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Tool Review:  Shinwa 78610 Pin-Probe Mechanical Stud Finder

Tool Review: Shinwa 78610 Pin-Probe Mechanical Stud Finder

Overall, I like the Shinwa 78610. Even though I have a decent capacitative stud finder, I often seem to end up using a 1/16″ drill to probe for studs, anyway. And if I’m looking for joists in the ceiling instead of studs in the wall, mechanical probing is pretty much my only option, because inevitably the ceilings in my homes seem to have popcorn texture which prevents the use of any kind of instrument you have to slide across the surface. So for that use alone, I’m glad I’ve got the Shinwa in my toolbox and think it’s worth the $15.

How-To: Steel Butterfly Pendant

Instructables user Mrballeng made a how-to for this steel butterfly pendant and writes: This pendant is made by hand with out the use of measurements. Meaning, you start out by drawing what you want and take that directly to the metal. While researching this I realized butterfly wings have so many different shapes. After looking […]

MakerBeam Building Sets Now On Sale

MakerBeam Building Sets Now On Sale

Remember MakerBeam, the T-slot variant that began as a Kickstarter project? MakerBeam is a Mini-T open-source building system. Mini-T is a miniature version of T-slot (a technology that is widely used for industrial automation, robotics and machine enclosures.) Not only is it small enough to work as a model building system, but it’s also precise […]

Espresso Machine Concept in Wood

Espresso Machine Concept in Wood

Love the looks of this wooden espresso machine model. Created at Oslo School of Architecture and Design by student Oystein Husby as an expression of the Nordic connection to coffee. An interesting part of the process was their moving from CAD model to wooden cross-sections: CATIA was next. Considering we were to make the machine […]