When hanging drywall, it can be tough to get the holes for the outlets in the perfect spot. Danny Lipford’s home improvement site has a tutorial up for using lipstick to transfer a location marking right from the outlet box to the back of the drywall for perfect positioning every time. I knew there had […]
Paul Julius Martus designed this “hand” wrench and cast it out of bronze. Creepy and lovely! Via Core77.
Hack-a-day’s new contributor Jason Rollette has a nice overview for the why-and-how on using lead free solder. I certainly learned a thing or two!
This is a great way to make a vacuum pump out of a bicycle pump, for less than $20. A vacuum pump can be used for a lot of projects, not just torturing marshmallow peeps. DIY: Manual vacuum pump Related: HOW TO – Build your own Vacuum pump
Over at Telstar Logistics, MAKE contributor Todd Lappin has a write-up and some pictures of this past weekend’s 2008 Power Tool Drag Races. Power Tool Drag Racing 2008: The Photos! The Fashions! [via]
Just don’t stick yourself! The tip is razer sharp, easily digging far enough into a pin to hold its place. A finger’s weight on the plunger keeps the probe in place; it has never once slipped to short two pins, as my multimeter’s probe is wont to do. Syringe Logic Probe [via]
How funl is this: A migrating mystery box o’ electronics junk that may show up on YOUR doorstep. EMS Labs explains how it works: The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk is a progressive lending library of electronic components. An internet meme in physical form halfway between P2P zip-archive sharing and a flea market. […]
