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Greg Flanagan, director of operations at The Mill makerspace in Minneapolis, got this precisely scaled inch/centimeter ruler tattooed on his arm. As a bonus, it’s exactly 8″ from the tip of his pinky to the start of the ruler. Read more »
Categories: Workshop & Tools | 13 Comments
Book Review: Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess Review by Meara O’Reilly I recently experimented with using the oxalis plant (more commonly known as the weed sourgrass) to dye some towels a bright yellow. It was such an easy and rewarding process, I wanted to look around and see what other colors might... Read more »
Categories: Fiber Art, Reviews, Yarn | No Comments
Dan Strohl of custom car site Hemmings.com wrote a great piece on solvent-welding plastics: basically gluing together broken pieces of plastic with a solvent chosen to work best with that type of plastic. Step one is identifying the plastic. There’s all sorts of plastics out there, and they all respond... Read more »
Categories: Shop Craft, Workshop & Tools | No Comments
It’s Toolsday here at MAKE, and that means that 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. If you’d like to join the live broadcast hangout, leave a comment on the Toolsday post on... Read more »
Categories: Events & Holidays, Toolbox | No Comments
The OpenX is advertised as a tool for opening those annoying plastic packages, but I've found that its useful for opening just about anything. The tool is just about 7" long and 1.5" wide at its head. Its hard, yellow plastic case fits well in my hand, and there's a... Read more »
Categories: Reviews, Tools | 5 Comments
Founded in Shikuoza, Japan in 1946, Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya was originally a sawmill and architectural lumber company that made wooden ship models as a sideline. Their first plastic model, released in 1960, was a 1/800 scale battleship Yamato. Today, Tamiya manufactures R/C sea, air, and land vehicles, robots, educational materials,... Read more »
Categories: Kits, The Makeys | 5 Comments
Maya Donenfeld of Maya*Made is well known in the craft… Read more »
Categories: Books and Magazines, CRAFT, CRAFT Projects, Patterns, Recycle, Remake, Sewing | No Comments
I missed the original Cricut insanity a few years back when the original model debuted. My friends went NUTS for it, raving about what a great addition it was to their crafty tool supply. On Black Friday, I watched as shoppers knocked each other down trying to pick up sale-priced... Read more »
Categories: CRAFT, Gadgets, Paper Crafts, Reviews, Tools | 3 Comments
Admittedly, there are lots of ratcheting screwdrivers in the world. Especially nowadays. But I love the Easydriver, and I suspect I always will, and not just for the warm glow of nostalgia the one from Dad's toolbox evokes for me. The Easydriver, IMHO, is a classic of modern industrial design.... Read more »
Categories: Retro, Toolbox, Tools | 15 Comments
Who doesn't love a good trebuchet? This comprehensive Trebuchet Kit (available in the Maker Shed) is 100% hand made in Michigan by people who spend their free time launching pumpkins. Read more »
Categories: DIY Projects, Kits, Maker Shed | No Comments
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. Read more »
Categories: Tools, Workspaces | No Comments
I tend to do my fine-detail circuit work inside the house on my electronics workbench, and rougher work in my garage workshop. I have vises installed in both places, each chosen to suit the work: in the house I use a PanaVise Jr. Mini-Vise mounted on a tray base; in... Read more »
Categories: Reviews, Toolbox, Tools | 3 Comments
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