Ride for Dad
To support fund raising for prostate cancer, the motorcycle community has a Ride for Dad event. Actually it’s a series of events including the movie social that I went to…
Read moreNew Zealand Earthquake
I got an order for Squirrel Model Planes to New Zealand. It made me think about the situation and how tough it must be. They lost 148 people so far.…
Read moreCardboard Box Revision
Tonight when I did my small orders (5 and less), I decided to refine the box to to make the gluing faster. I decided to try and have the parts…
Read moreHey, what’s this?
I was tooting along this morning and I came across this. I’m supposing it’s an antenna but what for? Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed…
Read moreHackOTT after-social pictures!
The HackOTT after-social was at Mercury. The social that surrounds conferences and events is as important as the event itself. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Scott Annan…
Read moreHackOTT a big Success!
HackOTT was amazing! Circle plane is the official paper plane for HackOTT! Download your HackOTT paper plane! Wohoo. I also sponsored the event by making a donation and giving Squirrel Model…
Read moreMaking things
Making things is cool but making things in stop motion is cooler! Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share…
Read moreHackOTT
Social tonight at Mercury Grove for software development social tomorrow. Teams will build software using locally made APIs. The event is tomorrow at Shopify from 9-5. There are prizes for…
Read moreElectrical for Marauder CNC (steppers, controllers, power supplies)
I think I found a pretty good solution for this one. 3 Nema17 Stepper Motor 68 oz-in+3 axis board CNC kit: 70.00+43.00 shipping China= 113.00 CNC STEPPER MOTOR POWER SUPPLY…
Read moreBearings for Marauder DIY CNC
I’m looking at the bearings for the Marauder project. I was going to use ball bearings like on my laser but I’m told that linear bearings can be purchased for…
Read morePlastruder arrived!
Wohoo! My makergear plastruder arrived. It came to about 260.00 (that includes a bit of filament to get started). I also had to pay about 35 bucks at the border.…
Read moreParty in Ogdensburg tonight!
As you can see at the http://trackogdensburg.com/ site, they are having a wine and cheese social tonight! This is great for anybody who goes to pick up parcels in Ogdensburg…
Read moreNikon P7000
Got the camera problem solved. It works really well. So I expect to get a lot more good pictures since it works very well without the flash. Also seems to…
Read moreLaser Controller finally arrived!
The last big part for the laser just arrived! This will control the power supply of the laser. In a nutshell it’s a speed controller that can be run from…
Read more1/64th” Endmills
I got three of these from a couple of suppliers. They are a lot smaller than I pictured! Almost like a little needle. I wanted to try them for cutting…
Read more“I could do that” people
I’ve heard people commenting on art saying things like “I could do that” or “I could do that better”. When I hear this statement, I usually think the person has…
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