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The Joys of Restoring Vintage Tools

The Joys of Restoring Vintage Tools

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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It’s fun to find vintage tools at flea markets and garage sales, restore them, and add them to your collection.

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8 Crazy Keyboards That Will Trick Out Your Typing

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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A custom keyboard could be right at your fingertips, so why are you still using that basic keyboard that came with your computer?

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Before and After: Vintage Radio with Raspberry Pi

Before and After: Vintage Radio with Raspberry Pi

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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The Raspberry Pi has truly opened up all kinds of possibilities in custom entertainment. One of the most fascinating possibilities lies in replacing the guts of a vintage radio or other media device and enhancing its abilities while keeping the aesthetics of yesterday. Gordon, who studied computer science and works in the semiconductor industry, decided […]

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This Nixie Tube Speedometer Gives Retro-Futuristic Life to a 70s Motorcycle

This Nixie Tube Speedometer Gives Retro-Futuristic Life to a 70s Motorcycle

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Nixie tubes are interesting pieces of equipment. They have a “retro-futuristic” look that has great appeal to electronics hackers.

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48 Solenoids Transform This 1960s Typewriter into a Computer Printer

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Several years ago, Chris Gregg, a Tufts University lecturer and computer engineer, received a letter from his friend Erica. This wouldn’t be so unusual, except that it was typed on an actual typewriter, not a printer. Gregg is a fan of vintage typewriters, but, as with myself, makes many mistakes, requiring a functioning backspace key. […]

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How-To: Mid-Century Vintage Day Gloves

How-To: Mid-Century Vintage Day Gloves

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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If you’re a fan of the coordinated hats, gloves, shoes, and handbags of bygone eras, you’ll love this vintage pattern for sewing mid-century day gloves!

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