MAKE’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing
Did you miss MAKE’S Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing preview on Google+ earlier this week? Not to worry. It lives forever on YouTube right here.
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Tool Review: DT-2234C+ Digital Laser Tachometer
In recent years my prejudice against Chinese tools has been proven wrong over and over again, and the DT-2234C+ is no exception. Frankly, this is a fantastic little tool, at a fantastic price, that gets the job done without breaking the bank. Is it cheap? Sure it is, in both common senses of the word. But is it worth every penny of its rock-bottom price? Again: Yes. Many times over.
Toolsday HOA on Google+, 2pm PT/5pm ET
Join us at 2pm PST/5pm EST today to talk about your favorite tools and workspaces. If you’d like to join the live broadcast hangout, leave a comment on the Toolsday post on the +MAKE page. We will send the invite out to you after that. Today we’ll be talking about tools in general, what’s currently […]
Working Paper M1911 .45 Pistol
It can be cocked, rendered safe, loaded, cycled, field-stripped, and even fired, so long as the load is no stronger than a bit of homemade primer. And though it’s clear that the coil springs, at least, are actually metal parts, the rest of it is nothing more than carefully cut, laminated, glued, shaped, and painted paper.
MAKE’S Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing: A Preview on Google+ Nov. 5
MAKE’s 3D printer buyer’s guide hits the newsstands Nov. 20. Join the editors of MAKE for a sneak peak on Monday for a special Google+ Hangout on Air Nov. 5 at 2pm PST and 5pm EST
Five Questions for Zach “Hoeken” Smith
Zach “Hoeken” Smith is a co-founder of MakerBot, but he left the company 18 months ago and now calls Shenzhen, China home. In addition to pursuing his own projects he’s the program director for Haxlr8r , San Francisco-based hardware start-up incubator. As part of MAKE’s coverage of the “maker pro” space, I recently interviewed Zach about his work in China.
Make: Believe with Shawn Thorsson
Watch amazing costume and prop fabricator Shawn Thorsson (who was our cover story for Make: Vol 32) and MAKE’s Creative Director Jason Babler talk about making props, costumes, and models.
Visit Shawn’s blog at http://protagonist4hire.blogspot.com/
For more MAKE: Believe visit https://makezine.com/go/believe