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Project Of The Month: The Soldering Gun
The Soldering Gun Courtesy Mike Warren Mike Warren, an editor at DIY website instructables.com, wanted a tool that was fun and unusual for projects that require soldering electronics. His solution?...
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PopSci Teardown: Black & Decker Matrix Quick Connect System
The Transformer Click here for an annotated look at the teardown. Brian Klutch For everyday jobs, a do-it-yourselfer needs—at minimum—a drill, saw, and sander. Black & Decker engineers have...
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Gyro 4V Max Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Screwdriver
Motion-Controlled Driver Courtesy Black & Decker The Gyro by Black & Decker is the first power tool to use the home-improvement industry's equivalent of gesture control: The screwdriver senses...
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A Substance Called Carbomorph Is The Key To 3-D Printing Entire Electronic...
Printing Electronics On Consumer 3-D Printers Pictured: Research group leader Simon Leigh. University of Warwick For a long time now, the ability to print electronic circuitry and components on...
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3 Drills That Clean Up After Themselves
Dustless Drilling Claire Benoist THE TRENDA rotary hammer, which simultaneously turns and punches a drill bit, is the ideal tool for drilling holes into brick and concrete. But making those holes also...
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Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps
Hack An Arduino The Big Book Of Hacks STEP 1 Arduino microcontrollers come in a variety of types. The most common is the Arduino UNO, but there are specialized variations. Before you begin building,...
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A New Type Of Motor Made From Gadget Guts
Three-Headed Lawn Monster The CORE Power Lok battery pack (1) can run three different tools: a hedge trimmer (2), a string trimmer (3), or a blower (4). Claire Benoist Since the 1950s, the brain of...
View ArticleThis Rifle Shoots Lasers
Sometimes, a fancy new cutting tool just needs that special human touch. TWI, a British company with a long history of welding innovation, recently added a pistol grip to a 5-kilowatt industrial...
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This Handsaw Packs Serious Bite In A Small Frame
Rockwell Compact Circular Saw Sam Kaplan When it comes to circular saws, amateur woodworkers have to deal with a frustrating compromise: Overspend on a burly contractor tool that can cut nearly...
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The Goods: November 2013's Hottest Gadgets
The most efficient LED bulb and more NanoLeafUsing only 12 watts, NanoLeaf produces 1,600 lumens, making it the most efficient LED lightbulb. Printed circuit boards provide both the bulb’s circuitry...
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The Goods: November 2013's Hottest Gadgets
NanoLeaf Using only 12 watts, NanoLeaf produces 1,600 lumens, making it the most efficient LED lightbulb. Printed circuit boards provide both the bulb’s circuitry and structure. And because the 33...
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The Hand Tool Family Tree [Infographic]
So you misplaced your screwdriver, or vernier caliper, or veiner gouge. The worst, right? If only everything were as organized as this ridiculously comprehensive infographic of more than 300 hand...
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Lockheed Uses Robot Arm To Build F-35s
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a super-expensive and technologically complex futuristic fighter. Magellan Aerospace, the Toronto based Lockheed-Martin supplier working on the plane,...
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How I Turned Car Batteries Into A Welder [Video]
http://cf.c.ooyala.com/kwMWdqbjoC0T5pz-EyUT2sSHw-GR6Jkn/promo228428039 Please enable Javascript to watch this video If we’re lucky enough to survive Armageddon, our precious electrical grids won’t. But...
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'3-D Cutter' Othermill Goes On Sale
An Othermill Other Machine Co. You can think of an Othermill as the opposite of a 3-D printer. Instead of building up objects from raw materials, Othermills create objects by cutting away a larger...
View Article3 Drills That Clean Up After Themselves
THE TREND A rotary hammer, which simultaneously turns and punches a drill bit, is the ideal tool for drilling holes into brick and concrete. But making those holes also…
View ArticleProgram An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps
STEP 1 Arduino microcontrollers come in a variety of types. The most common is the Arduino UNO, but there are specialized variations. Before you begin building, do a little…
View ArticleA New Type Of Motor Made From Gadget Guts
Since the 1950s, the brain of any electronic device has been a printed circuit board (PCB), a piece of substrate that contains allâor mostâof a device's electrical…
View ArticleThis Handsaw Packs Serious Bite In A Small Frame
When it comes to circular saws, amateur woodworkers have to deal with a frustrating compromise: Overspend on a burly contractor tool that can cut nearly anything, or settle…
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