Back in July I introduced the idea of building your own homemade tools — stuff that can give you features that tools in the shops can’t, or perhaps just less expensive than those available in stores.

As a full-time engineer or a hobbyist, it’s important to recognize the value and potential of your tools. Even more useful than simply understanding the value and proper use of tools, however, is ...

[Jason Jones] has always wanted a curve tracer for his home shop. When he was starting out in electronics he fell in love with a machine called a Huntron Tracker 2000. This machine would feed a sine ...