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New in the Maker Shed: sugru

New in the Maker Shed: sugru

Meet Sugru, an air-curing rubber that’s designed for gadget hacking. Its uses are almost unlimited. We’ve used it to reinforce computer cords, protect our phones, make gaming controllers more comfortable, and even fix a pair of boots.

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Costume Piece Molded from 3D-Printed Parts

Costume Piece Molded from 3D-Printed Parts

James Bruton of Southampton, UK, (whose DIY vacuum forming machine project was featured on the blog) wrote in to share his technique for molding and casting parts for his Iron Man costume. I designed this part for my life size iron Man suit in Autodesk 123D and had it printed at Shapeways. Then I made […]

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How-To: Molded Plywood Furniture

How-To: Molded Plywood Furniture

Detailed, hands-on how-to info on a very rich manufacturing process that is rarely attempted by DIYers. Instructables user pseaton covers the process of designing and building your own molded plywood forms all the way from initial design considerations, through mold construction and veneer pre-treatment, to actually laying up the veneers and cleaning up the finished […]

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Core77’s Crayon Mold Design Trophy

Core77’s Crayon Mold Design Trophy

Clever, clever idea from NY design studio Rich Brilliant Willing (a play on the three founders’ names, FYI), on contract for design blog Core77, which is giving these away to winners of its inaugural Design Awards this year.

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Using a Glue Gun To Teach Injection Molding

Using a Glue Gun To Teach Injection Molding

Interesting idea from the UK’s Mindsets online. I haven’t found any pictures or video of the actual process or its products, so it may be one of those many brainstorms that turns out to be, ah, well…let’s just say “more interesting as an idea than in practice.” Still, I am intrigued.

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How-To: Simple Molding and Casting for Toy Duplication

How-To: Simple Molding and Casting for Toy Duplication

Clone your toys using this simple molding and casting technique.

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