The term “make and mend” is a military one, most notably from the Royal Navy, and refers to a day, usually a Sunday, where the sailors would have some down time to fix their kit, mend their uniform, make other repairs, and more importantly, lay around on the decks of their ships, soaking up some […]
I’m not sure just why this design for a homemade flashlight cased in standard galvanized pipe fittings is so appealing to me, but it is. It’s an entry in Instructables’ ongoing Flashlight Contest from user, ah, “qxnixrfnaozqqx.” The only way to defeat him is to trick him into saying that backwards.
This item was in a recent Cool Tools newsletter: When I moved into my apartment I found it had a through-the-wall air conditioner sleeve. I ignored it and installed my window air conditioner. When that old AC died about 3 years ago, I was told by the co-op board that the rules had changed and […]
I really like Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle.
I stumbled across this powder coating make blog post a while ago and decided to build something similar. My first attempt worked well but I built an improved unit with a similar topology to commercial units. I’m in the process of building my third prototype now.
We asked Steven Roberts, the venerable “high-tech nomad,” best known for his net-connected, gadget-laden Winnebiko and BEHEMOTH bike projects from the 1980s, to write a series of articles on the amazing new mobile projects lab he’s building, dubbed Polaris. This tricked-out trailer will allow Steve to be ready-to-make wherever he parks, with all manner of […]
Via PopMech: these early prototypes of Leatherman tools. Starting with cardboard, then moving to wood, then finally a crude (compared with the final result!) metal example. In the Maker Shed: Make: Open Sourcerer – Leatherman Juice CS4 Tool Our Price: $74.95 MAKE’s very own limited edition Leatherman tool, the Open Sourcerer. This is our branded […]
