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\nMost of us who at least dabble in DIY electronics know about DC motors and servomotors. But the world of stepper motors can seem intimidating and overly complicated. If they are for you, check out\u00a0this excellent beginner\u2019s guide<\/a>\u00a0by engineer and educator, Jeremy Fielding.<\/p>\n
Five Useful Shop Tips<\/strong> Glue Myth Busted! End-to-End Gluing is STRONG!<\/strong> 22 Tips for Using TinkerCAD<\/strong> Measuring Tape Refresher<\/strong> If you want to achieve equal spacing for 5 framing members within a 8\u2019 span (some carpenters like to put five trusses per 8 feet, so the sheathing over the framing is stiffer), these are handy markings: 8 feet = 96 inches, so that if you want to place 5 studs equally distanced apart, you will place them every 19.2\u2033.<\/em><\/p>\n 3D Doodling with Trash Bashing<\/strong> Maker Slang<\/strong> Maker Christmas<\/strong> – That Christmas morning-like feeling you get every morning that you enter your shop\/work area and look at the results of your previous day\u2019s labors \u2013 at least when you\u2019re really happy with what you did.<\/p>\n Handyma’am<\/strong> -We hired someone recently to repair some old metal bi-fold doors on a closet. The woman who came to do the work described herself on her card as a handyma’am. We thought maybe she\u2019d come up with it, but it turns out to be a growing term for female repair people.<\/p>\n Book Nook<\/strong> \u2013 A bookshelf diorama built inside of an insert that slides onto a bookcase. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror characters\/scenes from books are popular book nook subjects.<\/p>\n More on Moving<\/strong> Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales – Issue #99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":39111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2371],"tags":[2372],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39117,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39110\/revisions\/39117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n![\"fiveshoptips\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/09\/fiveshoptips.png\")
\nOn the\u00a0YouTube<\/em>\u00a0channel,\u00a0A Glimpse Inside<\/a>, Chris offers such tips as using a paper towel inside of a piece of sandpaper to sand a complex profile, using a wooden sponge handle as an impromptu dowel, and creating a popsicle \u201cstory stick\u201d for marking hole spacing that you need to transfer (such as hanging chargers or other devices that have keyhole slots for screws on the back).<\/p>\n
\n![\"gluingchart\"](\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2021\/09\/gluingchart.png\")
\nIn\u00a0this fascinating video<\/a>\u00a0on Patrick Sullivan\u2019s YouTube channel, he proves through scientific testing that, popular to common belief, gluing wood end-grain to end-grain does not create a weaker bond. In fact, it is actually stronger than a side-to-side or side-to-end bond \u2013 by 2 or 3 times! I\u2019m looking forward to future installments of this Glue Myths series.<\/p>\n
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\nTrue confession: I thoroughly stink in all CAD software. It is one of those skillsets that is perpetually on my maker education to-do list. In\u00a0this piece<\/a>\u00a0by our pal, Donald Bell, he runs through a series of excellent tips that can help me\u2026 er\u2026 you work faster, better, smarter.<\/p>\n
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\nMany of the measuring tape tips found in this article you may already know. Most of them I have covered in\u00a0Make:<\/em>,\u00a0my tips book<\/a>, and in this newsletter. But\u00a0this piece<\/a>\u00a0is a good deep introduction to measuring tape features and some great tips on things like using a tape by yourself, using one as a compass, and other handy tricks. Do you know, for instance, why there are black diamonds on many tapes every 19.2″?
\nOn most tape measures, you\u2019ll see a small diamond every 19.2\u2033.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nIn\u00a0this 30-minute video<\/a>, Bill of the\u00a0Bill Making Stuff<\/em>\u00a0YouTube channel, shows many of the tricks of the trade for scratch-building\/trash bashing models, for tabletop gaming, or just for fun. Bill is the master of the BeadBot (robot models made from crafting beads). In the video, he introduces the concept of Doodlebots, where you start off with little-to-no idea what type of model you\u2019re going to make and you just improvise as you go. Over the course of the video, he shows assembly techniques, gluing, the various parts you can get from scavenged trash, the magic of Greeble, weathering, and lots more.<\/p>\n
\nIf you run across any tech terms, jargon, or slang related to making,\u00a0<\/em>please share<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAs I\u2019ve mentioned probably too many times, we\u2019re in the process of moving. If you haven\u2019t done so in a while, you might be shocked (as I was) at how expensive moving boxes and supplies are. Three short wardrobe boxes? $40. One large mirror\/art box (and we have a lot of art)? $25. One little perk when ordering boxes is that the boxes that all these boxes come in are additional usable and free boxes. Also: Did you know that\u00a0ULINE<\/a>\u00a0will send you free samples of moving boxes (and lots of their other products) and those boxes also come inside of big, usable boxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"