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![\"roll-forming\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/08\/roll-forming.png\")
\nIf you watch metalworking videos, you\u2019ve probably seen a lot of hammer-forming of metal parts over wooden or metal bucks. In\u00a0this Blondihacks video<\/a>, Quinn shows how to create a roll-forming mandrel and then how she formed two copper boiler plates for the model boiler she\u2019s building. I love watching videos like this, even though I doubt I\u2019ll ever have any need to use the info myself. In the midst of the video, there are a number of good tips, like when the fit becomes a little tight on her machined mandrel parts, she heats the disk up with a blow torch so that the metal expands, allowing her to drive the handle all the way in.<\/p>\n
Maker Slang<\/strong> Trash Bash<\/strong>\u00a0– A type of modeling or crafting for tabletop gaming where you exclusively (or almost exclusively) use discarded items (plastic food containers, coffee stirring sticks, straws, etc.) for the build materials. Part scratch-building, part kit-bashing, part upcycling. For some inspiring trash bashing, check out the\u00a0Trash Bash International<\/a>\u00a0group on\u00a0Facebook<\/em>.<\/p>\n Deo Stick<\/strong>\u00a0– [Deodorant Stick] Many trash bash modelers on\u00a0YouTube<\/em>\u00a0issue challenges to each other to use one trash type in a build. A frequently-issued challenge is to build models exclusively out of \u201cdeo sticks.\u201d Turns out, there are a lot of interesting plastic parts inside of deodorant sticks.<\/p>\n Buck<\/strong>\u00a0– In material working, a buck is a form (usually wood or metal) over which a metal, leather, or other material is hammer-formed. The term buck also refers to any of various heavy frames, racks, or jigs used to support materials or partially assembled items during manufacture, as in airplane assembly. Also, a door (or window) buck is a frame of wood or metal set in a partition, especially one of light masonry, to support door hinges, hardware, finish work, etc.<\/p>\n Persuader<\/strong>\u00a0– Any hammer, sledge, axe, or other tool used to \u201cencourage\u201d material to move.<\/p>\n “Lessons Learned”<\/strong> TOYS! Screw-Removal Pliers<\/strong> Yet Another Method for Scribing a Circle<\/strong> \u201cStart a nail in the workpiece where you want the center of the circle. From your measuring tape, pull out a length of tape equal to the circle\u2019s radius and lock it in place. Then, hook the measuring tape on the nail as shown. You can now place a pencil in the tape\u2019s hook and rotate it around to draw a perfect circle.\u201d<\/p>\n Project Pursuit Flowchart<\/strong> Shop Talk<\/strong> \u201cHey Gareth, thought you might find this interesting.\u00a0Someone is\u00a0about to produce<\/a>\u00a0the fractal vice.\u201d<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n In response to\u00a0<\/em>my request for decent apartment toolkits<\/em><\/a>, two people recommended the US$10\u00a0<\/em>IKEA Fixa toolkit<\/em><\/a>. (Thanks, Fery and Dan.)<\/em><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n
\nIf you run across any tech terms, jargon, or slang related to making,\u00a0<\/em>please share<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nRecently my fiance and I visited her bother and sister-in-law in western Maryland. They do a lot of camping and they keep a journal of their travels. At the end of every trip, they include a \u201clessons learned\u201d section to remind them of things they can do to improve the next trip. On the way home, Angela and I did a \u201clessons learned:\u201d ALWAYS carry bottled water in the car, don\u2019t forget the pain relief cream, and keep an insulated cooling bag in the car.<\/p>\n
\n![\"screw-removal\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/08\/screw-removal.png\")
\nIn this\u00a0Cool Tools video<\/a>, Donald Bell tries out a\u00a0pair of Japanese pliers<\/a>\u00a0designed to (among other plying functions) remove stripped screws. At $22, they\u2019re a bit pricey, but as Donald points out, they\u2019re well-made, all-around good pliers, and the Japanese design and packaging are kind of irresistible. I know this attraction. I got a pair of outrageously-overpriced\u00a0GodHand<\/a>\u00a0sprue cutters as a present a few Christmases ago. I love the packaging so much, I put them back into it when I\u2019m finished using them.
\n![\"godhand\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/08\/godhand.jpg\")
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\n![\"scribingcircle\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/08\/scribingcircle.png\")
\nThere are so many different ways of scribing a circle in a workpiece. Here\u2019s another, shared on the\u00a0Acme Tools Instagram page<\/a>. I wouldn\u2019t imagine this as the most elegant or accurate solution, but maybe worth a try:<\/p>\n
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\nCool Tools<\/a>\u00a0fearless leader, Kevin Kelly, posted this wonderful flowchart to\u00a0Twitter<\/em>. I especially appreciate the \u201csurprise ending\u201d question. I\u2019ve always loved artists (and other creatives) who ask themselves such a question. The musician PJ Harvey, when she\u2019s working on something in the studio, always asks herself: \u201cHave I already done this? Has anyone else?\u201d If the answer to either is \u201cYes,\u201d she throws it out.<\/p>\n
\n![\"fractalvise\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/08\/fractalvise.jpg\")
\nFrom\u00a0Chad<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0ManCrafting<\/a>:<\/p>\n