Make it Safely: What to Wear in Your Workshop
Follow these helpful guidelines for wearing proper safety gear in the workshop to avoid injury.
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Skill Builder: Learn the Anatomy of CNC Routers
Anatomy of a CNC router For all the attention that 3D printers get in the Maker community, subtractive manufacturing — in this case using a computer numerical control (CNC) router — has a long history of making useful items. Like a 3D printer, it can do its job autonomously, but one should be nearby to […]
Skill Builder: 10 Questions to Ask Before Renting Time on a CNC Mill
If you’re like most of us, you probably don’t own an expensive CNC mill in your garage. In many parts of the country, one isn’t that far away. To use one, you’re likely going to have to rent time on it. Make every minute of time in front of the machine count by preparing in advance […]
Stylishly Port a Passenger with this Wine Barrel Bike Trailer
My father-in-law, Craig, is one of those crazy weekend Makers that gets a wacky thought in his head and actually makes it happen. Here, he took an old wine barrel and an unused bike stroller and made something quite *ahem* intoxicating to ride around in. In his own words: First, I got a free Burley child trailer that my […]
Editors’ Picks: 11 of Our Favorite Bike Projects
Here are 11 great bike projects that we’ve featured, chosen by the editors of Make:
Skill Builder: An Introduction to PVC Pipe Sizing
PVC is an amazing material because its versatility lends itself to countless projects, but exactly what size PVC should you be using?
Turning Beautiful Spoons on a Wood Lathe
It’s interesting to see what can be made using a lathe. Beyond making simple table legs, users have created everything from intricately designed pens to highly detailed jewelry using a myriad of materials. Wood, one of the more versatile materials, can be combined and manipulated with other types to create some truly stunning pieces such […]