Really nice, clean build of a desktop CNC machine using plumbing parts and other readily available materials. Easy to Build Desk Top 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine – Link Related: HOW TO – Make a 3 axis CNC milling machine – Link HOW TO – 3D (3 axis) milling – Link 3D LEGO CNC router […]
HackedGadgets.com: Bill from DSE GLOBAL has created a tool called the Case Light that will ensure you don’t forget to remove power from your motherboard before you work in the case. Modern motherboards are still live when your computer is shut down and some don’t have any LED indication of the lurking power… Case Light […]
I SO wanted the Stanley FUBAR Xtreme, until I saw the price. Forty bones for a glorified pry bar with a weight problem. Apparently, Will O’Brien (of Hack A Day and DIY Life) had similar sticker shock. But he ponied up and began terrorizing the walls of his new home. He’s happy with his shinny […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories write – You’ve got your wire strippers and your soldering iron…now what? You probably know that there is a standard set of essential tools that you need on your electronics workbench… However, real tool junkies always want just the right tool for the job. Here are five electronics tools you may […]
Dan writes – If you haven’t got tools – the right tools – then you’re not a geek. Sorry. It’s the truth. Let’s take it as read that you already know about screwdrivers and pliers. Even hammer technology is not beyond your ken. Here’s some gear you might not have heard of, but without which […]
EMS Labs has a nice little rundown of five tools you might not know about, but that can come in very handy in your day-to-day electronics work. A fellow DC Dorkbot-er, David Rickert, who’s currently building his own analog synth, hipped me to the Lead Forming Tool (top) at the latest Dorkbot DC BEAM Building […]
Chainsaw Jack writes – A long-reach limb pruner from This Old House Magazine. Basically a chain saw blade attached to a rope, you throw one end of the device over a branch, line the chain up with the wood, and start sawing. You could easily make this tool yourself with a length of saw chain […]
