Tips of the Week: Finishing Solder Points, Keeping Your Scales Clean, and a Hurricane Bonus Tip
How to check your freezer for spoilage, yet another clever use of poster putty, and making pretty solder points.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Experimenting with Piping Cement to Make Decorative Objects
Peter and Patricia Brown play around with the piping bag technique to try and make some usable objects.
This Week in Making: Teach Kids to Create, Capture a GIF with a Polaroid, and More
This week, cheer for kids to work through their mistakes, get your own custom laser engravings, or capture a GIF with a polaroid camera.
This Tiny Wooden Word Clock Can Be Worn as a Watch
Recent Harvard grad Harnek Gulati built a wooden word clock that is small enough to be worn as a wristwatch.
Open World: Machines Room Makerspace Encourages Social and Economic Improvement
Machines Room is a socially and environmentally purposeful makerspace that supports thoughtful projects at a time when we need them.
A Maker’s Journey to Help Refugees Cook Food with the Sun
Sharon Clausson initially created her Copenhagen Solar Cooker to make camp cookouts easier, but has since used her project to aid refugees.
12 Young Makers to Watch at Boston Mini Maker Faire
Boston Mini Maker Faire is coming up on September 17th. Check out these 12 young makers that will be exhibiting at the faire.