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It’s been about 6 months since we first started working on the plastic project for Haiti. A great deal has gotten done in that time, many challenges overcome, others, not. Our original goal was to make all four machines for the foster home, as well as a set for Guelph. Top priority was the shredder,…

TL:DR – Diyode is building a series of open source machines for recycling plastics. In January, I’m planning on travelling to Haiti to install them in a foster care home so the residents can turn trash into useful and saleable items. A little while ago I got an email from my cousin, Sarah. Sarah is…

Here is your chance to explore the many resources Diyode has – from tools to the exceptional talents of the many members. Come join us!

This Neighbourhood Christmas greeting was made by one of our new members, Elbert van Donkersgoed.  The angel was designed by Nellie van Donkersgoed.  The angel was crafted by Elbert in his own shop. The support holding the angel on the rock was welded at Diyode. The display will be up throughout January at 22 Glasgow…

This is a project that has been ‘in the works’ for a few months.  The thought started through my residency at the University of Guelph veterinary school, where we are doing increasing number of laparoscopic (keyhole) surgeries.  Having a table that allows us to tilt a patient side to side and end to end would…

250 years ago, you may have made every object in your home, or known the person who did make it.  Fast forward to today, and not only is it quite possible that every object in a Canadian home is made by some else, but that someone lives on the other side of the planet.  If…

  The workshop now has a Telephone. It has 911 access in case of emergencies. It is kept on top of the filing cabinet in the front room. You may use this phone for incoming and outgoing calls. The number is (226)706-4149. This is the main phone number which we publish. So make a great…

We have added a new impact driver to our compliment of hand drills. It’s a DeWalt 18V impact driver and uses the same battery as the DeWalt hand drills we already have. There is a ToolTracker entry for it as well 🙂

(This post reproduced from the original with kind permission form Matt and Kat, the Hobohemians http://houseofhobos.com/2014/12/22/tiny-check-in/) Hobos must wander. How can they not? Hobos must leave a place out of principle, out of habit, out of design, or even necessity. (It has been pointed out to me that the true plural form of ‘hobo’ is…

This Vertcut saw uses gravity to cut once your material has engaged with the blade.  The lever brings the blade to the material to be cut, then gravity takes over.  It’s plain simple!