The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Margaret Fisher Designs web site Seven Things… at Amazon Seven Things that can “Make or Break” a Sweater is based on a class that Margaret E Fisher started teaching in 2000. The book covers a lot of those nagging little decisions that always come up during the knitting of a sweater starting with which side […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! At least 3 different CNC projects worth seeing at Maker Faire in 10 days: 1. Nublabs’ fab lab: nublabs is a smart-up in Boston who is […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! Blacksmithing isn’t just a scene in medieval movies: check out the Austin Metal Authority area at Maker Faire for “a live demo of blacksmithing techniques, including […]
Ponoco has a new service where you can hand-draw something, upload a photo of the drawing, and get a “real life product” of your drawing back (in various materials you can select). Photomake [via Boing Boing]
Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry by Jennifer Perkins Buy the Book ($11.55) Naughty Secretary Club Stitch Austin Craft Mafia Jennifer Perkins‘ jewelry company Naughty Secretary Club is a major fixture of the indie craft scene and it’s easy to see why. Her hyper-colorful, supremely kitschy creations are so unmistakably hers, […]
I recently did an email interview with blacksmith Louie Raffloer of Seattle’s Black Dog Forge; I also visited the forge to see a demonstration of his induction forge. The shop is an amazing place, with a huge assortment of equipment, art, anvils, and racks bristling with tools – a collection that’s obviously taken years to […]
If you’re interested in building an analog synthesizer then the VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) circuit is the best place to start. Oscillators form the core of the instrument, generating basic waveforms which are then shaped and shifted by accompanying components like LFOs, VCAs, and filters and then delivered to our ears as tasty electronic audio […]
