A Geared Bench Vise To Clamp All The Things

On the eternal quest of workshop upgrades, [Alexandre Chappel] has combined woodworking and 3D printing to add a versatile 0.5 m wide vise with some clever internals to his workbench.

The challenge with such a wide vise is that it requires two timed lead screws on either end of the …read more

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Hijacked Twitter accounts used to advertise face masks

The accounts were used to advertise a site selling products made scarce by COVID-19: face masks, forehead thermometers and toilet paper. Continue reading Hijacked Twitter accounts used to advertise face masks

Restoring A 100 Year Old Vice To Pristine Condtion

We love our vices. They hold pipes for us to saw away at, wood while we carve, and circuit boards so that we can solder on components. So we keep them in shape by cleaning and greasing them every now and then, [MakeEverything] went even further. He found a 100-year-old vice that was in very rough shape and which was going to be thrown out and did a beautiful restoration job on it.

It was actually worse than in rough shape. At some point, one of the jaws had been replaced by welding on a piece of rebar where the …read more

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