DIY injection and recycle
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Read moreMaking Steel
I’ve always wanted to learn to make metal from scratch. Not for everyday use but for emergency situations like getting stuck in a time machine in 20,000 BC or something…
Read moreWork Bench from Pipe
I came across this really cool diy bench in makezine. Anybody know what kind of supplier would have those pipes? What about connectors? Even if they’re ugly. I think this…
Read moreModLab is the place to be
Last nights modlab was a blast (ModLab is the open house of ArtEngine the Ottawa HackSpace). A newcomer made his first solder connection! Lots of microprocessor and Arduino activity. An LED…
Read moreEyes
Check out this eye project. This looks like a fun non-arduino project. I listed the BOM below which is quite affordable. Also the code. Some people have argued that you…
Read moreMakergear Extruder Batch 5
Yesterday I finally started assembling my extruder that will be mounted on one of my mills. It’s uses a stepper with a gear box to control flow rather than a…
Read moreCNC Control Box Construction
I made up a box out of hardboard for my Chinese CNC Mill. Still needs some work but I have most of the wires out of the way. If my…
Read more“We Make Things”
Something from the makers in Toronto: We Make Things. from Ryan Varga on Vimeo. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via…
Read moreA better guitar
Here’s a guitar based on Nintendo parts. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers…
Read moreDIY laptop cooling system
Here’s a cool laptop cooling system I came across at recent wordpress lab/meetup. It looks like a computer fan was broken out into parts. The fan itself and the frame…
Read moreHow to use WordPress
Here’s a brief video on how to make a “post” in WordPress. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share…
Read moreDIY Spindle ideas
Two interesting things arrived yesterday. One is the flex drive for my dremel (description “DREMEL AND/OR ROTARY TOOL FLEX SHAFT”). It seems to run really smooth at high speed. I…
Read moreAnother DIY CNC
My friend Harsha Wijesooriya has just completed his CNC Mill. He has already made a model plane using his mill! See the third video below. He told me he made…
Read moreCardboard Box Revision
Tonight when I did my small orders (5 and less), I decided to refine the box to to make the gluing faster. I decided to try and have the parts…
Read moreHey, what’s this?
I was tooting along this morning and I came across this. I’m supposing it’s an antenna but what for? Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed…
Read moreDIY CNC Thoughts
I’d like to make a simple portable CNC. It would make learning more fun because I could bring it with me and share it with people, plus I could do…
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