These notebooks are REALLY simple to make, and are pretty inexpensive. I've used notebooks like this for quite a while to sketch out ideas (the graph paper is great for...
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When I heard that the faire was losing it’s “mini” distinction in 2014, and moving to a larger area, I was definitely excited! That meant growth, both in the number…
While this project may be pretty specific to me, I think the general idea could be easily applied to anything that you would like to automate! It's really pretty simple,...
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Maker Faire is AWESOME I’m finalizing plans, and prepping ideas for Maker Faire Atlanta! I’ll be making several different types of things at my table, and will have shirts, stickers and…
I’ve got young kids, and we’re constantly looking for fun things for them to do, and ways to keep them active (and burn off a crazy amount of energy). Our…
I got contacted recently to do an interview with the financial podcast, Listen Money Matters, which seemed like an odd fit at first. After listening to the podcast I got...
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Since I recently set up my new shop, I've wanted to add dust collection. I tried running the wet/dry vac directly to the tools, but the filter got clogged VERY...
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I got the chance to visit Inventables, maker of the ShapeOko 2 CNC milling machine, and talk with CEO, Zach Kaplan. They showed me the office, workshop, warehouse and told...
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A few months back, I made the leap into the world of CNC machines. I spent a lot of time looking at different options beforehand and comparing costs. The ShapeOko...
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I've made a bench from pallets before, but this time, I was commissioned to make four of them, so I thought I'd make them differently and more refined. I wanted...
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