Hacking a Vintage Belt Sander
Swapping out the motor of an old belt sander to create a precision finish sander.
Workshop
Projects with Ryan Slaugh: Active Filters & Tool Suggestions
Over the last few videos I have highlighted helpful circuits. In this video, I highlight an active filter setup utilizing an operational amplifier. Filters are very helpful when working with analog signals. Often the range of frequencies needed are not across the entire band, therefore you need to filter out those that inhibit a clean […]
How-To: Kill Your Phone
If you ever get the sneaking suspicion that your phone might be up to no good, then maybe you ought to consider killing your phone by making your own signal-blocking pouch with this resourceful tutorial from Aram Bartholl.
DIY Hacks & How Tos: Magnetic Tool Hanger
In most workshops space is limited. So you need to find a way to utilize every bit of space that you can. One area that is often overlooked is the space underneath shelves and cabinets. But this can actually be a great place to store small tools. All you need is a few magnets and some sheet metal.
A Neophyte’s Path Through the DARC
Join me as a take a neophyte’s walk through the DARC and attend introductory workshops on making and using personal drones at the Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference.
Digital Fabber’s 2nd Annual CNC Jamboree
Digital Fabber’s CNC Jamboree recently held its second annual event in Long Lake Park in Lakeville, OH last month. It looked like a really cool event with demonstrations of CNC machines, classes on CBC best practices, and a show and tell of projects.
The Web Developers Are Coming?
Today I spent the day somewhere where you might not think to find makers: the Great British Node Conference. For those of you who haven’t come across it yet, node.js is a server-side solution for JavaScript—it’s an event-driven Javascript platform which does non-blocking I/O—and is rapidly gaining popularity, and mindshare amongst the web communit