End-cut log cabin studio
AND it’s on wheels (and as far as I know, by “wheels,” they don’t mean logs underneath) [via Dinosaurs and Robots] Log Cabin Studio
Tools
Sewing Machine Converted to Scroll Saw
Matt Mets @ MAKE writes: Here’s an interesting, if possibly questionable idea. The folks over at Flowering Elbow converted a sewing machine into a scroll saw. If you’ve got an old sewing machine, it could be just what you need for cutting thin pieces of wood!
Alt.CES: Nexus One on Tim O’Reilly’s Radar
Over on O’Reilly Radar, Tim O’Reilly gives his first-blush assessment of the Google Nexus One. There will be many posts focusing on the look, feel, and features of the Nexus One, so I’m going to focus on what Android’s latest incarnation says about the competitive landscape – what I’ve elsewhere called the war for the […]
In the Maker Shed: Truth Wristband kit
Admittedly, the Truth Wrist Band kit will not work on your pets. So if your mutt has been using up all the solder, you might need a different form of interrogation. However, if the culpret is human, this kit will work quite well!
Toolbox: Parts storage (excerpt from Make: Electronics)
In the Make: Online Toolbox, we focus mainly on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into your […]
How-To: Model a skull-badge in OpenSCAD
Devlin has posted a great tutorial on using OpenSCAD (Clifford Wolf’s fantastic, free CSG 3D modeling program) to model Hack a Day’s trademark “skull badge” from this year’s CES. I posted my own (much, much more basic) OpenSCAD tutorial a couple weeks back.
Tiny printable Dremel-powered lathe
While small lathes are of relatively limited value in my opinion, I’ve gotta give it up to Thingiverse user cathalgarvey for designing and uploading the parts to print this motor-tool-powered, printable micro-lathe. As always, would love to see some video!