Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an NTE Electronics Emergency LED Lantern and a Maker’s Notebook. To […]
I’m not a carpenter by training, but I have built a lot of simple furniture, and blogged about a lot of simple furniture, and one of the rules of thumb I’ve picked up from the pros is that threading screws into end grain is a big no-no. Wood is not an isotropic material, because of the grain, and is relatively weak in that direction. But sometimes putting screw in end-grain is the best/simplest way to do things, and until I saw this simple trick from woodgears.ca, the only way I knew to do it was to use a barrel nut or some other relatively unusual and expensive fastener designed for the purpose.
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an ULTRALAST Solar Powered Battery Charger ($30 value) and our very […]
Cyber Santa by Jim Leftwich, from 1993’s edition of Beyond Cyberpunk! We asked our readers to tell us what was on their wish lists. They composed letters to Cyber Santa. Here’s a sampling. Nick Brenn: Dear Santa… I want an Arduino Uno and a Drawdio Kit! I think I am on your good list. Thanks, […]
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an NTE Electronics Multi-Purpose Tool and our very own Make: Ultimate […]
Let’s face it, nobody needs a medieval siege weapon on their desk. Or do they? I recently decided that the lack of catapults in our brainstorming sessions at work was negatively impacting our ability to be creative. So I decided to remedy this. My friend Bill Gurstelle is the dean of siege weapons, so I […]
We’re continuing to deck the halls with some sweet giveaways, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an Akro-Mils Tool Box and […]
