Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Get your hands dirty"
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− | Craft the item yourself or in a group according to plans using your own skills and tools plus readily available components | + | Craft the item yourself or in a group according to plans using your own skills and tools plus readily available 'off-the-shelf' components. Lo-tech but effective. Step-by-step 'how-to' guides, sometimes with video, are increasingly being published on the internet for this kind of project. See [http://www.instructables.com Instructables] as a good example. |
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+ | Small-scale local engineering firms that will make custom items to order have always been around, often specialising certain materials and techniques. |
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Craft the item yourself or in a group according to plans using your own skills and tools plus readily available 'off-the-shelf' components. Lo-tech but effective. Step-by-step 'how-to' guides, sometimes with video, are increasingly being published on the internet for this kind of project. See Instructables as a good example.
Or someones else's...
Small-scale local engineering firms that will make custom items to order have always been around, often specialising certain materials and techniques.