Old-school ‘tronics bench
John Kittelsrud of Phoenix, AZ, dropped a line to share his awesome setup… the photo dates from 1991! “This was about the peak of my workbench related coolness,” he wrote on the picture’s Flickr page.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Radar & microwave workshop
Greg Charvat, a researcher at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, wrote in to share his old workshop, the Rad Lab: This workshop is full of microwave test gear, analog test gear, new stock components, data books, sorted parts, etc. It also has a complete machine shop with a Bridgeport vertical mill, a drill press, compressed air, and […]
Hidden workbench
Guillaume Trannoy’s workbench sits innocuously in the corner of his office, masquerading as a file cabinet. However, the front flips down to reveal a work surface, soldering station, oscilloscope and power supply. The drawers below hold components.
Turning a hollow spiral candlestick
We’ve talked internally before about the fact that many of us are mesmerized by tutorial videos, even when we know nothing about the subject being demonstrated. I don’t know from woodworking, but I had a great time watching this five-part series on turning a hollow spiral candlestick on a router mill. Okay, so I might […]
Papercrafter’s workshop
Francesco De Comité was one of several makers who responded to my request for more workshop pix. Regular readers of Make: Online may recognize Francesco’s brilliant work, which has appeared here many times, and his eccentric workshop looks like it would be utterly fascinating to explore. (Click to embiggen, somewhat — or see it in […]
Etched Brass Lamp
John Baichtal @ Make: Online found this gorgeous etched brass LED lamp by Japanese artist Keisuke Matsushita. If you’re not into harmful etching chemicals, another way to remake this could be with heavy paper and a laser cutter. More photos after the jump!
Toolbox Review: Edsyn Fuminator solder fume extractor
Ever come out of a long kit build with a splitting headache from the solder fumes? Me too. A benchtop solder fume extractor’s been on my shopping list for some time, but to be honest, I wasn’t very excited about another piece of expensive safety equipment. I recently had the chance to try out an […]
