Farnsworth Fusor my son and I recently built. Was a super fun project and quite challenging. Was based off the example here https://makezine.com/article/science/energy/nuclear-fusor-star-in-a-jar/

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Got sick of fumbling around whenever plugging in power, USB, etc. So I made port labels for my laptop.

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Hal 9000 - Home Edition

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I made this walnut pencil tray, what do you think?

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I make the Fifth Element Stones

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Resin Skull + homemade latex mold = cheap concrete skulls - great for piling up on your front step to let people know you mean business when it comes to global domination, also makes a great throne building material

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12 layered mandala took some hours to cut, but it looks pretty cool.

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Finished my Dremel Drawer. Time for a new project.

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Wonka on critics

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Designed and built a “retro time travel wrist device” for a commercial

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My brother and I made a giant crossbow out of PVC pipe and painted it to look like a Nerf weapon. Mounted it to the back of my pick up so we could chase inflatable dinosaurs around a field, as you do 🦖

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Custom made soldering station, built from a British Army artillery case. WIP

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I made a lamp out of a skateboard!

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Your next smart home device is a $30 used Kindle

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Advice on a book nook

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I made a huge planter in place of an eye sore

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Made these sword earrings out of clear acrylic! Let me know what ya think!

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I Made a Phone Rig for the Shop using a 3D printer and Loc-Line

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A “Glamp” Knife I made. More pics in comments. Thanks for looking.

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I made a table from a cylinder head and some scrap metal

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Mahogany flip down coat rack I made with the famous Peggy's Cove lighthouse laser engraved on it.

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I designed an arch light for my paint station.

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Free Solidwork license for makers

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I run my own business making dog collars and leashes, this is my office.

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🔥 Finally Finished My Laser-cut Trebuchet Project!🔥

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I added glowing tritium vials to a wall clock for easy night time viewing

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My YT channel finally hit 1000 subs so I made my own 1000 sub play button. Turned out pretty good. I’d put a link on how I made it but it would just get removed.

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This was my first go at a wheelchair mod for my son. I am starting to think about what I should turn his wheelchair into next. What should I do next?

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Where can I have a riveted plastic card booklet like this made?

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Introducing the Von Niemann Probe: My Take on Hans Niemann’s Chess Device!

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Any cool magnet project ideas? Magnet sizes: 6x2, 5x2, 3x3 2x1. And yes, I do have a 3d Printer. Do your work Reddit.

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I made a miniature (mostly correct) van from the movie Onward using a fire rescue van model kit and some 3d printed parts I made, as well as a junk off-white cassette to use as the base. I'll have a video up soon on how it's done and making tiny duct tape - on my YouTube channel.

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Handmade knife

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I 3D printed a travel ukulele!

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Portable Soldering Station made from a damaged British Army 120mm Tank shell Can. Wired and almost finished.

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Moon book nook - fiber optic stars

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I am working on a free app to help with making props from photo reference - photos are work in progress. - feature suggestions welcome.

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Beginner electronics gift kit I put together for my 9 year old for christmas: Cheap Chinese introductory motor and gears kit, assorted LEDs, raspberry pi, Arduino mega, alligator clips and some other bits and pieces

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Found my old vinyl cutter in the closet and decided to try my hand at making some stickers. I forgot how great of a tool this machine is! I really need to find a permanent place for it on my workbench again.

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We built a parcel delivery box and paired it with an Arduino delivery status display that is hidden in a picture frame. When packages are delivered the eyes in the photo all illuminate with LEDs, among other things. It turned out to be kind of creepy and we love it! Demo link in the comments.

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Harmonica Exhaust Mod for Sports Car

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Recycling old skateboards on the lathe

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I made this in the garage..80crv2 steel. Thanks for looking

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Not the best shop but it’s mine...

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A while back, I taught myself how to sew for the sake of making a life-size Oscar the grouch puppet. This was an incredibly rewarding project! However, after I made him the pandemic hit, and I lost my spark. I just feel so unmotivated anymore and I love making. Hopefully I get out of this rut I'm in

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I made this trophies for an engineering event, what do you think?

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Made a mini desk lamp thingy

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A friend has a ‘sport shell’ rowboat with a broken keel-fin. I designed a new one with a compatible mounting plate, converted that into a clamshell mold, 3D printed the mold and polished it, then cast a replacement in resin & glass!

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I make these airplane wing tables from scratch using .050” aluminum sheet. I hammer form the sides and ribs on a buck I made from oak. This one has ebonized oak legs. There’s a 1/4” thick piece of glass on the top. I’ll post a link to more pics in the comments.

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Built frame from scratch. Built engine from a $100 ditch pump motor into a race engine. Street racer mini bike, needs a couple welds left for foot pegs and some wiring work left. Feeling good about it so far.

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Made this mobile Coffee Cart with a few parts from a $60 kid's bike

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Made a Star Trek 24x24 Edge Lit Sign for my office. Made this using illustrator and my LongMill.

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I made a set of knives a while ago that were built to resemble a box of cigars. Thought you guys may dig this.

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My make shop has a vending machine with commonly needed hardware

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I am making a mini bike. CNC plasma cutter for things like disc brake, sprocket, plates, hangers, etc. Used bender and roller for frame. Working on building up engine from stock, bending new header from metal tube.

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Some knives I made.

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A batch of 6 inch frying pans I recently finished.

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I figured out how to make one of those invisibility shields with a TV fresnel lens

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Case for Nintendo Switch

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Looking for ideas on upcycling some old electric motors

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Machinist Level completed!

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My shop.

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How is this type of display called? I got a similar one from a Bus and I am looking for information on how to get it running. It looks similar to a 12 segment display but with a different layout.Thanks :)

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We cut our cable cord and built a giant triple digital TV antenna using 2x4 scraps and $8 in electronic parts. It is on a pivot mount in the attic and gives us DVD-quality local TV broadcasts. It actually works REALLY WELL! Build link in comments.

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I made a baby yoda ornament.

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My wife is awesome! Laser cut magnetic attach exhaust for the cutter, slotted laser cut window insert, and 3D printed paddles for the duct spring!

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Where do I go to get custom braces/prosthetics made? What I want doesn't seem to exist

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My prop replica of St Edward’s Crow

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I modeled a t-nut. Couldn't find it online. Hope it helps someone. GrabCAD link in comments.

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So, I'm building a half-scale go kart, and this is the start of the plug for the full carbon fiber shell. It is based off factory drawings, but scaled down by hand to 1:2, transferred into a wood section frame, and then filled with foam and shaped by hand.

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DIY lightweight CNC

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I recently made a wood-fired camping stove out of a broken kettle. It weighs only 378 grams. I managed to boil 350 ml of water in 15 minutes in winter conditions.

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Another one of my recent makes. This one is actually hanging up in the house. It was made on a k40 laser cutter from 3mm birch ply wood. Definitely by far my favourite make so far. Question is, do I had resin to the sea part to make it all nice and glossy?

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Figment is getting old. How can I recast this?

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Made a ring from a stainless steel nut. What do you guys think.

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I built a new cordless drill holder to improve on my old one. It's a simple build but it has already made working in the shop a lot nicer, since I no longer have to wonder where my drill stuff is in the middle of a project. Just wanted to share. Video link in the comments if interested.

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Turned a 2 tonne hydraulic jack into a sheet press for recycled plastic, bookbinding, paper embossing etc.

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DIY 7 Day Quarantine Clock I Designed and Laser Cut

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I made my own portable two-player arcade briefcase.

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Who else here grew up with this cheerful electronics teacher?

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So this is interior wall light / sculpture i made as final exam piece on my secondary school of applied arts - blacksmithing.

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Best wheel/blade to cut curved plexiglass

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Just finished up this bench unit behind our pool. It has storage inside, and power for charging phones and speakers.

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Latest HDPE creation - a plastic box with plastic ‘welded’ corners ♻️

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Maple and walnut edge grain cutting board I made. 🔪

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Made myself a new wedding ring out of a brass nut. Cost $3.75 and half a day. Now if I lose it, I won't be upset, as I can just remake it.

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I made this MF DOOM action figure and I've been casting copies in resin from a silicone mold I made.

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Copied from twitter: “Do you have 3D printers, talent, or design expertise that you are willing to share w/ hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic? Please submit your info in the form below!” Link in comments.

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Ventilator Hack possible? You’re the experts. We need a miracle.

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I had an off-cut from a 2x4 taking up space so I made it useful again. DIY drink carrier.

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The infinity Cube

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Just finished up a Singer sewing table restoration! Feel free to critique! Link to more photos in comments.

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ZF1 prop from the movie the fifth element part 3 of 4 done

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Wrought iron skull keychains. After a night in acid.

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Help requested for Hospital in need.

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What do you think about this utility knife? It lets you instantly load a new blade whenever you need it.

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I made a thing. Needs a couple things, but overall very thing like and ready to do things.

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I make 3d printed jewelry. Thought you all might dig this brass ring

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I just finished making this silver and gold ring. Please give me some feedback

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This started life as a tomato flat

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Has anyone here tried dyeing metals with Rit Dyemore? I need some brass wool in orange (bright orange, not just a copper colour) and I'm wondering if it would work. The wool is for an aesthetic application not a functional one :)

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Kegerator is finished! Beer is on tap.

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Camping knife made with 80crv2 carbon steel, maple burl and epoxy scales.. mosaic pin, and aluminum lanyard tube pin. Let me know what you think

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My Custom Electric Skateboard Bicycle

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I connected two emergency lights to my garage door opener that activate whenever the garage door is opening or closing. Now whenever we come home we have a light show to welcome us. Project link in comments.

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You guys remember all those Tensegrity posts a few weeks ago? I decided to design and make one and it actually worked! Sending a kit to my match in the Maker exchange

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I'm working on a 3D printed fully functional rover, similar to the Mars rovers. Here is my current progress. (Link to more pictures and timelapses in comments)

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Gas Powered Scrub Brush for Doing the Dishes

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I made a Wood Neighborhood Map of New York City. Locally Made, Hand Assembled, Laser Burnt. 1/4 Maple Layers

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Cutting Acrylic sheet

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Ring I made yesterday. I think it is my nicest one yet.

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Arizona flag I made from wood (natural colors).

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A modest bench, but a bench none the less :P

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Help me identify this plastic!

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Crowd for the closing ceremony of the FIRST high school and elementary robotics competition World Championships in Detroit

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A friend of mine hooked me up big time just need to learn how to use the dang thing.

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This is a Yoda Lamp that I carved out of wood. It was a fun and challenging project. I'll put a link to the build video in the comments if anyone wants to check it out.

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We made a wooden slide for my 2 year old. Kerf cut steps filled with epoxy, steam bent handles and bent laminated birch plywood for the slide itself.

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This might not be on the scale of all of your posts but here is a fairy doll I made. (:

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Ideas for skin texture?

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Building my shop

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I wanted to share my workspace. The workbench is metal cabinetry from a bank and the old kitchen counter from my childhood home. And those storage cubbies are actual bank safety deposit boxes with the doors removed.

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Had fun building this scope kit I got recently, seems to work pretty well, but I am getting some attenuation at higher voltages, so reading voltages from it are not accurate. Anyone else built one?

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Has anyone here used EL (electroluminescent) wire to do a string-art style sign?

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for the hobbyist who want their own robot here is HEW a robot arm I made free to download, includes bill of materials and assembly guide.

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We made an electric bath caddy that has an LED flickering candle and twelve color-changing LEDs that give a nice light show while you watch movies on your tablet. It's all electric, which we are certain is perfectly safe for the bathroom. Demo video in the comments.

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I made Vladimir Glutin from some bread with the laser cutter

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Today I made a floppy disk chandelier.

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I made this table

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Rustic bubble machine

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One of the few upsides to Covid-19 is that for the first time in years I have time to mess around with my welder and make something cool. Made in my backyard with just a few basic tools. Bonus points if you can guess what the body is made out of.

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All she deserved was a piece of firewood for Valentines Day.... (video in comments)

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World War 2 JerryCans rolled into my shop today ! Suggestions ?

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Scrap Wood Mallet - Walnut, Maple and Cherry

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I made a customizable finger replacement that can be easily fitted to a variety of finger amputations

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I made this wee deadblow mallet. Link to see more in the comments.

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I made my basement workspace a bit nicer :)

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Small but sweet project - Who's Home?

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I made a metal detector!

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The glass arrived for my coffee table #computer #build today! ... hope to release the first build video on Dubious Engineering this weekend!! Yes that’s a jack n coke!! :-)‬ it’s Friday :-)

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We made plant pots out of recycled milk bottle tops using aluminium moulds 🪴

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Everyone's been posting pics of their shops, so here is mine

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Small skinner made from 80crv2 steel, Maple burl and green burlap micarta.. white G10 liners, and mosaic pins. Thanks for looking

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Made popsicles out of soap for a play- someone in my family tried to eat one

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3D Printing (x-post /r/intrestingasfuck)

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Any advice on Ringmaking?

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Cord cover

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Super proud of this Blade Runner style gun! (3D printed/ resin grips)

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Since us makers typically cross a few maker disciplines, I thought I’d share a x-post from r/woodworking

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Two remotes, one wood worker

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