We recycled old car rims into a stool with storage. We used a DIY friendly brass plating process to coat the outside of the steel rims with real brass. We still have about 15-20 more of these rims so ...

Like most of us, [Clem] wants to 3D print in metal. Metal 3D printers do exist, but they are generally way out of reach for most of us garage hackers. As an alternative, [Clem] uses a homebrew ...

This article appeared originally in the May 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine.

When you see a thin layer of metal—on anything from chrome car parts to drill bits to jewelry—electroplating probably has been at work. The process is simple: Send current through a metallic salt ...