Our very own John Baichtal has written a wonderful guide to hackerspaces and 24 cool projects that their members have produced. You will find no better Virgil to guide you through the realm of DIWO (Do It With Others) than “nerdyjb.”
Despite its modest appearance, DeWalt’s ToughSystem tool case is more aptly described as a portable “tool bunker” than a mere tool box. An impenetrable tool bunker…
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this homemade jewelry tumbler from user Copper Pete, who built a custom plywood case and packed it with repurposed parts from a dead printer to create what appears to be a pretty nice little machine. I think the drum, itself, is a purpose-made component.
I hate security screws with a passion. When I become president I’m going to push to make them illegal. But in the meantime, what happens if you come across some that need to be dealt with?
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr Pool, John Biehler’s excellent photo of a tiny prototype fused-filament 3D printer designed and built by Fraser Valley RepRap User Group member “Brad,” aka Sublime. Brad’s posted a detailed description on one of his personal blogs and on the RepRap wiki, but hasn’t published the physibles yet. The “vitamins” ( […]
Keep those shop chisels serious and sharp.
A MAKE reader named Aaron emailed me today and wrote: Mark, I picked up the Make Special Issue: Ultimate Kit Guide today. After gleefully devouring its packed pages, I felt that it was important to thank your team for putting together such a wonderful collection of items. What I appreciate most is the distilled simplicity […]
