Have you ever wanted to weld some aluminum, just to discover the cost of a new MIG/TIG welder is a little too expensive? Don’t forget about the tank of shielding gas you are going to have to buy. As you may remember, from those late night infomercials, Alumaloy could be the answer. It is an […]
Betacrash writes in with a mini-review of the CarveWright wood carver we posted about awhile back – I have a carvewright and the worst thing about it is the proprietary software. The software seems very stupid at first but then it seems kind of revolutionary. It definitely takes some reverse engineering to get 3d models […]
Dug North writes – You have probably seen the CarveWright CNC wood carving machine. Here is a video of the system in action. In this video you get to see how the machine is set up and used, how bits are changed, and the software it comes with. CarveWright wood carver in action – [via] […]
This looks great! Draw your own circuits – Apply instant traces on most surfaces (epoxy, glass, plastic, metal). Draw traces on circuit boards, repair defective traces, make jumpers and shield electronics, design prototype circuits and repair rear-window heater traces. CircuitWriter conductive ink pen – Link.
Boing Boing Gadgets points us to this story in the NYTimes about a consumer electronics/appliance parts broker that also has a retail website: The Times profiles Partsearch, a company that acts as an inventory broker between manufacturers and repair technicians. “The items most frequently broken or lost, he said, include laptop batteries, projection television lamps, […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member chrismetcalf has a mini-review of this $16 bit set, he writes – Seriously, the last screwdriver bit set you will ever need. I’ve been looking for one of these for a long time. Besides all your standard philips, hex, Torx, and square head bits (in every imaginable size from tiny […]
Here’s something that had never occurred to me: organizing your LEGO brick collection by creating same-size blocks/stacks and then just removing the number you need during a build. Kind of obvious, but… How to organize your Lego bricks for efficient building – Link
