The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
As our special quarterly theme comes to a close, I’d thought I’d share some awesome workshops we’ve covered in Make: Online. Some of these shops are glorious, others more humble, but I found them all fascinating. Do you have a cool workshop and want to share? Send me links or photos at johnb@makezine.com. #10 Mark […]
Make: television Executive Producer Richard Hudson, Maker Workshop segment host John Edgar Park, and MAKE Editor and Publisher Dale Dougherty, proving that they can clean up well. Note Dale, the rebel, sans bow tie. Shocking! John Park and his wife Erin Kelly Park (who’s contributed to MAKE). Nice dress, Erin! Okay… ah… technically, we didn’t […]
