We had a great time playing with different Bosch Angle Grinders in the metal working room at the Idea Foundry! We took some time to discuss the new GWS18V-45C/PSC Brushless Angle Grinder to see how it matches up to their corded models, such as the 1375A and GWS10-45PD. Also looked at the new Bluetooth connectivity options available with these new grinders.
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Future of Shop Classes in High Schools
Our schools should teach shop class again. Posted by ATTN: on Friday, December 16, 2016 . When I was 13, in middle school we had shop class, everyone had to take it, everyone made a screw driver, wooden tool box and even an electric motor which I thought was pretty awesome. Now shop class is not even offered in many …
Read MoreColumbus Idea Foundry, Continues Conquest for World Domination
If you’ve been a reader of Coptool for a couple years you might remember back in 2009 when we started talking about the Columbus Idea Foundry an interesting concept for a local community workspace (original CIF) which at the time was 2500 sq ft of industrial space that occasionally flooded and the landlord didn’t know what to do with. The …
Read More5th Annual Power Tool Drag Races Returns to Columbus Maker Faire
Officially announced, the second annual Columbus Maker Faire will be held at COSI (Center of Science & industry) on Sunday, October 13th this year. The event will be FREE, which is typically the price we find people enjoy paying for stuff. This weekend also happens to be Columbus day weekend and is part of a larger city wide celebration of …
Read MorePopular Science Article – Invent Your Own Anything
The hard working folks at Columbus Idea Foundry (we are members) got some love today in the online Popular Science article “Invent Your Own Anything” which is a simplified step-by-step guide to becoming a successful inventor. This would probably be a nice time to also mention the Columbus Idea Foundry and COSI (Center of Science & Industry) will be teaming up …
Read MoreWoodworking Show – Columbus, Oh This Weekend Feb 3-5
The woodworking show travels around the country each winter and has become a very popular destination for live educational seminars with some of the bigger names in woodworking. It has also become synonymous with some really great deals. Ohio Power Tool will again be at the show with Bosch, Rotozip and Dremel featuring some of the most aggressive deals we have honestly …
Read MoreAugust 20th – The Third Annual Tool Racing Championships
That’s right boys and girls it is that time of the year again for your favorite frankensteinesk sport, power tool drag racing, www.ToolRaces.com. This is the third year for the Columbus event and we could not be more excited about the all the great things going on. For KickStarters the Idea Foundry is expanding into the neighboring space for a …
Read MoreBuild a Cigar Box MIDI Controller for Max/MSP
It’s interesting being a part of a community workshop; all day long the message board is a flicker with posts and random comments from folks offering up materials and other interesting stuff. Such as, does someone want 30 cigar boxes? Then a few days later a project like this pops up on adafruit.com on how to “Build a Cigar …
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