This week’s Lost Knowledge column on cable lacing has generated a lot of great discussion, in the comments to the piece, and on Boing Boing. There’s a dearth of info on the subject online, and almost no video on it. We’d LOVE it if someone who knows how to do it could do a how-to, […]
Interesting thread over on The Home Shop Machinist describing the use of H.J. Watts’ 1918 US patent 1,241,176 drill, based on the Reuleaux triangle (Wikipedia), for drilling a (mostly) square hole.
We’ve done the drawing for the winners of the tools that Garrett Wade so generously provided us with, namely a set of their Extra Heavy Duty Screwdrivers and one of their Push Drills. The winners are: Jonathan Fulton – Who gets the “tank screwdrivers” Matt Kaake – Who wins the push drill Congrats, fellas! Email […]
Just a reminder that the first promotional giveaway from this year’s Halloween contest sponsors is currently underway. First up for grabs is a PIC32 Starter Kit, shown above, with a retail value of $50, together with a PIC32 I/O Expansion Board, shown below, which sells for $72. To enter, leave a comment on the announcement page describing what cool Halloween-themed project you’d make with it. The winner will be announced this Friday, October 9.
Nice round up from Mikey @ Popular Science. He writes… On any given day you can find a miniature multimeter in my pocket. These devices are the equivalent of a Leatherman for electronic enthusiasts. (The Leatherman would be in my other pocket.) Most of the time, I want to check the voltage of a deep-cycle […]
The sponsors of this year’s Halloween contest will be providing us with a number of promotional freebies to give away throughout October. First up for grabs is a PIC32 Starter Kit, shown above, with a retail value of $50. Here’s the product detail page. To enter, leave a comment describing what cool project you’d make with it. The winner will be announced next Friday, October 9.
Handmade clothes are one thing. A handmade dress reminds us that DIY hasn’t always been a lifestyle, it used to be just life! I found this treasure at my local junk store. This vintage piece is almost more art than function at this point. I love all the worn details: the bent and rusted metal […]
