Packrathacker writes – “Here’s a thrifty, nifty method to make a good looking tool rack for your lab, garage or shop using recycled materials and magnets.” – Link. Related: The Maker’s Ultimate Tools – The tools we use — or wish we could get our hands on. MAKE 03 -Page 44.
Wouter writes – “Home made metal cutting saw. No welding required. My wife’s grandfather made lots of his own tools, this is another nice one. This metal cutting saw uses an abrasive disk spinning at about 5000rpm. Because of the big pulley on the motor it’s all pretty quiet. This machine offers no protection to […]
Here’s a clever way to add a “toolbox” to a work bucket, just put a pair of old jeans around it! – Link.
Clever, James sent in this this javascript page works out the internal wiring of a stepper motor from the results of some simple tests. This is great for salvaged motors of unknown make – Link. Pictured here, Bre’s drawing bot, well, the start of it! – Link.
Looks like Content Paradaise is giving away Poser 5 ($79) if you register with them (also free) by September 8th, if you’re thinking of dabbling with 3D figures, animations and art, might be worth checking out while the price is right – “Poser 5 is the award-winning 3D character design tool for artists, illustrators and […]
John writes – “I saw this at my local Walmart today and HAD to get one. At first I thought it couldn’t be a real radar gun but the package says “10.525 GHz”. I took it apart enough to find what looks like a waveguide antenna. The screws are all covered with plastic plugs so […]
Toolmonger has a great in depth review and test on Black & Decker’s Auto Wrench. Toolmonger says, “We were concerned about the AutoWrench’s strength, so we built a cool test rig to measure exactly how much torque it could take. Afterward we disassembled our test subject and found some parts Makers’ll definitely want to scavenge […]
