Quick ‘n Dirty Belt Sander Holder
The ever-industrious Craig Smith sent us a message with some photos of a jig he built to hold his belt sander in place for hands-free sanding of items.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Two New Woodworking How-Tos on Make: Projects
We’ve just posted two awesome woodworking pieces on Make: Projects by our resident woodworing guru, Len Cullum. They show you, step by step, how to build a set of low horses (think no-legged saw horses) and how to fix cracks in wood stock with decorative butterfly splines. These two projects were part of our Woodworking theme in February.
Tool Review: Silhouette Electronic Cutter
I recently got my hands on a Silhouette SD electronic cutter. It’s a little computer-controlled craft robot with very sharp teeth! Use it to cut out designs for all sorts of things: paper crafts and scrapbooking, vinyl lettering, glass and metal etching, stencils, and anything else that involves precision cutting of small planar materials. There’s […]
Book Review + Project Excerpt: Make Stuff Together, by Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever
Make Stuff Together: 24 Simple Projects to Create as a Family, by Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever Book Site: Future Craft Collective Make Stuff Together is the work of two women who’ve made it their mission to help families create together. Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever run the Austin, TX-based Future Craft Collective, which offers […]
iCufflinks
Just in time for Father’s Day, make Dad’s sleeves glow with light up power button cufflinks: Sophisticated. Modern. Open Source. Gorgeously machined aluminum with a subtle pulsating LED. Perfect for Father’s day or for that geek who loves technology and needs to get dressed up for a special event. Welcome to the future! This is […]
Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun
In anticipation of Father’s Day (this weekend!) we’re offering this review of Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun. We think the book is, well, fun, and we think you’ll agree. And as an added bonus, we’re giving MAKE readers a free, downloadable PDF of one of the book’s projects, the really fun NERF Dart Blowgun. Enjoy!
Warning: Will Burn Your House Down
Thingiverse user EverydayInventors provides this worthy addition to the amusing warning label genre, for those “when you know it’s not a good idea, but you’ve gotta do it anyway” situations.