Terminology of the Lathe
Quick, now: What are the two most fundamental measurements of the capacity of a metalworking lathe? If you said…
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Make: Live Ultimate Kit Episode 11/9/11 (video)
Make: Live‘s Ultimate Kit Episode celebrates the upcoming release of the Special Issue, The Ultimate Kit Guide. Ariel Churi from Sparkle Labs stepped in for Becky as guest co-host. MIT Research Fellow Michael Schrage talked about how kits drive innovation. The Make Labs interns checked in with their kit reviews, including a few siege and ballistics kits (above) and Ariel and Matt played with a few electronics kits in studio.
How-To: Mini Metal Lathe
Back in Plastics Month, we featured a simple shop-made plastics extruder built by Instructables user Random_Canadian. Now the arbitrary Canuck returns with this pint-sized metal lathe built with a 14″ piece of precision aluminum T-slot extrusion, and some characteristically resourceful salvage including an electric motor from a cordless weed trimmer, a variable speed switch from a cordless drill, and a tailstock center improvised from a countersink.
DON’T MISS IT! Make: Live Ultimate Kits Episode
We’re broadcasting shortly! This episode of Make: Live is our Ultimate Kit Episode, in honor of the new Special Issue of MAKE, The Ultimate Kit Guide.
How-To: Pistol Flamethrower
Scares off wildlife, starts campfires, melts ice, burns weeds, and works wonders on nose hair. What could possibly go wrong? The grip is built up from laminated laser-cut 1/8″ ply. Nice design from Instructables user PDRWLSN.
Make: Live is Tonight! Ultimate Kit Episode
It’s tonight! This episode of Make: Live is our Ultimate Kit Episode, in honor of the new Special Issue of MAKE, The Ultimate Kit Guide. Ariel Churi guest hosts with Matt in Brooklyn NY to show off electronics kits, Michael Schrage talks kitonomics, the interns demo some ballistics kits, and Brookelynn Morris calls in with Becky from MAKE HQ in California to talk craft kits.
How To: Change a Saw Blade
Jimmy DiResta posted this great video showing how to quickly and safely change a saw blade. I’m overly cautious when I work with power tools, but I think I’d be confident trying this technique.