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Nonstop TechShop: Soon Members Will Have 24/7 Access
TechShop has recently announced two advancements in their growth as a global maker space. They’re opening their doors 24-hours a day, 7-days a week as well as going international with a flagship shop in France! TechShop started in 2006 as a place for makers, tinkerers, artists and beyond to have a creative space to […]
Portable Skateboard Ramps Double as Train Car, Boat
From screwing roller skate wheels onto wooden boards, to repurposing dried-out swimming pools, to building backyard half-pipes, skateboarding has a rich history of DIY projects that have pushed the sport to new heights. Now, a video directed by the Zenga Bros celebrates that homemade history by featuring a series of portable sculptures that function as […]
X-Carve: Inventables Launches New Line of Workshop CNC Machines
Inventables is known for the open-source, easily-modded Shapeoko 2 CNC machine. Today, they break ways with that brand as they launch their own machine, dubbed X-Carve, and with it bring a number of upgrades and new features to the DIY subtractive-manufacturing community. The Shapeoko line began with Edward Ford‘s $300 proof of concept CNC machine kit, funded […]
Build The Best Snow Fort On The Block With This DIY Snow Brick Mold
Building walls, forts, igloos, and other favorite snow structures just got a whole lot easier and much more impressive. This weekend, take your personal winter wonderland to a whole new level and previously unseen heights with this DIY method for making perfectly-shaped stackable snow bricks for all your cold weather construction needs! As a kid […]
Make a Collapsible Archery Bow from Old Skis
Now that the end of winter is in sight, you might be wondering what to do with your skis that were going to be retired after this season. Or maybe you would just rather have a bow than skis. Either way, this technique will show you how to turn your skis into a bow. Cross-country […]
The Bizarre Working Boombox Creations Of Tom Sachs
Infamous art world prankster and DIYer Tom Sachs’ new exhibition of homemade boomboxes sounds pretty good!