Showing posts with label aluminum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aluminum. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Random Instructables 10/2/15

Instructables of the Day:

Turn a Bandsaw into a cutoff saw

This instructable is unfortunately mostly a video. he builds an aluminum pivot to turn his bandsaw into a cut-off band saw. Its a nice project made out of Shiny Aluminum :)



Cross hole drilling in round stock:















I know what your thinking, this is dead simple. It's actually not at all. Many times something that seems simple becomes incredibly hard when you need it to be precise.

I once had a method for achieving this, my material had nice straight lines down the length.  after I drilled a dozen or so holes I realized. Those nice straight lines twisted about 20 degrees along the length, Oops!



Friday, September 25, 2015

Random Instructables 9/24/15

Instructables of the Day:

We're gonna get in more than 2 today..

Repair broken hinges of a laptop:




















I have a forehead smack reaction to this one, why didnt I think of that. This looks like exactly the same model of laptop that my sister recently broke in exactly this way..

Host a Repair Cafe



















Hey look, a guide to that thing I've been talking about doing at Mobile Makerspace for a year.

Walnut and Aluminum Lamp





















A very handsome lamp. The instructions are more of a school report than actual instructions, but still a nice project.

When a Phillips is not a Phillips










A useful instructable about screws fasteners.

Washer Bracelets
















Looks like an easy craft.

Ring Roller
















A DIY machine that can bend serious steel into hoops or curves, sweet.

X mounts



















This uses actobotics grommets and modular beams to mount phones and gadgets, but its totally diy-able too..

DIY Big Peg Board Shelving




















This is a very attractive and easy build, doesn't get much better..