While doing research on a Make: Books project, I came across this awesome site of engineering information covering materials, design, processes, engineering formulas and math, all sorts of delectable goodies. The site has the unfortunate name eFunda (I thought it was an online lender or something). It stands for “Engineering Fundamentals.” EFunda prides themselves on […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Cmorris shares a quick tip for making your vise a little quieter – just add a couple rubber o-rings. – Link Related: Make a survival hand-vise – Link
We asked a few really smart makers of fashion, hardware, software and electronics to tell us what is on their wish list this holiday season (we like to call them intelligent designers) and boy did they come up with some good ones! Check out the dozens of ideas and gifts they put together that may […]
Paul writes in with some good tips for new welders… – “I’m on a couple of welding mailing lists, and am a certified welder myself. Recently, a discussion has arisen on one of these lists regarding an inexpensive MIG welder aquired from Lowe’s. The individual in question was having difficulty getting a decent weld using […]
Under the wrist rest of this keyboard are 37 music keys for MIDI keyboard playing. For $44 it’s not a bad deal, but there aren’t any Mac/Linux drivers yet so I’m going to hold off for a bit – [via] Link.
MAKE pal Amal Graafstra’s book RFID toys is shipping! The book covers how to build RFID enabled projects and solutions and touches briefly on what others are doing with RFID, including implantable RFID tags. Link to book – our previous interview, and as a special treat, Amal sent us some photos of his recent RFID […]
MAKE proudly presents a gift guide for the holiday season with listings you certainly won’t find anywhere else. We asked a few MAKE staffers and pals to send in their favorite maker-friendly gift ideas for mostly under $100, as well as Associate Editor Phillip Torrone’s personal picks…happy holidays! May all of your warranties be voided!
