Toolsday HOA on Google+, 2pm PT/5pm ET
Join us at 2pm PST/5pm EST to talk about your favorite tools and workspaces. Today we’ll be talking about shop organizing technology: toolboxes, organizing bins, etc.
Workspaces
Watch Where You Park Your Stuff at HeatSync Labs
At HeatSync Labs in Mesa, AZ, I noticed an innovative approach for dealing with the stuff that members leave unattended in a makerspace. If members leave a project out on a table, they can be cited with a parking ticket by one of the board members.
Workshop: Len Cullum in Seattle, Washington
Making Connections By Laura Cochrane Photography by John Keatley Neatly lined up along the walls of Len Cullum’s 1,500-square-foot north Seattle workshop are handmade Japanese chisels, saws, and planes. In a building rumored to have once been a shark oil processing plant, Cullum, 46, creates Japanese-style shoji doors and windows, garden structures, and furniture. Cullum constructs […]
It’s Time for Our Toolsday HOA on Google+
Tuesday is Toolsday here at MAKE, and to celebrate, we’re having a Hangout on Air. Join us 6pm PDT to talk about some of your favorite tools and to show off your workspace.
Adam Savage’s Custom Toolkit
It’s built from two old doctor’s bags, armored with aluminum, fitted with rollers, and sports a custom scissor-lift that keeps it open at working height. Best of all, Adam has meticulously listed all 300 items for your perusal.
Bunnie’s Workshop
Ian of DangPro interviews Andrew “Bunnie” Huang and checks out his workshop. [via Adafuit]
EMSL’s CNC Workstation Cart
Our workstation is CNC-cut from half-inch plywood. It is rock-solid sturdy, yet comes apart easily for transport or modifications. It features a main computer bay with an optional door, five spacious drawers that can’t fall out, enough room on top to comfortably fit a laptop (in addition to the main computer), stainless hardware, polyurethane casters, […]
