Saul has a water jet and made a Bamboo table / bench set, it’s really nice. He writes – I wanted to make a dining table that would last a lifetime. I had enjoyed having bamboo furniture at our office and I had a lot of 1’x8′ lengths to work with. I used a waterjet […]
If you make your own PCBs (printed circuit boards) here’s a DIY bubble etch tank – Link. Related: PCB etching – Link. HOW TO – Saltwater etch process – Link. Copper plating and etching Altoids tins – Link. HOW TO – Direct to PCB ink jet resist printing – Link.
Ohm writes – For my latest electronics project I decided to make a resistor substitution box, instead of just using another perf-board I decided to make a pcb for it so I could document the process and make an instructable. I decided to do this because I have yet to see anyone do it on […]
It’s ain’t pretty and perhaps sacrilegious for some, but here it is – the Macpack… Iamanalchemist writes – Finally after nearly a year of working, i have finished my masterpiece; I have racked up more geek points by creating a backpack from an old macintosh SE computer c. 1988. I know everyone is saying either […]
Toxictom writes – I call these green garbage grabbers. They are easily made from PVC pipe, recycled banding, duct tape and a rubber band. I sit on the board of directors for a non-profit called ALPAR (Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling) and help out with various commmunity clean up programs. I came up with […]
Resin mixing is an important part of composite manufacturing, trebuchet03 shows you how to do it safely and with an acceptable margin of accuracy – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Moldmaking. How the pros replicate objects. MAKE 08 – page 160. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 08 @ […]
Marcos writes – In spite of my dubious claim on geekiness, I’m one of the network guys who work with the cable installers. Sometimes, well, most of the time, they leave scraps laying around after the job is done. Tiny snips of copper phone (solid) wire with striped insulation, half of a plastic data jack, […]
