MAKE Flickr photo pool member MattGrommes made a $16 DIY meat smoker – “The hotplate sits on the bottom, with the cast-iron pan on top. The grill grate then goes in to hold the food. The grate is smaller than the can so I added some bolts to rest it on. Pretty soon I’m going […]
Google SketchUp, the free rapid 3D design tool, is now available for Mac OS X – Thanks Sjg2001! – Link. Related: Sketchup projects, examples, how-tos and more – Link.
Here’s another homemade welding set up using batteries – Spelljammer writes “I bought my pulser desulfator and managed to repair 3 car batteries. I hooked them up in series and use them as an arc welder. I’ve never welded before so its been quite the experience but I’m starting to get the hang of it. […]
Byron writes “After seeing the inspiring portable glass blowing studio and the Crucible’s fire truck of fire at the Maker Fair, I found an interesting Make… take away style. A improvised battery welder made with 3 12v batteries and a few jumper cables make it easier to share Making or may save you in a […]
Rick writes “Here’s part #2 of the CNC Router Project, covering the Gantry assembly and mountng the rail system.” – Link. Previous: Part 1 – CNC router project – Link.
Dan sent in his $200 machine shop, here’s what he put together – “…I spent some time thinking about it and decided that it might actually be possible to put together a rudimentary machine shop capable of doing some small mill and lathe work for about $200. It is nothing fancy, but it does work […]
Bruce writes – “I guess I could have gone out and bought a commercial wood-lathe and used that for metal spinning but I have had an old budget-priced drill press sitting here for a couple of years and I really wanted to put (at least parts of) it to good use. So, I scrounged the […]
