Inspired by this post over at Cool Tools, I ask members of the Omaha Maker Group what their “4” favorite tools were. The results, sorted by category (not person) are below. Tools that Cut Channellock 436 Diagonal Cutters SpyderCo Ladybug pocket knife Wiss W10TM Scissors Olfa Knife Victorinox – Cybertool 34 Swiss Army Knife Tools …
The Omaha Maker Group is hosting a Nerf* dart gun competition for distance , accuracy and aesthetic modification. Competitors will purchase and modify (in advance) a Nerf ‘N-Strike Mega BigShock Blaster’ to maximize it’s distance, accuracy and/or aesthetic value.
A while back, my wife ask me to make some dog dish risers for our Boston Terriers. I’d just gotten my Craigslist laser cutter running and had recently found a box-drawing extension for Inkscape, so I thought I’d give it a try. I did some research and figured out that for our dogs, I needed …
As part of OMG’s outing to Kansas City Maker Faire this year, our own Eric Kaplan was interviewed for a PBS show called Wicked Awesome Stuff. The relevant episode (S1E2) can be found here: https://www.kmos.org/wicked-awesome-stuff/ The OMG segment begins at 20:15.
For a variety of reasons, Patrick and I took it upon ourselves today to build a new aluminum-melting furnace based on some old refractory (insulating) firebricks we had in the shed. I’d watched a few videos on Youtube and sort of dove in. Here’s some photos of the results. We did eventually replace the ziptie …
After much discussion among the Board, the decision has been made to change our weekly schedule to Tuesdays only. Effective October 2nd, OMG Open Studio Time each week will be on Tuesday, every week. Doors will open by 5:30p. If we have a presentation or a space meeting, that will start at 7:00p. We felt …
A few years back, Brandon made a giant wooden mallet from a piece of butcher block counter top that was laying around the space. This was a 9pm, make-it-right-now sort of project. He’d repurposed a chair leg as the handle, but it was a bit too short and bent, making the mallet awkward to use. …
Once again, members of the Omaha Maker Group participated in the Kansas City Maker Faire. Due to a general lack of interest, we forwent an “official” OMG booth entirely this year, focusing instead on the Power Racing Series. Garrick and the Tesla coil crew had quite the show, though, and even got a photo of …
As promised, we tested some drills. The testing wasn’t exactly scientific, but the results pass the smell test and provide some interesting insights as to the relative value of different drill types. Spoiler alert, no equipment was visibly damaged in the collection of this data. Read on for all the gory details.
Last Thursday, Ben and Kevin started experimenting with a proper closed loop cooling system for the laser cutter. This is something we’ve wanted to do for some time, as it’ll make the laser easier to move and less likely to spill coolant all over the floor (again). The big push now is that the existing …