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Makers, get ready: This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next level-from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry, plus the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product. In The Big Book of Maker Skills: 334 Tools and Techniques for Building Great Tech Projects, readers learn classic, tried-and-true techniques from the shop class of yore-how to use a metal lathe, or pick the perfect drill bit or saw-and get introduced to a whole new world of modern manufacturing technologies, like using CAD software, printing circuits, and more. Step-by-step illustrations, helpful diagrams, and exceptional photography make this book an easy-to-follow and easy-on-the-eyes guide to getting your project done. With an emphasis on making DIY projects that can change the world, The Big Book of Maker Skills includes sections and tutorials on: - Setting Up a Hackerspace - Picking the Right Tools - Welding Smarts - Circuitry Basics - Programming & Arduinos - Working with Wood - 3-D Printing - Laser-cutting - CNC Routing - Testing & Prototyping - Drones and Space Exploration Tools - Robotics - Biotechnology S - ourcing and Crowdsourcing. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
Subject |
Makerspaces.
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Do-it-yourself work.
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Tools -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Power tools -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Technology.
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Genre |
Electronic books.
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Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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Other title |
Maker skills |
Other Uniform title |
Popular science (New York, N.Y.)
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ISBN |
9781681881614
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STANDARD # |
330455AB-32A8-43C9-A429-0136715950DE OverDrive |
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