Tools
If I had a hammer… I could not use it as a screwdriver. All about the right equipment for the job, this category covers everything from duct tape to excavators.
By Ben on April 15, 2011
Posted in DIY, Technology, Tools | Tagged blueprints, fabrication, farming, machining, manufacture, Marcin Jakubowski, open-source, sustainability, TED, video |
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization
About This Talk
Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyone to build their own tractor or harvester from scratch. And that’s only the first step in a project to write an instruction set for an entire self-sustaining village [...]
By Ben on February 25, 2011
Posted in Tools | Tagged Alex Himmelbaum, blacksmithing, crafts, how-to, Make Magazine, Marsha Trattner, Meg Allan Cole, metal, metalwork, She-Weld studios, towel holder |
Meg joins Alex Himmelbaum who shows us how to shape hot steel into a rustic paper towel holder for the kitchen. More info: http://bit.ly/gH7YgI
By Ben on June 1, 2010
Posted in Featured Posts, Food, Gear, Shelter, Tools, Water | Tagged backpacking, Bob, camping, clothing, fire, hiking, off-grid, sleeping gear, stoves, survival, tents, TEOTWAWKI, water purification, wilderness |
This is another great set of tips from my online buddy, Bob. He is a genuinely self-sufficient soul, living off the grid somewhere on the North American continent.
This time around, Bob discusses the optimal backpacking setup.
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My standard list of backpacking gear has changed very little in the past twenty years.
I favor fairly heavy leather boots [...]
By Kevin on May 26, 2010
Posted in DIY, Gear, Tools, Transportation | Tagged bug-out, car survival, clothing, first-aid, knife, medicine, multi-tool, survival, survival kit, wilderness |
I am always surprised by the number of people I run into that do not have any supplies in their car for emergency situations. I guess most of them have the, “it can’t happen to me” mentality — that mentality will get you killed.
Every year, stories pop up in the news about a person or [...]
By Ben on April 1, 2010
Posted in Featured Posts, Gear, Physical, Power, Tools | Tagged alternative energy, apartment, camping, gasoline, generators, noise, suburban, urban |
In light of all the (often deserved) buzz about solar and wind power; sometimes older, noisier technology is overlooked. So, lets talk needs, pros, and cons…
What do you need electricity for? During a normal day, you need it to power TVs, water-heaters, computers, the fridge, the stove, the microwave, and so on — but during [...]
By Ben on April 1, 2010
Posted in Physical, Power, Tools | Tagged alternative energy, calculator, gasoline, generators, off-grid |
A handy calculator to compare generator efficiency…
By Ben on March 3, 2010
Posted in MacGyver, Physical, Tools | Tagged duct tape, hammocks, lifehacker, rfid, warts |
If the DIY community had a universal symbol, it most certainly would be a roll of duct tape. Inexpensive, abundant, strong, and ready to stick to nearly anything, this versatile DIY companion is a must in your DIY toolkit.
This LifeHacker post list some of the best (and most unusual) ways people have made use of [...]
