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
One of my fave e-zines is Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools. I always look forward to finding it in my inbox. Here’s an excerpt from the latest issue: Saddle stapling for zines Mini Booklet Stapler If you like creating little DIY booklets or zines, but have been frustrated by the short arm length in standard staplers […]
We’ve covered a number of these “helping hands” jigs, but as far as I’m concerned, you can’t have too many, or too many “arms” on the ones you have. This one uses the Snap Flow/Loc-line hosing for the arms we’ve been seeing a lot of lately and magnetized bases so you can move them into […]
