In the Maker Shed: Circuit Breaker Leatherman
The Make: Circuit Breaker Leatherman features 13 tools, including wire strippers and scissors. It’s the perfect companion for electronics hacking, mobile fixing, and MacGyvering on the go!
Tools
In the Maker Shed: 26 Piece Bit Driver Kit
The compact 26 Piece Bit Driver Kit from the Maker Shed includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, tweezers, and 26 different bits. Use it to open many of those hard to hack electronics cases. Features Includes the following bit types: Slot sizes 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 mm […]
Easy File Handles From Corks
This trick might have been around forever, but it was new to me: using wine and champagne corks for file handles. Ray Connors, a new member of the Hack Factory, was showing me his handcrafted lockpicks when I spotted his files. A very clever alternative to buying handles, plus you can use different corks for […]
Rust Box Advice
I picked up this lovely old toolbox full of tools at a yard sale recently. Any advice on reviving some of those rusty tools in there? Please add your favorite refinishing/de-rusting tips in the comments.
Wear Your Lockpicks!
One of our new members at the Hack Factory is Ray Connors, a locksport aficionado. He makes his own lockpicks, which are sold in pairs, double-sided rake/tensors. Also, I really liked his method for storing them, in a safety pin laced through a pen spring. Wearable lockpicks!
Blacksmithing With Meg
In today’s Craft video I had the pleasure of blacksmithing with Alex Himmelbaum.
How-To: Fine Metalworking Catch-Tray
When I’m making silver jewelry, the small saw and files chomp into the metal and creates a bunch of small metal bits that collect on my lap, the floor, the table… well, you get the idea.