MAKE’s 3D Printer Testing Results
We name the standouts from our 3D printer buyer’s guide, on newsstands Nov 12.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
How-To: Homemade Wooden Tea Cup Without A Lathe
If you happen to be a lathe-less tea-lover in need of a wooden cup, this resourceful tutorial from Instructables user mulrich125 is clearly the project for you.
DIY Hacks & How Tos: Magnetic Tool Hanger
In most workshops space is limited. So you need to find a way to utilize every bit of space that you can. One area that is often overlooked is the space underneath shelves and cabinets. But this can actually be a great place to store small tools. All you need is a few magnets and some sheet metal.
Anthony Howe’s Kinetic Art
Anthony Howe builds fantastic, intricate metal creations that move with the wind, almost resembling some sort of alien technology.
Making a Wave Energy Converter Part 2: Stuck in a Design Loop
It had been four years since I first learned about renewable ocean power technology. I now had a team, funding, and the beginnings of a plan to build a wave energy converter (WEC) using off-the-shelf parts so that others could take our plans and improve them. Even before the project ever started, I had countless designs all worked out in my head.
DiResta: Vacuum Formed Mask
Vacuum forming is the perfect technique to make repetitive objects—like a Halloween mask!
Yasuaki Onishi’s Hot Glue Art
Yasuaki Onishi is an artist whose medium of choice is the hot glue gun.