Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories write – You’ve got your wire strippers and your soldering iron…now what? You probably know that there is a standard set of essential tools that you need on your electronics workbench… However, real tool junkies always want just the right tool for the job. Here are five electronics tools you may […]
Dan writes – If you haven’t got tools – the right tools – then you’re not a geek. Sorry. It’s the truth. Let’s take it as read that you already know about screwdrivers and pliers. Even hammer technology is not beyond your ken. Here’s some gear you might not have heard of, but without which […]
The Designing Automata Kit is great value and fantastic quality. No glue or tools are required, and you will learn about simple mechanics using cams and a crank slider mechanism. Many different designs can be made, and the kit used over and over again. Produced in Thailand using chemical-free rubber wood, from sustainable sources. Make […]
EMS Labs has a nice little rundown of five tools you might not know about, but that can come in very handy in your day-to-day electronics work. A fellow DC Dorkbot-er, David Rickert, who’s currently building his own analog synth, hipped me to the Lead Forming Tool (top) at the latest Dorkbot DC BEAM Building […]
These Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kits look fun (and pretty inexpensive)… they’re made from corrugated plastic (the stuff used for lightweight signs and produce boxes – This new kit features all pre-cut components to make the Evo and includes the fold-out main wing. With all the hardware, carbon main spar tube, glue and tape included, […]
Chainsaw Jack writes – A long-reach limb pruner from This Old House Magazine. Basically a chain saw blade attached to a rope, you throw one end of the device over a branch, line the chain up with the wood, and start sawing. You could easily make this tool yourself with a length of saw chain […]
If you’re a fan of antique tech, especially radio gear from the first half of the 20th century, and you’re unfamiliar with Steve’s Antique Technology site, man are you in for a treat. This site is loaded with pics and document-scans of radios, tube test equipment, meters, you name it. He especially has lots of […]
