Sweet Paul’s Crafty Tattoo
Not like I needed another reason to crush super hard on Sweet Paul, but his glue gun tattoo is HAWT! Hawt like a hot glue! Kevin Norris took the shot, but I wonder who did the ink?
Tools
How-To: Picture-Hanging Guide
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a really handy way to create a tool that makes it easy for you to decide where you want to hang pictures or objects and mark the nail placement. As someone who chronically has at least two to three extra holes in the wall for every picture I hang, […]
Resistor Value Color Computer Wheel, Japanese Version
A commenter on Monday’s post about Rob Ives’ free downloadable resistor color wheel computer pointed us to the Japanese-language site of Ikkei Electronics, which provides this PDF created in 2007, and apparently dated to 1976, showing this cool hand-drawn-and-lettered version of the same idea. [Thanks, ikkei!]
How-To: Restore a Vintage Saw
Make: Projects contributor Josh Burroughs has posted an excellent handsaw restoration how-to. Why bother to take the time to restore an old, rusty saw? Josh explains: Modern saws found at the big box home centers usually have induction hardened teeth that can’t be sharpened – they are meant to be thrown away when dull. They […]
Free Downloadable Resistor Value Computer
OK, so, it’s not really that hard to learn to read a resistor without a special tool, but ever since I saw the free downloadable nuclear bomb effects computer I have had a soft spot for these circular slide rules. And this one from Rob Ives might make a cool gift for a young maker to get him or her painlessly over the hump. [Thanks, Rob!]
In the Maker Shed: Voice Shield Kit
The Voice Shield from the Maker Shed is an analog audio shield for the Arduino. It allows you to easily add audio to your next project. The Voice Shield uses a unique and very user friendly way to access different sound bytes making it easy to build “talking” devices.
Skill Set: Understanding the Lathe
We asked another woodworking maker we admire, Ben Light, of B.Light Design, to come share some of his expertise with us. He wrote this wonderful introduction to lathes. Thanks, Ben. -Gareth The Lathe The lathe is often an overlooked and under appreciated piece of hardware. I find this hard to believe, because it can produce […]