{"id":41457,"date":"2023-08-23T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41457"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:31:53","slug":"building-a-fractal-chair-from-a-1913-patent%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/building-a-fractal-chair-from-a-1913-patent%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a &#8220;Fractal Chair&#8221; from a 1913 patent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Gareth\u2019s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/garstips.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936d2c75-55aa-48f3-90d3-8ad7498b374e_1930x968.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com\">Send me<\/a>&nbsp;a tip or tool recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com\">Tell me<\/a>&nbsp;a shop tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Buy my books (<em>Tips and Tales from the Workshop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Make-Workshop-Reference-Makers-Technology\/dp\/1680450794?_encoding=UTF8&amp;language=en_US&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;linkId=a5c5857473b51f82c50d43267bdbc081&amp;pd_rd_r=261deaff-c20f-414d-8dc2-428071e686a0&amp;pd_rd_w=AgvlS&amp;pd_rd_wg=vcNNv&amp;pf_rd_p=29505bbf-38bd-47ef-8224-a5dd0cda2bae&amp;pf_rd_r=ZYPBMY37DPZHVEB9F236&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;tag=minbon-20&amp;utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/53WtG%20?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 2<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/frauenfelder.typeform.com\/to\/Zzu1eX6G?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s+Tips%2C+Tools%2C+and+Shop+Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue+newsletter&amp;typeform-source=garstips.substack.com\">Advertise<\/a>&nbsp;your product, service, newsletter, app, book, tool, or anything you\u2019d like to share with GT&amp;T readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Building a &#8220;Fractal Chair&#8221; from a 1913 patent<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_93339\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8pvjEHAt6U?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several years ago, YouTuber&nbsp;<strong>Eric Tozzi<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Hand Tool Rescue<\/em>&nbsp;lit up the maker internet with his<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QBeOgGt_oWU\">&nbsp;introduction and restoration<\/a>&nbsp;of the &#8220;intimate contact vise,&#8221; a rare 1913 vise for &#8220;obtaining intimate contact with, engaging, clamping bodies of any shape&#8221; [see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US1059545?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Patent here<\/a>]. Eric dubbed it the &#8220;fractal vise.&#8221; Since then, dozens of makers have created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:4904044\">3D printable versions<\/a>&nbsp;and versions made from various other materials. And these vises are now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NUhrF0xkhhc\">available for purchase via Alibaba<\/a>&nbsp;and elsewhere. In this video, Eric reveals that the 1913 patent holder also submitted a patent for an\u2026um intimate contact chair. So, of course, he needed to try and recreate one. Will it turn out to be the mother of all butt-pinchers? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Getting Your Electronics Projects Onto the Internet<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_22127\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pfQbyoIpgA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video from&nbsp;<strong>Becky Stern<\/strong>&nbsp;for Digi-Key, she looks at the different options available for getting your microcontroller project connected to the internet. She runs through some of the different microcontrollers you can use (ESP8266, ESP32, Arduino, Particle, Pico), cool projects you can connect to (like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cheerlights.com\/\">Cheerlights<\/a>), cloud services for visualizing sensor data, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.arduino.cc\/\">Arduino Cloud<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/io.adafruit.com\/\">Adafruit IO<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thingspeak.com\/\">ThingSpeak<\/a>, and more. Connecting an electronics project you made to the Big Wide Muddy of the global internet carries a unique little thrill (beyond the project\u2019s utility). If you\u2019re new to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_of_things\">Internet of Things<\/a>&nbsp;(IoT), this video is a great introduction to connecting your projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Making Carving Tools from Old Bandsaw Blades<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Bumped into this on&nbsp;<em>Instagram<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CtphOwBAb0P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CtphOwBAb0P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CtphOwBAb0P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Nick Kettman (@modulusprops)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>\u201cPrice: Low to High\u201d is Your Friend<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77350626-266b-4752-9435-6832767b716e_1500x1149.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77350626-266b-4752-9435-6832767b716e_1500x1149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"367\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several years ago, I ordered a set of 5 \u201cpremium\u201d hobby sanding sticks for $14 on Amazon. I\u2019ve used them for years and they\u2019ve served me well, but the commonly-used sticks are now bereft of grit. I was about to order a new set when I decided to look and see what other product options were available in the sanding sticks category. I started by selecting \u201cPrice: Low to High.\u201d I found a well-reviewed set of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/GFviZ\">20 sticks for $7.50<\/a>&nbsp;(that\u2019s .38 instead of $2.80 per stick). I bought them and they\u2019re great. Perfect for what I need (I use them for working with styrene) and for a lot less money. So, the next time you go to buy something on&nbsp;<em>Amazon<\/em>, don\u2019t forget to organize your search low-to-high (and then choose the highest-rated, lowest-priced item that looks like it will serve your needs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>The Tool on Wire Strippers You May Not Know About<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_11308\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjpcIga3XXk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<em>See Jane Drill<\/em>, contractor and DIY educator,&nbsp;<strong>Leah Bolden<\/strong>, points out a feature on most&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/g92nNm\">wire strippers<\/a>&nbsp;that some makers may not know about. Right near the hinge of the tool are often found two (or more) bolt shears for common-size bolts (e.g. 6-32 and 8-32). Leah shows how to properly use these shears to remove the excess length but maintain the precious threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Shop Talk<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our friend&nbsp;<strong>Federico<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wolfcatworkshop\">wolfCatWorkshop<\/a>&nbsp;sent in the following:<\/em><br><br>A couple of things I wanted to send your way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0ccd358-2788-42ba-ae9c-a6069d2398bf_765x664.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0ccd358-2788-42ba-ae9c-a6069d2398bf_765x664.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"463\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>I&#8217;m intrigued&nbsp;by this &#8220;hack&#8221; of putting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SgCam8t3670\">hooked blade on an oscillating tool<\/a>. Seems really cool. Haven&#8217;t tried it, but it\u2019s been on my to-do list for a while.<br><br><em>[I actually included that in my Tips book (<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/53WtG%20?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Volume 2<\/a>). I\u2019ve never tried it, either, but I trust&nbsp;<strong>Chris Notap<\/strong>&nbsp;to be a very reliable source of real, non-gimmicky tips. &#8211; Gareth]<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6f8de66-078c-46f1-9b41-6caff36be5c9_691x545.png\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li><li>I recently fell in love with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WorkshopCompanion\">Workshop Companion<\/a>&nbsp;<em>YouTube<\/em>&nbsp;channel, and I&#8217;m surprised I\u2019d not found it before. His presentation is really clear and funny (in a good way) and the occasional&nbsp;appearance of the dog is super charming. Two videos that I loved were the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aAD5yGaHunw\">bandsaw magic technique<\/a>&nbsp;and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/prv2fDdCqGg\">concealed hinges 101<\/a>.&#8221; The latter is a really good intro to those fancy hinges and made me want to incorporate them into a project of my own.<\/li><li>Also, this is a comment\/plug as I made this video\u2026 I&#8217;ve been pondering about beginners learning CAD and an idea I came up with recently was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/HZVXUwTxl6w?feature=share\">using Ed Emberley&#8217;s drawing books<\/a>&nbsp;(from the 1970&#8217;s!) to start getting familiar with the interface. I wonder how people jump from using a pencil on paper to using a mouse and a screen to make things. It&#8217;s not necessarily a natural progression for a lot of us.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gar&#8217;s Tips &#038; Tools &#8211; Issue #163<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"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\/41457"}],"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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41476,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41457\/revisions\/41476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}