Watch the Life-Like Motion of This Wooden Hummingbird Automaton
Derek Hugger designs his automata the hard way.
CNC & Machining
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the manufacture of metal, wood, plastic, ceramic and composites. We talk about machining, using a lathe to machine metals like steel, brass, and aluminium. We make chips fly!
Makers Love Cardboard: 8 Awesome Projects from Maker Faire Prove It
We love cardboard. It’s versatile and you can find it just about everywhere. Here are some awesome cardboard projects from Maker Faire.
Review: Printrbot Crawlbot Changes Everything About Large CNC Routing
Printrbot’s new CNC router revolutionizes CNC by making your material the table — a small machine with huge capabilities at a fraction of the cost.
Here’s All the Specs for Glowforge’s New Desktop Laser Cutter
Glowforge’s new 3D laser cutter becomes available for pre-orders starting today at MakerCon in New York City.
The New Tormach PCNC 440: Welcome to the Era of the ‘Desktop’ CNC Mill
Tormach has introduced its most personal CNC mill yet. It’s the PCNC 440 — a unit with factory-level capabilities in the size of a table saw.
Watch This 5-Axis Hot Wire Cut Beautiful Foam Shapes
Watching a hot wire cutter do its work is always a pleasure. Especially in this case, where the cutter is 5 axis. The wire tips this way and that, melting through the foam like it isn’t even there.
17 Star Wars Projects to Celebrate ForceFriday
Today is ForceFriday — the day that all the Star Wars toys hit the shelves. People are going absolutely insane over it! Makers can’t just go buy toys though, they have to make stuff! Here are 17 things you can make to celebrate the occasion. Modify a drone into a speeder bike Relive your favorite […]
