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!
TabLeftโs Cyclone Dust Separator utilizes a Thien baffle and shop vac to keep work areas free from debris.
It can be constructed using common items found in most workshops, including plywood and PVC pipe.
The DIY catapults and trebuchets are as varied in their design methods and materials as there are people in the hurling community.
The age old siege weapon is still being used today in skirmishes on the modern battlefield.
A clean, quiet, and seamless hardware/software experience makes this an addictive machine.
Imjur user designs a scaled down fully functional Dahlgren cannon.
The cannon fires steel ball bearings using 100-grains of black powder.
Inventables wants to put CNC milling on designersโ desktops, and they are releasing a stylish machine called Carvey to help make it happen.
I was perusing twitter one day and saw this great picture, uploaded by Allan Carver. I quickly asked for more information and Allan was happy to oblige! Lets kick it off with a quick video to get you excited. It all started when one of Allan’s neighbor’s noticed he had a propensity for ridiculous […]
Defense Distributed, the group that has been making headlines by using 3D printers to make guns and gun parts has some new headline material. They’ve just released their own CNC Mill, called the Ghost Gunner, specifically aimed at manufacturing reliable firearm parts.ย The term “Ghost Gunner” is a reference to the fact that these parts, […]
