What is performance?
I came across this article on a hybrid offering from Porsche. I was rather disappointed that an article with a title using the word performance didn’t mention any numbers on…
Read moreMaterial hold downs
Holding material in place in my smaller mill is a bit harder. There are some 1/4-20 bolts underneath the table in a 10cm grid. Seems I need to make various…
Read moreTethering Windows
I have an LG Eve Android phone (which generally sucks). One thing that sucks the least is the fact that it is possible to tether it to a computer and…
Read moreVideo Processing
This is one thing on my todo list. I just saw a nice link in the ORE list on video processing using Arduino. They are up to version 3 of…
Read moreAnother potential Marauder CC Spindle
I am just in and found a delivery in my hallway. It’s an electric RC aircraft motor, speed controller and a servo tester (to operate the speed controller without a…
Read moreAssembling and Packaging
I’ve been looking at different ways of sorting, verifying and packaging things. It’s an incredibly challenging problem. Seems the best way of picking stuff up is with a vacuum. What…
Read moreSurface Computers
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Read moreDIY Spindle ideas
Two interesting things arrived yesterday. One is the flex drive for my dremel (description “DREMEL AND/OR ROTARY TOOL FLEX SHAFT”). It seems to run really smooth at high speed. I…
Read moreRemote Control 6″ Hockey Puck
My friend Rob’s kids have formed a band. They are doing some PR at hockey games. They are using a puck platform for their drum kit. The challenge is to…
Read morePaper Plane launch challenge
I am doing lots of workshops with children and adults to make paper planes. I figure it would be lots of fun to have some sort of paper plane launch…
Read moreLasersaur
I was looking at the lasersaur project to see how they’re doing. I’ve expressed concern about how long it’s taking them given the funding and the number of sponsors waiting…
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 moreMonetizing Making
There is a talk in Kitchener, Ontario I’d love to attend. It’s a presentation by Ron Daniels who is also a model airplane designer who has looked at the business…
Read moreService situation in Ottawa
I was out early this morning delivering Squirrels and doing other errands. I was dropping into the Wendys at Lincoln Fields. It was a little hard to see if it…
Read moreball bearings and linear bearings
I’ve been thinking of different ways to make linear bearings for the Marauder project. I’m stocked up on ball bearings for my various projects (vxb wohoo!). Blog this! Digg this…
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