The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
For today’s “Toolsday” we’ll be looking at the EX210 multimeter by Extech. It’s a mid-range meter that’ll take all your standard hobby readings like resistance, continuity, voltage, and current, but it also boasts an infrared thermometer and a backlit display. It came in handy while working on my TV-B-Gone Jacket. I used it to test […]
Becky Stern @ CRAFT writes: The rising temperatures and humidity in the northeast have me craving a cold frosty brew, and what better way to drink it than in a wooden beer mug you made yourself. Drean on Instructables shows you how to form this design, although you should investigate to be sure the wood […]
It’s mesmerizing to watch Pe Lang‘s mechanical artwork in motion, especially this machine that arranges droplets of water on an omniphobic surface. From Triangulation: Falling objects – positioning systems from 2009-2011 is a custom made machine that adds drops of water onto a special textured surface. Each drop forms into an almost perfect sphere through […]
“Tiny Yellow House” host Derek “Deek” Diedricksen gives MAKE a look at his brand new, multifaceted micro-structure/sleeper-cabin, “The GottaGiddaWay”- a homeless prototype built for $100.00. Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube and Vimeo. Also, for a related-style/approach project- take a video tour of Deek’s […]
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, by Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius If you’re a fiber enthusiast, The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is a very deep resource. Authors Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius have compiled a comprehensive guide to over 200 different types of animal fiber, and explained in detail how each one performs in spinning, […]
We’re glad to be a stop on Vickie Howell’s blog tour for her brand-new yarn line with Caron, called Sheep(ish). It’s an acrylic/wool blend (hence the “sheepish”) with a nice handspun texture and softness. It’s a great choice for projects you need to be washable.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this business-card-sized working mechanical iris model from clide8. The plan is freely available on Thingiverse.
