Welcome to Makercise!

I’m Cressel Anderson.


I’m an Electrical Engineer who likes to get out in the garage and experiment with everything from melting metal, building machines from scratch, electrical, A/C, and a little woodworking. I want to inspire you to exercise your inner maker too.

My Most Popular Videos


DIY Chainsaw Mill

How to make your own lumber from logs!

Painless 3-Way Wiring

Do you know how 3-way 4-way multiway switching works? Check out this video and the post and free printable on my website:

Metal Lathe – Part 16: Completion

This video shows the completion of my Gingery lathe. In this video, I wrap up the lathe project by completing the permanent spindles.

Projects, Articles & Resources

Gingery Series Projects

Gingery Lathe & Gingery Shaper Projects

Metal Casting Projects

Metal casting, Foundry, and more.

A/C & Mini-Split Projects

Installation, equipment, and more.

Woodworking Projects

Home Improvement Projects

PDF Plans & Shop

Current Project

The Nano-Brewery

I’ve always wanted to manufacture something so I figured I’d give brewing beer and opening a taproom a try.