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The Maker’s Router
Tool: DeWALT Router DWP611 Guest: Matt Stultz, Head of Community, Prusa Research Twitter: @MattStultz Quotes: There’s a lot of great routers on the market, but I chose the 611 because I love the...
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Swing-A-Way Can Opener
It seems so simple and obvious. And I recall when just about every household had one of these somewhere in the kitchen. But now they are rather hard to find. But I still have not found a better or...
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Wiha Precision Screwdriver Set
First, these are perfectly cut to dig right into the screws. Rather than sliding around and stripping them, these fit so perfectly that there’s no room to slide and strip screws. Second, they perform...
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What’s in my bag? — Luke Leighfield
Sign up here to get What’s in my bag? a week early in your inbox. Luke Leighfield is a freelance copywriter, musician, reader and runner from London, UK. He writes a weekly newsletter, Ten Things,...
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Bialetti Stovetop Percolator
I originally bought this classic Italian coffee maker for camping, but the coffee was so good I use it every day. It is so simple to use and the result is superb. I prefer French roast coffee in this...
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Five Ways to Remove Bubbles from Epoxy Resin
In the latest issue of HackSpace (#31), I have a piece on “Maker Math” (page 78), with formulae, calculation short-cuts, ways of estimating jobs and project costs, and more. Free PDF. *** Tell me an...
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Crowfoot Wrench
Every once in a while, a guest applies a bit too much force trying to turn on the faucet in the bathroom the wrong way, and the entire faucet moves in its seat in a marble vanity and becomes crooked...
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Kevin and Mark’s Five Favorite Tools
In this special edition of Cool Tools, Kevin and Mark interview each other about a couple of tools they’ve been using and enjoying lately. Cool Tools · 229: Kevin and Mark of Cool Tools Subscribe to...
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15 x 18 Craft Sheet
From online discussions and reviews, it seems that nearly everyone who buys one of these non-stick, heat-resistant worksheets has the same initial reaction: “I paid $14 for THIS?” Quickly, that...
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Wide Mouth Canning Jar Accessories
I was planning to write a review of the Norpro Wide Mouth Funnel, because it’s one of my favorite kitchen tools and has revolutionized my food storage process. But then I realized the funnel is a small...
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17 Questions/Super Vectorizer 2/List of bookmark managers
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Self-Review Questions The lifehacking guru Tim Ferriss compiled 17 questions he frequently asks himself, which I find useful to review myself...
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CRC Electronic Contact Cleaner 2000
I first ran into a can of this wonderful stuff when I started my first job, and have found it invaluable since, to the point where I have a can at work, home, and even leave one at my parents’ house....
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Hugo’s Amazing Tape
I was introduced to Hugo’s Amazing Tape several years ago by a colleague. He uses the tape to keep board game boxes closed for storage, and it has quite a following in the board game and collectible...
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Book Freak #43: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Book Freak is a weekly newsletter with short pieces of advice from books. Subscribe here. Self-improvement expert Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) is most famous as the author of his 1936 bestseller, How to...
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Audio Technica ATH 50 Bluetooth Monitor Headphones
I’ve been a photojournalist and audio field recorder, on the road, since the early 80s. I currently use the superb Sony PCM-100 for everything that does not require specialized external microphones....
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What’s in my bag? — Melissa Smith-Wilkinson
Sign up here to get What’s in my bag? a week early in your inbox. Melissa Smith-Wilkinson is the founder of Pranava Yoga Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and organizer of the annual Caregiver Wellness...
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Grease Monkey Gorilla Grip Gloves
I ran across these gloves when I did a bathroom remodel around 2 years ago. Basically, they are a thin synthetic knit glove that has a palm and fingertip area that’s coated in a “polymer.”...
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Quick Molding with Sugru
See the piece below on my Father’s Day tips drawing. Send me some “tips my dad says.” Quick Molding with Sugru Making a good impression. The always-informative and resourceful, Bob Knetzger, wrote in...
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Matt Lumpkin, Product Designer at Tidepool.org
Our guest this week is Matt Lumpkin. Matt is a restlessly creative person. His career has been focused on User Experience design and digital product strategy. But three years ago, his daughter’s...
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50 life-changing ideas/Photo stamps/Exploratory music stream
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. 50 life-changing ideas Writing instructor David Perell wrote about the 50 ideas that changed his life. Here’s one: “Competition is for...
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