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Tips of the Week: Pipe Fitting, Casting with Jello Molds, Diffusing LEDs, and DIY Dust Containment

Tips of the Week: Pipe Fitting, Casting with Jello Molds, Diffusing LEDs, and DIY Dust Containment

Calculating pipe angles, making a simple dust containment box, improving your center punch, diffusing light, and more.

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Tips of the Week: Freezer Paper Image Transfer, Drill Hacks, Beeswax Thread Lube, and Using a Straw to Scoop Glue Squeeze-Out

Tips of the Week: Freezer Paper Image Transfer, Drill Hacks, Beeswax Thread Lube, and Using a Straw to Scoop Glue Squeeze-Out

It’s that time again to wrap up the best tips of the week as shared by the wider maker community.

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Tips of the Week: Glue Tip Tip, Clamps and Cardboard 101, Wire Splicing, and Knowing Where Your Tool is Headed

Tips of the Week: Glue Tip Tip, Clamps and Cardboard 101, Wire Splicing, and Knowing Where Your Tool is Headed

Clamping and splicing and gluing, oh my. Another week of top workshop tips and tricks.

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Tips of the Week: Unfreezing Hex Heads, Tissue Printing, Plastic String from Bottles, and the Universal Greeblie

Tips of the Week: Unfreezing Hex Heads, Tissue Printing, Plastic String from Bottles, and the Universal Greeblie

Another week of notable tips from across the spectrum of making.

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Tips of the Week: Popsicle Sanding Sticks, Swapable Work Surfaces, Wall Framing Trick,  Wire Splicing to NASA Standards

Tips of the Week: Popsicle Sanding Sticks, Swapable Work Surfaces, Wall Framing Trick, Wire Splicing to NASA Standards

Another week of seriously useful and thought-provoking tips from the maker community.

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Tips of the Week: Planer Grain, 3D Printing Time-Lapse, Molding Tips, and Labeling Shop Liquids

Tips of the Week: Planer Grain, 3D Printing Time-Lapse, Molding Tips, and Labeling Shop Liquids

Some good finds this week, from easy time-lapse photos for 3D printing, to what that tab on a coffee creamer may actually be for.

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Tips of the Week: Creative Clamping, Freezing Out Dents, Using PlastiDip, and Being Kind to Future You

Tips of the Week: Creative Clamping, Freezing Out Dents, Using PlastiDip, and Being Kind to Future You

A good week for fine ideas, with tips on organizing, making, and restoration.

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