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How-To: Anodized titanium jump rings

How-To: Anodized titanium jump rings

Titanium is really cool for a lot of reasons, but this Instructable by, ah, “Thursday” highlights one in particular: It is incredibly easy to anodize, and produces really striking colors when anodized. So, you know, if you’re interested in anodizing this is an way to start experimenting. Thursday has stripped the anodizing process down to it’s absolute minimum here: small titanium bits, white vinegar, a stack of 9V batteries, and a counterelectrode. Now I want to see somebody use all those differently-colored rings to make a chain-mail photomosaic.

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Mark’s sweet workshop

Mark’s sweet workshop

I just love Mark’s awe-inspiring maker lair. The most fun part of the space is how the computer has its monitor on an extending swing-arm so that it can be positioned where it will do the most good- programming microcontrollers over by the electronics bench or swung near the CNC machine that I am working […]

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Collin’s Lab: Wire Rack Attack

Collin’s Lab: Wire Rack Attack

Once the growing sprawl of electronic parts starts showing up in your dreams, you know you’ve got some tidying up to do. But who wants to spend hours organizing parts & gear when you could be having fun actually using it? Hmm … good point.

Well, if you do manage to pull yourself away fromall that hacking & experimentation for 10-20min or so, consider installing a quick-n-dirty wire rack to tame all those wild spools that roam your workbench.

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