About

Fig. 01Nabi, at the bench.

Hello, I’m the person behind NabiMakes.

Hi! I’m Nabi. This is a real photo of me, enhanced a little with AI into a slightly cartoonish style.

There’s no team and no warehouse. It’s one bench, a small lathe, a 3D printer that earns its keep, and a slowly growing pile of useful offcuts. If a project here looks calm and finished, it is usually because the messy version came first, and that version belongs in the write-up too.

Useful objects, built to be used.

Original machines, model kits taken further than the box intends, work in wood and metal, small electronics, and 3D-printed parts that solve a real problem. The common thread is not a material: each thing is meant to be picked up, run, and kept.

The process is the point.

A finished photograph teaches you almost nothing. The decisions, the wrong turns and the fix that finally worked are the useful part, so that is what gets written down. If one note saves you the weekend it cost me, it has done its job.

How I work

Working principles

Function first

A clean finish on a thing that does not run is just decoration.

Keep the wrong turns

The wrong turns are often the most useful part of a build. They stay in.

Real materials

Wood, brass and steel over filler and paint wherever the material matters. It ages better.

Explain it plainly

If I cannot describe a step clearly, I probably do not understand it well enough yet.

Get in touch

Say hello.

Questions about a build, a file that will not behave, or a project you would like to see? Messages are read personally, and most receive a reply.

All the ways to reach me

Brand or partnership enquiry

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Transparency

Sponsorship and affiliate disclosure

Some links to tools and materials may be affiliate links. If you buy through them, NabiMakes may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes what I recommend: I only link to tools and materials I use or find useful.

Occasionally a build may be sponsored or use a product supplied for review. When that happens, it is stated clearly at the top of the project, and the assessment stays honest, limitations included.