CNC routers are great but can be time consuming and overkill when you simply need to make a few simple cuts. This 3D router keeps your project moving forward and there's no software to fiddle with.

Readers of my articles featuring DIY projects may be interested in trying their hand at creating a device from scratch. A great place to start is with a clear, well-drawn schematic. For the last ...

Sometimes our dreams go so far as to become a reality. When that happens, some people just happen to document the whole thing. Even more, they leave detailed DIY instructions on making your very own ...

The University of Southern California’s ‘MxR’ Lab today launched an ‘open source’ DIY virtual reality website. The lab is making freely available many of their innovative virtual reality hardware and ...

Beyond the ever-dropping cost of 3D printers themselves, one of the biggest perceived barriers of entry to 3D printing is the supposed difficulty of the design process. And, make no mistake: if you're ...

The beginning of the DIY 3D printing movement was a heady time. There was a vision of a post-scarcity world in which everything could and would be made at home, for free. Printers printing other ...

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If you are always searching for new projects to keep you busy you might be interested to know that N-O-D-E that’s created and published a free new digital book entitled 1,000 Useful Things to Make.

What just happened? In a workshop filled with the whir of machines and the scent of fresh plastic, two makers have found a new use for an old piece of exercise equipment. Ivan Miranda and Jón Schone, ...