Three days into its Kickstarter, the Nomad CNC Mill has received over three times its funding goal. This is more interesting to me than home-based 3D printing technology, because you can make things out of a variety of materials and it is more accurate.
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2:40 pm Fri
May 2, 2014
$2k desktop milling machine
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An electric fence to keep snails out of your vegetable garden
Here’s a vegetable gardener who didn’t want to share his bounty with slugs and snails, so he strung an electric barrier around the perimeter of his raised bed garden. Anytime a voracious mollusk attempts to enter the garden, it must first crawl over a pair of electrified wires, where it receives a mild shock sufficient […]
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My kids-and-grownups project book, Maker Dad, on sale for Kindle: 99 cents
My DIY project book, Maker Dad is just $2 as a Kindle right now.
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Twist off your zip ties, don't cut them
If you cut a zip-tie tail with scissors, it leaves a sharp-edged stub. In this video, you’ll learn how to use pliers to twist of the tail, which creates a stub without a sharp tail. I just tried it (above photo) and it works. On the left is twist method. On the right is the […]
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Disconnect gives web trackers the boot and ups your device's battery life
Most of us understand that when we visit a website, we’re subjecting ourselves to surveillance by trackers. And, while these tools are usually used for innocuous purposes, like determining which ads to show you, they can be leveraged for much more nefarious goals, and they have the potential to tank your browsing speed as well as […]
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Score 10 coding courses for a price you choose
Learning how to code is a great way to improve your hiring potential and open the door to more lucrative careers, but getting the ball rolling can be a bit daunting considering the number of languages out there and steep price associated with training. However, the Pay What You Want: Learn to Code 2018 Bundle is […]
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The Nix Pro Color Sensor matches colors with extreme precision
Our world is a colorful one, and when it comes time to repaint the house or create a new design, many of us look to our surroundings for inspiration. However, matching colors from the outside world to our canvas isn’t the most precise process when we’re just eyeballing it. The Nix Pro Color Sensor removes the […]
