Alpha maker Craig Smith discovers the hard way that it's a good idea to label paint and stain cans with the projects they were used on.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday March 1st, 2012 5:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Tools | 9 Comments
Maker extraordinaire Craig Smith shared another quick work tip with us: Sometimes I grab the cordless drill/driver, some screws, and perhaps a small pilot drill bit on a quick construction/repair...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday January 17th, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: Tools | 6 Comments
If you ever had a project with a lot of measuring in one area, with a lot of cutting in another, you’ll do this to your measuring tape. (Ever put...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday January 6th, 2012 2:00 PM
Categories: Tools | 4 Comments
Firefly Workshop’s Craig Smith described how he seals small wounds with the help of superglue: I read that the American Medical Association now recognizes superglue as a medical aid. For...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday January 2nd, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Science | 25 Comments
MAKE regular Craig Smith wanted a wagon to match his (super cute) son’s, so he built it! My son loves his big red wooden wagon. It made me remember when...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday November 28th, 2011 7:30 AM
Categories: Kids & Family, Woodworking | 3 Comments
About 1983, when I was fifteen, I dropped my dad's red Bakelite soldering gun and broke the casing. Of course he was upset, so I did my best to "fix...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday September 8th, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: Electronics, Tools | 8 Comments
Craig Smith of South Milwaukee, WI, built this Yoda with moving eyes and ears. We all love Yoda. Some have the life size statue in their home. But this thing...
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday August 25th, 2011 7:08 AM
Categories: Robotics | 7 Comments
Another day, another awesome project email from Craig Smith. Craig wrote in to share with us some details about the faux molten lava effect he achieved on his Mustafarian Panning...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday June 30th, 2011 5:30 PM
Categories: Craft | No Comments
The ever-industrious Craig Smith sent us a message with some photos of a jig he built to hold his belt sander in place for hands-free sanding of items.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday June 23rd, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: Tools, Woodworking | No Comments
Craig Smith of Firefly Workshop (South Milwaukee, WI) With my crystal radio projects, I recently made a dual coil variometer tuner. Connected to a diode, crystal earphone, antenna & ground...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday May 8th, 2011 9:00 PM
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
The awesome Craig Smith is at it again. He continues to explore the venerable crystal radio, now focusing on miniaturization. And that, of course, means on thing: Mint Tin Crystal...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday March 28th, 2011 2:30 PM
Categories: General | 6 Comments
Make: Online regular Craig Smith wrote in with a clever fix for his durable no-name electric drill: Six years ago I bought a cheap off brand cordless drill for work....
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday February 22nd, 2011 7:30 AM
Categories: Uncategorized | 13 Comments
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