How-To: Fine Metalworking Catch-Tray
When I’m making silver jewelry, the small saw and files chomp into the metal and creates a bunch of small metal bits that collect on my lap, the floor, the table… well, you get the idea.
Tools
In the Maker Shed: SnapCircuits Pro
The SnapCircuits Pro kit contains over 75 parts that allow you to build over 500 snap-together circuits. Experiment Examples include a Musical Doorbell, Laser Gun, Race Game, Lie Detector, Electronic Kazoo, Make Your Own Battery, Morse Code Generator, Mind Reading Game, Race Car Engine, Telegraph, AM & FM Radio. (No Tools Required. Requires 4AA Batteries) Ages 8+
Skill Set: Getting Started with Power Tools
For our Woodworking Skill Set theme, we asked MAKE contributor Len Cullum to contribute some pieces on understanding basic tools and techniques. Here, he explains power tools common in woodworking. — Gareth This week in woodworking tools, we move into the land of electricity, with impressive tools that exchange drudgery for speed, relative silence for […]
Super Awesome Sylvia builds the MiniPOV
In the latest episode of Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show, she’s at it again with this classic MiniPOV build and persistence of vision demonstration. Today we’ll be building the awesome MiniPOV kit by Adafruit, available in the Maker Shed. It’s your own little persistence of vision display in the palm of your hand. Lets go! For […]
SparkFun’s Funny Take on Obligatory Product Safety Warnings
The clever copy some bright marketeer wrote for SparkFun’s Heaterizer XL-3000 is turning into a pretty awesome viral advertisement for the product, and for SparkFun itself. [via Boing Boing]
In the Maker Shed: 6-in-1 Solar Robotic kit
The 6-in-1 Educational Solar Robotic Kit is an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Kids use the 21 snap-together parts (no tools required) to build 6 different working models including an airboat, car, windmill, puppy, and 2 different airplanes. Solar building kits teach children […]
Woodworking Project Layout and Layout Tools
We asked Make: contributor Len Cullum to contribute some pieces on understanding basic tools and techniques. Here, he explains the tools used for laying out woodworking projects. — Gareth Accurate layout work is the critical first step to a successful project. Without precise, repeatable marks, it is very difficult to get everything to come together […]