PopMech Likes Tinkercad for 3D Newbies
What’s the best way to get started 3D modeling? PopMech likes Tinkercad.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Pump Action Slingshot Crossbow
Everybody’s favorite slingshot aficionado, Joerg Sprave, is in the driveway again. This time around he’s testing an upgrade to the Nerd Revenge 2000, a homemade pump action slingshot crossbow capable of delivering ten sharpened pencils in under five seconds with considerable force.
Makerslide: Prototyping 3D Tools Made Easier
Travis Good takes a look at Makerslide, a linear tracking and frame system for building personal fabrication machines.
Tool Review: Bosch Pivoting-Head Drill
When it comes to power tools, bigger is sometimes better, but not when you’re looking to drill a few holes for a project and find that your drill is too large or unwieldy to accomplish the task.
Math Monday: Acrylic Frabjous Kit
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Frabjous is a sculpture that consists of thirty identical parts which are assembled into a geometric star with twelve spiral vortices. A few years ago, a MAKE post showed how to make a cardboard version that requires many hours of hobby knife cutting. Should you prefer a […]
Todd Barricklow’s Figure 8 Racer
Todd Barricklow builds his pedal-powered racer and talks about the Death Defying Figure 8 racetrack at Bay Area Maker Faire.
Book Review and Excerpt: The Liberty Book of Home Sewing
The Liberty Book of Home Sewing By Liberty; Lucinda Ganderton Chronicle Books When the Liberty of London collection debuted at Target two years ago, I was one of the many Liberty fans running from store to store picking up whatever I could. The bright colors, bold designs, and love of floral looks are all right […]
