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Tips of the Week: Shop Fun with Magnets, Hot-Knifing Plastic, Creating a Samples Library

Tips of the Week: Shop Fun with Magnets, Hot-Knifing Plastic, Creating a Samples Library

Another week of making, another opportunity to learn new tricks of the trade.

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Tips of the Week: Working with Styrene, Overcoming Maker’s Block, and YouTube to the Rescue

Tips of the Week: Working with Styrene, Overcoming Maker’s Block, and YouTube to the Rescue

Another week of top tips from the world of making and breaking things.

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Tips of the Week: Drilling Glass, Ice Pick Level, Organizing Small Parts, Combo Squares, and Clean Your Fingernails!

Tips of the Week: Drilling Glass, Ice Pick Level, Organizing Small Parts, Combo Squares, and Clean Your Fingernails!

Another week, another roundup of great tips and tricks from the maker community.

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Tips of the Week: Managing Cables, Controlling Pump Bottles, Custom Boxes, and Storage from Trash

Tips of the Week: Managing Cables, Controlling Pump Bottles, Custom Boxes, and Storage from Trash

Another installment of your weekly grab bag of tips and tricks you can use around the shop.

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Tips of the Week: Drawing Ellipses, Calculating Scale, Quick Casting, and Staying in Your Discomfort Zone

Tips of the Week: Drawing Ellipses, Calculating Scale, Quick Casting, and Staying in Your Discomfort Zone

More great ideas, words of wisdom, and indispensable tips and tricks from the world maker community.

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Tips of the Week: Reviving Saw Inserts, Makeshift Clamp Caulking Gun, Water Resistance Hacks, and More

Tips of the Week: Reviving Saw Inserts, Makeshift Clamp Caulking Gun, Water Resistance Hacks, and More

A week’s worth of tips on sawing, clamping, sanding, dispensing, and water-proofing.

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Tips of the Week: Crayon Finishes, Kitchen Hammers, Bathing Your Boards, and Great from Harbor Freight

Tips of the Week: Crayon Finishes, Kitchen Hammers, Bathing Your Boards, and Great from Harbor Freight

Another week of useful, fun, and brain-tickling tips from the worlds of making.

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