Brian Matthews of Flapping Sprocket creates beautifully intricate machinery, wings, and other contraptions in his Los Angeles studio. For the second year running, he will be at the Maker Faire...
Posted by Karen Tanenbaum | Wednesday April 24th, 2013 9:37 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Makers | No Comments
A pump drill is an ancient tool traditionally been used to generate friction heat for starting fires, as well as for boring holes. The principle of a pump drill's operation...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday February 26th, 2013 7:00 AM
Categories: Tools | 7 Comments
Back in the old days, pioneers traveled with round cast iron skillets. You could make round pancakes, round eggs, and throw some rectangular strips of bacon on the side. But...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Wednesday February 6th, 2013 10:00 AM
Categories: Workshop | 8 Comments
Global domination for the young evil genius.
Posted by Steve Lodefink
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
Make a hot/cold food smoker from a 55-gallon steel drum.
Posted by William Gurstelle
Categories: Home, Food & Beverage | 1 Comment
When you picture a steam engine, you likely imagine a giant cast-iron contraption festooned with knobs, valves, gauges, linkages, and wheels. This steam-powered toy boat has no moving parts and...
Posted by William Abernathy
Categories: Science, Kids & Family | 6 Comments
I love using old machine parts for my projects; often their workmanship surpasses that of anything new, and you can get them cheap or even free. Find a junkyard full...
Posted by John Todd
Categories: Workshop, Machining | 2 Comments
From the moment I first touched precious metal clay (PMC), I never looked at the world in the same way. Instead of seeing fruits and vegetables in the grocery store,...
Posted by Gwen Bernecker
Categories: Craft, Art & Design, Workshop | No Comments
For too long I’ve been standing in the stream of chips flying off my milling machine. This small shield sticks to my milling vise magnetically, and takes less than an...
Posted by Jeremy BloydPeshkin
Categories: Machining, Workshop | No Comments
Precious metal clay (PMC), developed in the 1990s by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, is actually powdered metal suspended in a clay-like binding medium. It is a very user-friendly material. You...
Posted by Robyn Kleinhans
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Workshop | No Comments
When you hear the word "wirebot," you likely think of those cameras racing along wires above sporting events, unobtrusively capturing amazing action footage. Our wirebot will be quite a bit...
Posted by Riley Porter
Categories: Machining, Arduino, Tools, Workshop | No Comments
Make an all-aluminum candleholder with movement.
Posted by Benjamin Cowden
Categories: Furniture, Art & Design, Home, Machining | 1 Comment
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