Rust Box Advice
I picked up this lovely old toolbox full of tools at a yard sale recently. Any advice on reviving some of those rusty tools in there? Please add your favorite refinishing/de-rusting tips in the comments.
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Wear Your Lockpicks!
One of our new members at the Hack Factory is Ray Connors, a locksport aficionado. He makes his own lockpicks, which are sold in pairs, double-sided rake/tensors. Also, I really liked his method for storing them, in a safety pin laced through a pen spring. Wearable lockpicks!
Blacksmithing With Meg
In today’s Craft video I had the pleasure of blacksmithing with Alex Himmelbaum.
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.
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 […]
