When I was a kid, I was very hard on school supplies, and I remember dreaming about “industrial grade” school supplies–Kevlar backpacks and, particularly, sheet aluminum binders with piano hinges. These days, you can actually buy such binders, but they are relatively expensive. So why not make your own? Instructables user cowscankill did, with a salvaged snap-ring mechanism and riveted leather hinges. I want one.
The iFixit folks grabbed their tools and went bananas on a new 4th gen iPod Touch. Here are some of the highlights of what they found inside: * This is the easiest iPod Touch we’ve ever cracked open — a bit of glue and two tabs hold the front panel in place. We hoped that […]
Back in February, MachinistBlog contributor Mikey won an essay contest there with his post, Honest – all I ever wanted to do was make some stuff…, which is a must-read for anybody who’s thinking about getting into hobby machining. And it includes a picture of this beautifully rebuilt mower. Mikey says:
I don’t think the captions from Ganoksin Project user Shaun750’s video, embedded above, showing off his clever kitbashed engraver’s vise, are intended to be appreciated as blank verse. But it’s working for me. [Thanks, Jason!]
Morten Nisker tweeted this serviceable little portable electronics bench he built so that he could carry all of his electronics tools and supplies in a handy carrying case. He realized that he didn’t do that many electronics projects because it was kind of a hassle to scare everything up from far flung corners of the […]
I haven’t seen this guy, Gavilan Steinman’s, work before. I like the clear, straightforward way that he explains how he used his Darwin RepRap machine to fabricate a better extruder head for it, and then, used the improved Darwin to fabricate a Mendel (the next-gen RepRap model). Looking forward to seeing what else Gavilan does. […]
Our last major MAKEcation initiative this year is a family challenge contest, sponsored by Maker Shed, with some sweet prizes. Here’s your challenge: Choose a piece of technojunk, some cast-off electronics that you’re willing to take apart (modem, cassette or CD player, printer, VCR, scanner, answering machine, TiVo, etc.). DO NOT touch TV sets and […]
