5 Gadgets Sold At Home Depot That Any DIYer Would Consider A Must-Have

www.slashgear.com: It's easy to find items that expert DIYers can use at Home Depot. The big-box retailer carries everything from saws and hammers to lumber and bags of cement for building projects. There's also a selection of windows, doors, and paint to finish it. While there are a plethora of Home Depot tools under $50 that are worth the money, not everything at Home Depot qualifies as a DIYer must-have gadget.

Cheap VHF Antenna? Can Do!

Hackaday: The magnetic loop antenna is a familiar sight in radio amateur circles as a means to pack a high performance HF antenna into a small space. It takes the form of a large single-turn coil made into a tuned circuit with a variable capacitor, and it provides the benefits of good directionality and narrow bandwidth at the cost of some scary RF voltages and the need for constant retuning.

Everything DIYers Should Only Buy at Costco

www.familyhandyman.com: From tools and hardware, to shelving, sandpaper and safety gear, Costco can help you save on home improvement. Our experts share their go-to deals. Many of us covet Costco for bulk deals on food, but neglect to explore the other half of the store. Over there, the aisles are packed with home-improvement supplies, tools and other items which make Costco great for DIYers.

How the maker movement spirit is helping us survive COVID-19

www.fastcompany.com: Right now, all over the world, people are engaging in the construction of critical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE), respirators, and other clinical items, using tools and techniques such as 3D printing, sewing, repurposing factory equipment, and other skills and ways of thinking. These innovations, in part, seem to have risen up from an early foundation of Maker Faire education. This education, and the communications describing it, have created a pipeline for information of how to innovate PPEs rapidly across the globe.