Learn the Lingo: Machining Metal
Machining metal can get confusing if you don’t know what the people are saying!
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7 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Machine Shop
So you’ve designed the crucial part to your next big project and it’s time to send it to your local machine shop…
It Took 4 Years to Build This Detailed, Posable Terminator Replica
This Terminator T800 replica is life-sized, posable, and meticulously crafted. It took creator Jamie Staff 4 years to complete.
Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build — Part Two
In this concluding episode of the gyroscope build, I show you how to finish off the remaining parts, and then put it all together for a run.
Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build
Gyroscopes really are amazing devices, and as a home machine shop project, they really don’t come much better than this.
This Futuristic Hunk of Machined Aluminum Is a Functional Slingshot
You can pick up a normal slingshot online or at a sporting goods store for around $10. However, this Maker decided to machine his own.
A 5 Axis CNC Mill for Less Than $5,000
Every time I come back from a Maker Faire someone asks me what my favorite thing was that I saw there. At World Maker Faire 2013, that was an easy question to answer, the Pocket NC 5 Axis CNC. The possibilities of what could be made with a desktop 5 axis CNC mill are enough […]
