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Maple and Epoxy Resin Bedside Shelves
This project is a pair of bedside shelves made from maple and epoxy resin. This wood has a bunch of beetle holes in it, some of which I filled with silver wire as an accent. Let’s get started. For this project, you will need:
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Bar Clamp (Watercolor Speedpaint 15)
The 15th watercolor in my Tools series in a bar clamp. In case you are interested, I’ve made a post cataloging all the supplies I use to create watercolor paintings.
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Hunter Cat Card Skimmer Detector Review
Today I’m reviewing Hunter Cat, a business-card sized circuit designed to root out magnetic card skimmers. Thieves use skimmers to collect your bank card information, most commonly at ATMs and gas stations. Dip the Hunter Cat into a magstripe payment device and it will tell you with some small LEDs whether it’s safe to dip…
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Soldering Iron (Watercolor Speedpaint 14)
The 14th watercolor in my Tools series in a soldering iron pencil. In case you are interested, I’ve made a post cataloging all the supplies I use to create watercolor paintings.
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Jeweler’s Saw (Watercolor Speedpaint 13)
The 13th watercolor in my Tools series in a jeweler’s saw. In case you are interested, I’ve made a post cataloging all the supplies I use to create watercolor paintings.
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My Rooftop Ham Radio Antenna
I recently put a ham radio antenna on my roof, so I could get better signal inside my apartment, which isn’t on a high floor. As an ultra beginner without a lot of investment in the hobby, it was perfectly acceptable to have to climb onto the roof to get any signal on my portable…
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3D Printed Dust Port Adapter
Here’s a quick guide to making a 3D printed adapter to connect your power tools to your shop vac if they’re not naturally compatible. For this example, I’ll be using my Ryobi planer and sander and my Festool shop vac hose, but these general instructions should work for any two tubes that are close to…
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Meow Meow Mini: First Look
Today I want to introduce you to a new board, the Meow Meow Mini. It’s basically a capacitive touch keyboard, which makes it easy to turn any almost anything into a controller for games and other apps. Meow Meow is created by my friends at Electronic Cats, a Mexican open source hardware company headquartered in…
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Health.com video about NYC Makes PPE
I was interviewed by Health.com for a profile on NYC Makes PPE, the local coalition with which I’ve been volunteering during the supply chain collapse.
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Electronic Affirmation Mirror for HackSpace Magazine issue 30
HackSpace Magazine issue 30 More project info – Electronic Affirmation Mirror
