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Author: AdmMAKLAND

New Year’s Engraved Bookmarks

28 April 201927 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Illustration, Laser cutter, Wood

Looking for gift ideas for the new year, and not having a lot of time to take care of it this year, we decided to create a few personalised engraved bookmarks. The theme we thought about is based on nature

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Garden Table Restoration

22 July 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Furniture, Wood

It was finally summer in the UK and we were spending more time on our balcony. Unfortunately our table had spent more than 2 years outside and the top was so crooked that you could hardly place a glass on

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Machinist Toolbox

24 June 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

In contrast to may of our other projects, this was more driven by the motivation to make it than by necessity. We came across this wonderful instructable for a laser cut machinist toolbox and thought we can make it with

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Salt & Pepper Mill Rest

31 March 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

Our beautiful salt and pepper mills needed a nice place to rest when not in use. Since salt and pepper also fall down directly on the table we decided to make a fitted wooden rest … The rest is made

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Wood Fruit Bowl

29 March 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

A simple project … Born out of necessity. The bowl was modelled with 3d software to get a feeling for how it may look in perspective. This allowed us also to create cutting paths for the laser cutter.

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Window Mirror

29 March 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Wood

Our kitchen does not have any windows and only indirect natural light. To give the feeling of larger space and reflecting some light we created the illusion of a window. To start we bought an inexpensive mirror with a plasticky

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Flying Tinsel

27 March 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Flying Tinsel: Step-by-step Pictures. Source: Flying Tinsel: Step-by-step | exploratorium

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Bamboo Clock

21 March 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Clocks, Illustration, Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

We wanted to make a simple looking clock made out of wood meant to be a gift. We choose bamboo wood as we like the wood structure and its natural look. To make life easy we bought an inexpensive wall

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Mahogany Notebooks

17 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Illustration, Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

Looking for Christmas/New Years gift ideas, we came across some examples of laser cut wooden book covers and decided this could be a great start for personalised presents. The whole project started weeks before the Holidays with creating the original

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Bedside Lamps

7 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Illustration, Laser cutter, Makespace, Paper, Wood

We had those two table lamps made out of paper and wood, bought in a decoration store, that we really liked. Unfortunately, they did not survive shipping to our new flat! They arrived completely destroyed, the paper ripped apart and

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Folding Room Divider

31 July 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
3D printer, Furniture, Wood

Since the sun shines very brightly into our office we decided it would be a good idea to have a room divider screen to block it. The idea was to go for an easy design with not too much work.

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Bedroom Valet Stand

7 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
CNC router, Furniture, Makespace, Wood

In need of a solution for hanging everyday clothes in the bedroom a valet stand seemed to be perfect. We do not like the classical style so we created a modern and clean design. We made the design in Fusion

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Jewellery House

7 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

Just a quick post, to show off some of our old projects. This jewellery holder in the shape of a house was a birthday present and an idea found on the internet. The front and the two sides were cut

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Star Mobile

7 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

A small star mobile, meant as a present and decoration for a bed room. Laser cut out of 3mm thick birch plywood, slightly sanded and left without any finish. To mount it to the ceiling a thin white thread was

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Portable Workbench

7 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
CNC router, Makespace, Wood

When we only had one desk in our apartment it was necessary to be able to move my tools like soldering station, extractor fan, etc. out of the way in case we needed the desk for something else. Therefore we

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Rubber Band Helicopter

21 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Rubber Band Helicopters: Step-by-step Pictures. Source: Rubber Band Helicopters: Step-by-step | Instructables:

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Wifi Radio

10 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
3D printer, CNC router, Electronics, Laser cutter, Makespace, RasbberryPi, Wood

Having a few raspberry pis lying around the idea was born that it would be nice to have a wifi radio. Of course this needs to have a normal display and it should be easy to change the stations. Not

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Animal Lamp

14 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
3D printer, Illustration, Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

For a birthday present for a little girl, who just started learning letters in school, we tried to find an idea which would be decorative for a kids room and educational at the same time. Learning letters with animal pictures

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Printer Shelf

2 August 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
CNC router, Furniture, Makespace, Wood

What do you do when you need to put a normal and 3D-printer somewhere and you do not have a lot of space? Of course, you build a shelf which has room for both of them … The printer shelf

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Living Room Shelves

11 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Furniture, Makespace, Wood

In need of some decorative shelving for out living room, we though it would be a nice idea to build some shelving which is easy to make, but also not too boring. Somewhere we saw this style of ‘asymmetric’ shelves

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10 Spooky Science Tricks for Kids | Make:

10 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Check out these 10 Halloween science projects for some spooktacularly fun experiments you can do at home. Source: 10 Spooky Science Tricks for Kids | Make:

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Candle paper shade

14 January 201827 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Illustration, Laser cutter, Paper

We were looking for a small Christmas present that can be sent by postal mail… the idea came of a candle paper shade. It can be sent flat in an envelop, and is ready to be put together by our

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Foot Rest

7 December 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
CNC router, Makespace, Wood

While the layered chairs were drying from the glueing and before we felt like starting to sand them we thought we could use some left overs and already cut out pieces to build a little foot rest for the desk.

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Small spoke lamp

9 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
3D printer, CNC router, Laser cutter, Wood

After seeing a similar lamp in one of the shops around town , we thought they look cool and certainly we are able to make one ourselves with the tools which are available to us. Especially with the CNC router

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Tim Burton Coasters

11 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

Looking for an idea of gift for a Tim Burton fan, we thought about making some coasters based on a character from the “Nightmare before Christmas” movie. We first prepared some drawings of the facial expression of that character. Then

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Crocz… Crocodile Clips / Clamps / Pegs with Moving Jaws

29 August 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Crocz have moving jaws that bite… they’re great for clips, pegs and a bit of fun. This is a quick and easy print. Source: Crocz… Crocodile Clips / Clamps / Pegs with Moving Jaws by muzz64

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Storage Boxes

30 July 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

A little project, which was supposed to be quick, but in the end took a couple of weeks. Because if you varnish wood with oil based varnish it takes a while until it dries and does not smell anymore …

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Business Card Holders

11 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
CNC router, Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

A collection of business card holders made out of different kinds of wood. Not only protect these holders your business cards in your pocket but they also make a nice business card stand for your desk. They can are customised

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Large Spoke Lamp

8 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
3D printer, CNC router, Laser cutter, Makespace, Wood

This is the second of the series. After finishing the first lamp we thought it might be nice to have a complementing one for our living room. Both lamps where supposed to have the same style, but their shape is

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Print-in-Place Robotic Gripper – YouTube

11 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Easy to print and easy to assemble … Nice idea by XYZAidan

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Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers |

9 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Magazine that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers |

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Makespace | Cambridge’s Community Workshop – UK

9 May 201727 October 2020
AdmMAKLAND
from the web

Makespace is a community workshop in Cambridge for making and fixing things, meeting people, working on projects and sharing skills. We have a wide range of equipment for members to use from lathes to lasercutters, 3d printers to electronics and

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