Collaborate Disseminate
The Swiss Army knife is the most well-known multitool, combining a bunch of functionality into a compact package. [Jeff Gough] decided to build a custom example featuring a selection of …read more Continue reading Building A Custom Swiss Army Knife
Embossed leather belts can be deliciously stylish. However, the tooling for making these fashionable items is not always easy to come by, and it rarely comes cheap. What do we …read more Continue reading Embossing Leather With a Pipe Bender and 3D Printed Tooling
[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a problem. They found the InLine VA40R to be a perfectly usable multimeter, except for a couple of flaws. Most glaring among these were the tiny sockets for …read more Continue reading Multimeter Gets Socket Upgrade To Use Nicer Probes
Although a lot of tools have been digitized and consolidated into our smartphones, from cameras, music players, calendars, alarm clocks, flashlights, and of course phones, perhaps none are as useful …read more Continue reading A Compass That Looks to the Stars
If you ask around a wood shop, most people will agree that the table saw is the most dangerous tool around. There’s ample evidence that this is true. In 2015, …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Table Saw Safety
Unless you’re running a commercial logging operation, with specialized saws, log grapples, mills, transportation for the timber, and the skilled workers needed to run everything, it’s generally easier to bring …read more Continue reading A Portable Chainsaw Sawmill
We just love a good DIY tool project, and more so when it’s something that we can actually use cobbled together from stuff in our closet, or hacked out of …read more Continue reading Hacker Tools, Hacked Tools
If there’s anything more frustrating than mounting holes that don’t line up with the thing you’re mounting, we don’t know what it could be. You measure as carefully as possible, …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Caliper Extensions Make Hole Measurement Easier
Oscillators may use crystals as precise tuned circuits. If you have a vector network analyzer (VNA) — or even some basic test equipment — you can use it to learn …read more Continue reading VNAs and Crystals
It’s no exaggeration to say that the development of cheap rechargeable lithium-ion batteries has changed the world. Enabling everything from smartphones to electric cars, their ability to pack an incredible …read more Continue reading OSHW Battery Tester Aims to Help Tame Lithium Cells