Ten Tips for Maintaining a High Volume Shop
Running and maintaining a workshop with over 200 users from varied backgrounds certainly has its challenges. Eric Hagan, Resident Researcher at NYU’s ITP, shows you how to do just that.
Workshop Wednesday
Turning a Wooden Mallet on the Lathe
Ben Light may love his lathe just a little too much, and in this video he shows us how to use it to turn a piece of firewood into the handle for a mallet, and a block of scrap wood into the head.
Workshop: Craig Cochrane
Take a photo tour through the 35-year-old hand-built workshop of general building contractor Craig Cochrane, and check some of his projects: a redwood cone carved newel post and a rampant lion stained glass window.
DiResta: Printing Press, Part 2
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy continues with his restoration of […]
Touring the Labs at MAKE HQ
I recently met up with the inimitable Dan Spangler, an intern working at MAKE Labs. He, along with several other interns, work hard to bring you the latest projects seen both online and in the print magazine. He gave me the grand tour and talked about what goes on in the labs.
Ten Tips for Drilling Better Holes
Let’s take a look at ways of making drilling holes better and easier.
Workshop Wednesday: How To Heat-Bend Acrylic Enclosures
Learn how to use heat-bending to shape your project enclosures. Acrylic is a great material to use for this. It’s sleek, durable, and easily shaped.
