If you’ve been looking to add or upgrade your workbench, this fully automated model by “Dirk the Engineer” could give you some inspiration. Made out of Baltic birch, maple, and walnut, it appears quite well-made on first inspection. Look a little further, and you’ll find a general-purpose vise built in, as well as an end […]
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Need a welcoming work surface of your own? Build a DIY wooden workbench that you’ll use for years to come!
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Building a nice workbench is a very important task. Many people have come up with many approaches. DiResta showed us earlier this week how a simple design with solid welded frame could both look nice and possibly last forever. What if you aren’t set up to weld though? Chris Finke built this workbench to be […]
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I tend to do my fine-detail circuit work inside the house on my electronics workbench, and rougher work in my garage workshop. I have vises installed in both places, each chosen to suit the work: in the house I use a PanaVise Jr. Mini-Vise mounted on a tray base; in the garage it’s a heftier swivel vise bolted to my workbench. Now, PanaVise has turned things upside down by offering this new Vise Buddy Jr., which is a small, precision vise head that you can quickly clamp into your bigger bench vise.
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Submitted by Morten Nisker to the MAKE Flickr pool, here’s a clever way of organizing your twist ties (and perhaps other tools and supplies) using PVC pipe.
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Once the growing sprawl of electronic parts starts showing up in your dreams, you know you’ve got some tidying up to do. It can be a challenge to spend quality hacking time on humdrum sorting & parts organization, but of course, in the long run it’s a no-brainer. I’ve yet to discover a magical motivator* […]
Continue ReadingAs our special quarterly theme comes to a close, I’d thought I’d share some awesome workshops we’ve covered in Make: Online. Some of these shops are glorious, others more humble, but I found them all fascinating. Do you have a cool workshop and want to share? Send me links or photos at johnb@makezine.com. #10 Mark […]
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