The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Tim is a high school senior doing an independent study. An important part of his work is to learn and document his process with the Shopbot. In order to improve on this first design I modified the top to be 14 inches in diameter as opposed to the original 16 inch diameter, which some people […]
Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines by Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne Buy the book ($19.77) Mason-Dixon Knitting blog This isn’t your average book of knitting patterns. Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne have wit, insight, and “true confessions” about knitting that makes Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines read more like a sketchbook or journal than a […]
A review of How to Build With Grid Beam @ The Citizen Scientist. Sheldon writes- How to Build With Grid Beam is a guide to a clever and flexible system of construction for a wide range of home-built projects, from storage units to work spaces to furniture, vehicles, and structures. The system relies on the […]
Danny is a frequent user at the Boston Fab Lab. He has done some great work to figure out the laser cutter. In nice Fab Lab community fashion, Danny has encouraged and tutored many other lab users on how to get the most out of the tools in the lab. The Boston Fab Lab is […]
Akio Tanabe creates some of the worldโs most sought-after bicycle frames.
Juggling Frogs has a bunch of great DIY projects, really frugal and creative. Here she makes cookie cutters from clip-art and a foil pan. via Meggiecat
Yesterday I wrote about a great new book that I picked up at Maker Faire. Actually, I picked up 2 new books at Maker Faire, the other one was Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. Massimo did a great job explaining all about this amazing little micro-controller and basic electronics. Here […]
