Making It · 8 May 2020 · 1h 06m
Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss alternative materials for makers, including techniques for bending ABS and acrylic plastics, using foam core, and working with Corian and polyurethane blocks. They share practical tips on tools like vinyl cutters and transfer tape, and review media such as the show 'Prop Culture' and the YouTube channel 'The Forge'.
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Mike and Elliot Williams discuss several hardware hacks, including using Shrinky Dinks (polystyrene) for microfluidics, expanding foam for airplane wings, and steel wire reinforcement for 3D prints. They also cover the use of airsoft BBs as bearings and an interview with brothers Shwan and Cheng, who founded Schwan Ho, a successful tool business in the Shenzhen electronics markets.
Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Pekovich and Matthew Kenny discuss their current home shop projects, including Pekovich's drop-front desk and Kenny's sugar bowl, while answering listener questions on tool selection, scraper usage on black acacia, and joinery for tapered legs. The hosts share their all-time favorite tools of the week—Kenny's jam chuck, Pekovich's routing jigs for half-mortise locks, and McKenna's Record block plane—and address wood color changes in cherry and juniper.
Shop Talk Live editors Ed Pernick, Asa Christiana, and Matt Kenny discuss woodworking techniques for cold weather glue-ups and live edge preparation, while reviewing products like Knight Eyes tie-downs and Nexabond adhesive. They also debate the merits of 12-volt versus 18-volt impact drivers, recommend high-quality mobile bases for table saws, and explain when to use multiple or haunched tenons. The episode concludes with a segment on 'Tool Bombs,' featuring Matt Kenny's unused scrub plane and Asa Christiana's failed aniline dye experiments.
Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss a week of hacks, including a pico balloon shot down by the US Air Force, a NASA SLS rocket noise study, and modular furniture systems like Open Structures. They explore data storage on YouTube and VHS, AI-generated Pong on a Raspberry Pi Pico, and a fake CO2 monitor that is actually an alcohol sensor. The episode highlights Precious Plastic's work in Indonesia creating prosthetic limbs from recycled plastic, Linux audio mixing with PipeWire, and the retro Nintendo Robo.
Mike and Ben recap the Fine Woodworking New England event, highlighting the successful execution of live demonstrations by presenters like Bob Van Dyke and David DiGuard, and the community support from sponsors Shaper, Woodpecker, and Blue Spruce. Sophie Glenn, a metalworker who creates furniture that looks like wood, joins to discuss translating woodworking techniques to metal, covering TIG welding, plasma cutting, and finishing methods. The episode also addresses listener questions on dyeing Kumiko panels and pre-finishing frame-and-panel doors, offering specific technical advice on materials and processes.
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