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Little Free Libraries
About a year ago I decided to use up some spare plywood I had lying around to make a little free library. Since I’m trained as a librarian (MISt) and am a self-described maker (New Toronto Makeshore), it’s a perfect match. Frankly, though, I had no idea how popular it would be. We live on […]
3D Scanning
Posted by admin in 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, Make on May 4, 2015
I just received this fantastic-o little 3D Scanner from the folks at Matter and Form. The first thing I’m going to try scanning is a sculpture of a child made by my late great Aunt (it’s signed Audrey McNaughton). There is no date, but I would guess it to be from the 1970’s. If the […]
Make: Cracker Box Amp
So I found this make-yer-own-amp project in Make magazine and thought it was a good excuse to learn how to solder electronics and such-like. Plus, it was my friend’s 40th birthday and since I didn’t want to bequeath him another backgammon set I figured an amp-in-a-box might be a good gift. Many thanks to Cairn […]
Make: A Wood Gas Stove
I was interested in trying out the Wood Gas Stove I saw an article on in Make (Vol. 27 Wood Gas Stove by William Abnerthay) and so set-to assembling the tools and materials. Although I found the step drill bit at Lowe’s, I found it at almost half the price at Princess Auto and ended […]
A Drill Press – Yippee!!
I just got me this brand new used drill press. I havent really tried it out yet, but it looks ok so far. I picked it up for $100 off kijiji and although it has some rust and is missing the chuck key, I think I got a pretty good deal. The rust will come […]