Tools-N-Tips tagged art
Alligator Forceps
Yes it's the Alligator Forceps!! This is one of my most used tools. When you work the handles, just the tip opens up, making it the ideal tool for picking things up in small o... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool
Tags: forceps alligator pickup small parts
Controlled Bleaching with Discharge Paste
Yes, the name is terrible and the stuff is white and gooey, which makes it even more wrong. But it's pretty damn cool, so you just accept it and move on towards greatness.
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Type(s): Art Supply, Raw Material
Tags: bleach stencil discharge+paste art
DIY LED Panel Kits for Artists
Send off your own animations to Bit Editions, and then assemble the kit to display your LED-ified art. The displays are 12x14 inches, and contain one LED per square inch. Driv... Read More
Type(s): Art Supply, Kit
Tags: art, led, diy, microcontroller
Fire Arts Chicago
I know your article on The Crucible ran a while back, but I'd like to mention a wonderful place like it here in Chicago. It's the Fire Arts Center of Chicago, and they offer ... Read More
Type(s): Organization or Group, Source or Store
Tags: fire+arts chicago metalwork
Octopart
Enter the part number, or simply its title or use, and Octopart returns the best-matched specific components, their prices and availability from several suppliers, and links t... Read More
Comments: 2
Type(s): Web Service
Tags: instructables octopart search+engine parts components
Pentel Pocket Brush
I was introduced to the Pentel Pocket Brush by a comicker friend, and though pricey for poor students, it truly makes drawing with ink a joy again. Unlike felt-tip brush pens... Read More
Comments: 2
Type(s): Art Supply
Tags: brush+pen art illustration comics cartooning
Rare Earth Magnets
By now many people have been exposed to wonders of neodymium rare earth magnets; they've been around in various forms since the mid-1960s. As the years go by, these magnets ... Read More
Type(s): Raw Material
Tags: magnet magnets neodymium rare+earth rare+earth+magnets neodymium+magnets
The Soul of the Shop
In his essay, "Shop Class as Soulcraft," Matthew B. Crawford writes in praise of manual labor, lamenting the disappearance of the shop class (and shop teachers) as our culture... Read More
Type(s): Tip, Web Site
Tags: shop soulcraft article
