Wooden Piano Keys Hold Your Less-Wooden, Not-Piano Keys
There are many ways to deal with keys: a bowl next to the entryway, a junk drawer, or you can just leave them in your pockets and hope you remember to check on Laundry Day. [Inventive Robin] has co…
Cutting Steel Gears With Homemade EDM
Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some applications there’s no alternative: it can cut through an…
Cutting Steel Gears With Homemade EDM
Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some applications there’s no alternative: it can cut through an…
The Threadless Ball Screw Never Took Off, But Don’t Write It Off
If you’ve never heard of the threadless ball screw, which was invented over sixty years ago, [Angus] of Maker’s Muse has a video demonstrating the whole thing, covering its history and …
The Journey Of Finding The Right Press Brake
Press brakes are invaluable tools when working with sheet metal, but along with their almost infinite versatility comes a dizzying number of press brake types. After starting with an old-school, pu…
Laser Cutters: Where’s The Point?
It is funny how when you first start doing something, you have so many misconceptions that you have to discard. When you look back on it, it always seems like you should have known better. That was…
Proxxon CNC Conversion Makes A Small Mill A Bit Bigger
The Proxxon MF70 mini-mill is a cheap and cheerful, but decently made little desktop mill. As such, it’s been the target of innumerable CNC-ification projects, including an official kit from the ma…
Workholding Options For The Beginner CNC Operator
Designing a file to cut on a CNC is only part of the process. You also have to keep it in place while the machine does its work. [Garrett Fromme] walks us through five different work holding techni…
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