“Diamond plate” industrial fixture plates on the cheap
My favorite laser-cutter is offering these switch/outlet covers in faux-aluminum diamond plate acrylic. $4 for a single, $6 for a double. [Thanks, Angus!]
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Make it Anywhere With a Mobile Lab
Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” shows you how he built his mobile lab and makerspace.
Young Maker Voice: Lucy Leith on Maker Faire
Here’s one of my favorite notes ever. It’s from a Lucy Leith, about her experience at Maker Faire, which she attended last year with her dad, Andy. My name is Lucy Leith, and I am a 13-year-old maker. I heard about Maker Faire through MAKE magazine, and thought that it would be a cool thing […]
Toolbox: The Homeliest Tool in the Shed
In the Make: Online Toolbox, we focus mainly on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange, or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into your […]
How-To: Make a Silicone Mold
Instructables user Jenn Nelson is blowing my mind with this amazing mold making tutorial. I am swimming in the possibilities! She writes: A hard shelled mold with a squishy interior that captures and works well with undercuts. Capture the finest details from any object you wish to replicate with this sturdy mold process. Silicone is […]
Make: Time & Space: Multitasking workshops
Seems like most makers have a couple of areas of interest represented on their workbench, like carpentry and electronics. Make: Online reader AnubisTTP’s workshop is no exception. I love his mini chemistry hutch sandwiched between some really old-looking test gear and parts storage. His shelves stuffed full of obsolete tech are awesome as well. (Anubis, […]
More Workshop Organization Ideas
Some clever recycled storage ideas.