Split Reaction » Tools http://www.splitreaction.com Random Acts of Engineering Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:16:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lego Styrofoam Cutter http://www.splitreaction.com/lego-styrofoam-cutter/ http://www.splitreaction.com/lego-styrofoam-cutter/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:12:32 +0000 dye http://www.splitreaction.com/?p=1690

Lego bricks are great for making models, but sometimes you can make real tools with them. If you want to work with foam you should definitely consider building this hot wire cutter. It’s a great tool because it doesn’t leave any dust and it cuts through foam like butter. A few years back I didn’t have any scrap wood but I had plenty of Lego pieces.

]]> http://www.splitreaction.com/lego-styrofoam-cutter/feed/ 6 Lee Valley Light/Flashlight Holder http://www.splitreaction.com/lee-valley-lightflashlight-holder/ http://www.splitreaction.com/lee-valley-lightflashlight-holder/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:27:35 +0000 dye http://www.splitreaction.com/?p=704
When I was a young whipper snapper, my first lesson in automotive repair was enlightening and required extreme dedication.  My father passed it down to me, as I’m sure countless fathers have around the world.  It’s like it was just yesterday, when my dad started off with those classic few words, “Son, hold the light.”

I don’t know about you, but I would have killed for one of these tools. I feel like I could build one just as easily, but for $9 bucks this tool isn’t too expensive.  Opinions?

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