DIY Powdercoating gun
MAKE Flickr photo pool member writes – “This is my one-day build of a DIY powdercoat gun. Why? The cost was under $30, and it works well.” – Link.
Toolbox
Tool making 101 – 3 prong earring holder
Lee writes – “The right tool is 75% of the job, and every now and then a there comes a time when you just don’t have the right tool. Thats when you have to make it! Take this 3 prong earring holder. I love the 3 prong look, but they are the hardest damn things […]
Cool Tool: Third Hand
Here’s a quick tool blurb we sent over to Kevin Kelly’s great Cool Tool blog – “The “Third Hand” is a low cost helper that has been an indispensable assistant for many of my projects in electronics. It holds circuit boards in place as you put in components, or if you need to solder delicate […]
Zach Radding Homebrew Laser Cutter
Tim writes “Zach Radding and his daughter Taylor with some robots he built with his own CNC laser cutting machines. Check out http://www.buildcoolstuff.com/ to see more of his projects and info on the classes he teaches.” – Link.
Workbench plans – made with Sketchup
Michael writes – “Here are free workbench plans created in Google’s new 3D design software Sketchup.” – Link. Related: Sketchup is free – Link. Makers, if you use Sketchup and make things, let us know – post them in the MAKE Flickr photo pool and also tag them Sketchup, we’ll do a weekly round up […]
SketchUp -> Google SketchUp now free…
Sketchup, one of the best 3D drawing apps is now free – “Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose few simple tools enable you to create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects – even space ships. You can add details, textures and glass to your models, design with […]
HOW TO – Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Rob writes – “Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) are really fun to make. You need a special tool, the kistka, which you can get from Ukrainian stores, but you could probably make your own relatively easily- maybe a bit of brass shim stock rolled into a little funnel, and attached to a stick. The moment when […]