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Graffiti Artist Makes it 3D with Metal Casted Sculpture

Collaboration is Jess's magic ingredient for success in work, community, art and life. This can be seen through her founding and directing work with Flux Foundation, All Power Labs and Flaming Lotus Girls.

From a lofty dream to concrete reality; Jess is well known for taking that ethereal idea and manifesting that substantial something. Whether taking on the challenge of design, founding an alternative energy company, or creating awe-inspiring-interactive sculptural experiences, she uses collaborative structure to create the bigger picture.

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November 3rd, 2015November 2nd, 2015 2

Michael Walsh blends his love of graffiti and metalworking with his beautiful sculptures that bring graffiti style off the wall.

Watch a Master Create a Simple Survival Tool on a Lathe

By Chris from Clickspring

Chris from Clickspring

Hi I'm Chris, and I make home machine shop project videos for my YouTube channel Clickspring. I have a passion for making useful things with my benchtop lathe and mill, and I hope that the projects I share with you will inspire you to make some cool things in your shop too.

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November 2nd, 2015October 30th, 2015

The fire piston is a simple survival tool for starting fires. Watch a master miller create one on a lathe.

Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build — Part Two

By Chris from Clickspring

Chris from Clickspring

Hi I'm Chris, and I make home machine shop project videos for my YouTube channel Clickspring. I have a passion for making useful things with my benchtop lathe and mill, and I hope that the projects I share with you will inspire you to make some cool things in your shop too.

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September 10th, 2015September 10th, 2015 5

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

By Chris from Clickspring

Chris from Clickspring

Hi I'm Chris, and I make home machine shop project videos for my YouTube channel Clickspring. I have a passion for making useful things with my benchtop lathe and mill, and I hope that the projects I share with you will inspire you to make some cool things in your shop too.

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August 28th, 2015August 27th, 2015 4

Gyroscopes really are amazing devices, and as a home machine shop project, they really don’t come much better than this.

30-Foot-Tall Skysphere Is the Ultimate Man Cave

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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August 24th, 2015August 31st, 2015

Supported by a giant steel tower, the Skysphere is a passion project to create a space-age Arduino-controlled smart room in the sky.

Introduction to Lost Wax Casting

By Robert Spickard

Robert Spickard

Robert casts sterling silver or bronze into original design and historic reproduction pendants, earrings and cloak clasps. His work is known for its high quality, exquisite detail and meticulous finishing. See some of Robert’s work at his website or at his walk-in store, Dragon’s Treasure, in Fresno, CA.

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By Lisa Shuck

Lisa Shuck

Lisa Shuck, Robert Spickard’s wife and partner, created our web site, puts our postings up on Facebook and generally gives good advice. At least her husband says she does.

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July 20th, 2015July 21st, 2015 8

Want to make jewelry or other intricately detailed metals? Learn the basics of lost wax casting with this introduction.