Nice round up from Mikey @ Popular Science. He writes… On any given day you can find a miniature multimeter in my pocket. These devices are the equivalent of a Leatherman for electronic enthusiasts. (The Leatherman would be in my other pocket.) Most of the time, I want to check the voltage of a deep-cycle […]
The sponsors of this year’s Halloween contest will be providing us with a number of promotional freebies to give away throughout October. First up for grabs is a PIC32 Starter Kit, shown above, with a retail value of $50. Here’s the product detail page. To enter, leave a comment describing what cool project you’d make with it. The winner will be announced next Friday, October 9.
Don’t forget we’re running an awesome Garrett Wade tool giveaway. Two winners will be chosen to receive either a push drill or a set of old school heavy-duty (“tank”) screw drivers Sean Ragan reviewed in the latest Toolbox column of MAKE. To be eligible, just go to the original post and tell us what you’d […]
Michael Linnell sent us these shots showing a clever hack he uses to bend small plastic strips at his soldering station. The soldering pencil is reversed in the holder to position its barrel near the surface of the strip held in the “helping hands.” Radiant heat from the barrel softens the plastic along a parallel line for folding.
I like these integral-color plywood materials from Brookside Veneers. Pricey but neat looking.
Here are some tools in my shop that I use every day.
Ok, we admit it, we’re tool junkies. Some people have it for gadgets, but who can resist a great-looking (and great-functioning) hand tools? Make: Online and Garrett Wade would like to give you some.
