Flat-pack mallet
Vert design offers this CNC cut mallet kit – an interesting gift idea for humorous tool-fans and a sweet remake for those wielding the power computer numerical controlled milling. – MC mallet [via Neatorama]
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Maker’s Notebook tool caddy
Check out this awesome little velcro’d tool holder and book closer that ValHutchins posted on the MAKE Flickr Pool. Nice work. Love the black and white checkerboard. Maker’s Notebook Set More: Fixing The Maker’s Notebook Bookmark Maker’s Notebook Pocket – CRAFT Video Podcast In the Maker Shed: Pick up The Maker’s Notebook ($19.99) for […]
DIY: 3-in-1 Stepper Motor Controller
Florin sent in this link to an interesting stepper motor controller. It uses a single ATmega8 to control all 3 of the motor controllers. Check out the web site for a video, schematics, and sources files for making your own. [Thanks Florin] Although the motors are controlled by the same microcontroller each one can move […]
Rust Removal Using Electrolysis
This is a really interesting article about removing rust via electrolysis. I know a lot of our readers like to re-use and recycle old parts, and sometimes that involves removing a lot of rust. There are various obvious methods of rust removal, but these methods are unsuitable for very old or valuable artifacts as they […]
Build a commercial-size food dehydrator
‘Stringstetcher’ didn’t want to spend a lot of time, or money, making a commercial size food dehydrator. The solution was to use “Sonotube” that is readily available in hardware stores. I would be a little cautious with the heater up against the tube, but it is low temperature and only takes about 3 hours to […]
Homemade Spot Welder
This video isn’t a how-to, but it doesn’t look all that hard to build. I don’t think that completely open and rewound transformer is too safe. You may want to enclose it a bit better if you try to make one for yourself. I had a dead microwave oven transformer so I sawed off the […]
Fixing The Maker’s Notebook Bookmark
If you’ve had your Maker’s Notebook for awhile, you’ve likely ended up with a tassel where the bookmark used to be. The ends of the ribbon markers are not finished or glued and so they fray over time. This is easily fixed. Just dab little beads of white glue along the leading edge (after trimming […]
