The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Ever wonder how metalsmiths and jewelry makers create intricate forms in molten metal? One common method is lost wax casting, and Beth Cyr has a tutorial that’s great for artists and spectators alike. You can check out Beth’s jewelry in her Etsy shop.
Collin Cunningham and I had a blast shooting video at Maker Faire, and now we get to share our experiences with you through new videos we’ll be releasing over the coming weeks. While I tackled the LED North Skirt, Collin was hard at work editing together footage from our tour of the Ragun Gothic Rocketship, […]
Our Save my Oceans contest is slowly winding down, and for a little last-minute inspiration, I’ll share this wall organizer made from discarded plastic bottles. There were some fantastic ideas for workshop organization in the Make Time and Space series, and I was especially wowed with this set up that re-used all kinds of plastic […]
Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” shows you how he built his mobile lab and makerspace.
Designed by San Diego artist Christopher Schaie and milled on his ShopBot CNC robot to be installed, with a glass dome on one side, to serve as the peephole in a nautical-themed door he is creating for his studio. Details, including DXF files, in this thread on the ShopBot forum.
T-minus 1 day and counting! Tomorrow the Maker Faire Bay Area programming begins with Education Day where hundreds and hundreds of school children will get a curated preview of the faire. To take advantage of the calm before the storm, I rolled in yesterday with all my gear, and had the place to myself while […]
MAKE subscriber Nick Santillan of Vancouver, BC, an ID student at the Emily Carr University of Art & Design, created this CNC for his thesis project. I decided to tackle on making CNC machine by allowing people to be more experimental with them to progress CNC technology from the bottom-up. The end result is a […]
