Tips of the Week: Shop Vac Digging, Know Your Bolts, and Arranging Your Drivers
From digging holes with a vacuum to identifying bolts and organizing tools, we’ve got your top tips of the week.
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Review: X-Carve’s Features and Community Offer a Great Entry Point for CNC Routing
Inventables’ new machine, the X-Carve, is the gateway drug to subtractive manufacturing. The machine is very user-friendly.
Playing Chess on a Beautiful, Magnetized Globe
After seeing a picture of a spherical chess set online, Ben Meyers set out to make his own. He decided to shape his as a globe.
Review: The Tormach PCNC440 Cuts Metal Like Butter
The Tormach PCNC 440 is purpose-built for cutting metals. The machine has a lot to reward anyone interested in putting forth the effort.
This Week in Making: ChickTech Meetup, Dark Souls Props, and Robotic Arms
This Week in Making saw the reveal of the Two Bit Circus Foundation, hand-made Dark Souls rings, some new crowd funding campaigns, and more.
Tips of the Week: Wire Tunnels, Paint as Glue, and the Big Gulp Syndrome
Running wire under walkways, ordering parts on eBay, and some cool woodworking jigs.
How to Choose the Right Circular Saw Blade
Electric circular saws are small, electric versions of lumber mill saws. They can go where the work is, instead of the other way around.
