Dan Grayber’s Mechanisms are Autonomous Artworks
Dan Grayber’s mechanisms are autonomous artworks that defy gravity.
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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.
DiResta: BATS! (Halloween Bonus Episode)
As a Halloween bonus, Jimmy whipped up this video of him freeforming some wooden bat sculptures in his shop. Jimmy, for God’s sake, be careful! Readers: You probably don’t want to try this at home or the blood spurting all over the house might not be from a jug of the fake stuff you bought at Party City.
Tool Review: VamPLIERS Screw Extraction Tool
Vampire Tool’s patented VamPLIERS are advertised as a multipurpose screw remover, and they’re very good at it. The jaws have rounded recesses with vertical serrations, as well as the standard horizontal ones, making it much easier to grip and turn screw heads. They look great and are super handy to have around for stripped or security-head screws.
How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles
Michael Gavac is a knife- and sheath-maker in Brooklyn. In this 13-minute video, he demonstrates his dirt-simple process for casting handy GITD epoxy-composite handles on full-tang skeletonized blades.
DIY Laser Cutter Kit on Kickstarter
Patrick Hood-Daniel and MAKE friend James Floyd Kelly are developing a DIY laser cutter and marketing it via a Kickstarter campaign. While laser cutters share many similarities to CNC machines and 3D printers (mainly in motors that control movement or software/electronics that define where to cut, mill, print, etc.), the one thing they don’t share […]
Bellfounding Using the Lost Wax Casting Method
An ancient method of lost wax casting is still used today in making carillon bells. Today, carillons have become so well tuned and sophisticated that entire melodies can be played on them.
Make: Believe // Sculpting Toys with Scott Hensey
Tune in to MAKE’s new series about the people who bring fantasy to life. We will spotlight miniature-making, sculpting, molding, figure-modding, latex mask-making, and much more with tutorials, interviews, reviews, and good stories. www.makezine.com/go/believe
Scott Hensey, owner of Anaglyph Sculptures (www.toysculpt.com), has been sculpting action figures, toys and statues for over 30 years. In fact, chances are you have one of his toys in your home (or up in your parents attic). Scott has worked on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, Happy Meal toys for McDonalds, Pixar, Star Wars, Disney and much much more. Here is a peek into Hensey’s techniques, inspiration and amazing office of his toy creations.