Chances are, if you've got something with sufficient volume and a rigid body, you can probably put a speaker in it. With a little trial and error you can come...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday January 23rd, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Hacks, Tools | 7 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
"Toolbox" has been a staple of MAKE magazine since Volume 01, back in February, '05. We've done plenty of online tool reviews, too, since then, but somewhat informally, and it's...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday December 22nd, 2011 1:00 PM
For this year's Electronics Tools Gift Guide, we asked one of our new project contributors, Steve Hobley, to tell us about some of the more patina'd tools on his workbench....
Posted by Steve Hobley | Thursday December 15th, 2011 8:30 AM
Categories: Electronics, General, Home, Tools, Workshop | 2 Comments
Increasingly, we as makers are needing to become industrial designers. I used to teach a basic design course years ago and I made the point to my students that we...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday December 14th, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Tools | 7 Comments
Here’s a novel way to take measurements using sound waves with an iPhone. German developer Florian Student’s Acoustic Ruler Pro for iOS will measure distances up to 25 meters by...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday November 14th, 2011 2:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Tools | 6 Comments
Then, SNAP! Andrew and I both jumped as all of the cameras shuttered simultaneously. That was it: quick and painless. I took my turn in the chair, and remained unphased...
Posted by David Lang | Tuesday October 25th, 2011 3:15 PM
Categories: 3D Printing, Art & Design, Tools | No Comments
I've amassed a decent collection of tools since I started working in electronics - some useful & some that seemed useful at the time of acquisition. Not surprisingly, it's the...
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Tuesday October 4th, 2011 9:30 AM
Categories: Electronics, General, Tools | 21 Comments
Steve Cooley of Campbell, CA, made this super easy and cool build platform for his kids. Wow, Tinkertoy is even more awesome if you drill some holes in a board...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday September 19th, 2011 7:00 AM
Categories: Kids & Family, Tools | 3 Comments
Remember the new Panavise handle that resulted from Lee C's wooden crank modification? It hasn't been released for sale yet but we have them in the Maker Shed! As a...
Posted by Maker Shed | Wednesday August 31st, 2011 8:00 AM
Categories: General, Tools | 3 Comments
Our friend Quinn Dunki has a benchtop power supply, but she wasn't entirely satisfied with it. Quinn has needs. She made a list...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday August 24th, 2011 9:30 PM
Categories: Electronics, Tools | 5 Comments
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