Ground Zero, New York
I wanted to share these pictures I took on a bike trip to New York a summer or so ago. It seems to be a long construction project. I’ve been…
Read moreCNC box
I was just out doing volunteer work this evening (and running around with lots of kids with model planes). I started to deploy the new Squirrel totes I made as…
Read moreDIY CNC Thoughts
I’d like to make a simple portable CNC. It would make learning more fun because I could bring it with me and share it with people, plus I could do…
Read moreEgg Carton
I started to experiment with egg-carton for light weight parts. I have a huge pile of egg cartons that I can use for experimentation. (I have a few friends saving…
Read moreTic Tack Toe anyone?
I wanted to try something for kicks so I made an X&O game. It turned out okay. I broke my new 1/16th endmill by striking a clamp. Boo hoo. I…
Read moreSquirrel Model Airplane Tote
I have another revision of the Squirrel-Tote that I’m making so kids can take care of their Squirrel model airplanes. This is great practice with using the mill and all…
Read moreCNC is great for drilling repetitive holes
I needed a lot of holes drilled to make a jig. The holes all had specific measurements. I was cutting some unknown plastic I found in the scrap bin at…
Read moreFirst Noise Complaint
I have been fairly busy making all sort of things with my new CNC mill. After one of my regular sessions I went out to do some errands. I found…
Read morePhlatboyz Outside cut not working
I’ve been making cardboard boxes using Sketchup and Phlatboyz plugin. I draw in Sketchup, then use the Platboyz plugin to add cuts, folds and generate the g-code. It’s been working…
Read moreGood Bye Windows
Over the years I have bought Microsoft Windows and other products. I kept most of the disks and keys but none of it will install. This makes it more tempting…
Read moreStability using a simple system
This is a great video I saw on the Ottawa Robotics listserv. I think it is a great circuit for a piece of artwork that may require an element of…
Read moreThe art of transportation
We have a poor public transportation system here in Ottawa. You can be declined service because of insufficient bussed supplied to a route and they are too crowded (not to…
Read moreMill Calibration
Following Michal Zalewski’s advice I have made two Squares. One with outside cut and the other with inside cut. I used google Sketchup to make two 1″ squares. I used…
Read more3D CNC milling
Today managed to cut a 3D part using my CNC mill (rather than 2.5D like the other stuff I’ve done so far). Here are the source files: balsaholder I did the…
Read moreMusical question
I am wondering. If you could ask 5 questions of a musical expert what would they be? Questions about interpretation of a specific song or work? Questions about motives or…
Read moreNetwork in a bag
When I travel or I’m out and about, I often find myself stuck without a wireless connection for my computer (and in a situation where the cost of using my…
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