt’s DWS780 sliding miter saw is a beast of a cross-cutting machine that can handle workpieces up to 16″ wide.
