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!

DiResta: Heart Key

DiResta: Heart Key

In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy gets all sentimental and makes a heart key for a particularly big-hearted friend.

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.

For more details on the build, check out the MAKE post: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/03/diresta-heart-ring/

And look for new episodes of DiResta every other Wednesday at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern.

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Korehira Watanabe, Sword Maker

Korehira Watanabe, Sword Maker

Korehira Watanabe is one of the last remaining Japanese swordsmiths. He has spent 40 years honing his craft in an attempt to recreate Koto, a type of sword that dates back to the Heian and Kamakura periods (794-1333 AD). No documents remain to provide context for Watanabe’s quest, but he believes he has come close […]

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Now That’s an Enclosure

Now That’s an Enclosure

I imagine Instructables user hellboy started out looking for a subtle, understated case design to show off his single-digit Nixie tube clock called CYCLOPS. Something well-crafted but minimal, and very modern, that would highlight the function of the device while tastefully eschewing decoration for its own sake. And then he thought: Screw that. You only […]

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