I work at a movie theatre, and ever since we switched to digital projection (2012), some of the old 35mm projectors have been gathering dust in a dark corner of our projection booth. I’ve always...Read More
For the past few years, I’ve participated in a maker-driven Secret Santa. (2019 – 2020 editions writeup) This year I didn’t have too much time on my hands so I revisited an older pro...Read More
I’ve been volunteering in a local pop-up fablab to lead laser cutting workshops aimed mostly at children. A singular session only covers the absolute basics: learning how to draw in vector-based...Read More
A while ago I made my automated hatch, but there was still a wedge-shaped space that needed to be insulated properly. Instead of using a hacksaw (which would have been very messy and propably wouldn...Read More
During lockdown I’ve been passing the time with sorting and re-completing our old LEGO sets. By old I mean late ’80s and 90’s, so some of those sets do have a respectable monetary va...Read More
Not too far away from where I live I found this guy selling a heap of metal army storage containers. I bought a bunch of them and built some shelves against my shop wall. The containers are perfect in...Read More
My mother wanted a chair like this, but prices are pretty high, even for a second hand item. So we bought a really worn down one with the intention of restoring it to its former glory. Aesthetically i...Read More
My workshop is actually in the attic of my house. There’s a staircase that descends into my bedroom, which is actually somewhat problematic during winters since I can’t really heat the bed...Read More
My mom’s birthday is always aroud the same date as mother’s day, but this year they coincided on the same day. So I made this quick card with interchangeable greetings. Not much else to sa...Read More
A while ago, I saw this giraffe-shaped lamp on Pinterest that I really liked, so I decided to make one for my godson. Obviously, I made some tweaks in order to fit the hardware I had access to. There&...Read More
Like last year, I recently participated in a maker-related Secret Santa. The person I got to make something for was a nice young lady who is apparently very close with her dog. So I decided to make a ...Read More
Last year, I participated in some kind of hackathon project where makers can come together and brainstorm ideas in order to help a group of physically challenged people achieve their respective wishes...Read More
A close friend of mine is very talented in baking, and does comissioned work on a regular basis. She asked me to make some decorations for her cakes, and I was happy to oblige!...Read More
I’m still working through my backlog of short project updates, so here’s a really short one. A friend of mine started attending pyrography classes, and I made her some blanks in different ...Read More
Whenever I need to cut the tabs from CNC projects, I use a diamond wheel on my Dremel. Obviously a diamond wheel isn’t really the best tool for the job, but for some reason the Dremel circular s...Read More
I work in a movie theatre which means I’m not actually working at all right now. We are waiting for the event sector to reopen in our country. In the meantime I was tasked with building better h...Read More
A friend of mine asked me whether I could replicate a bunch of container lids of various shapes and sizes. Obviously not a problem, so here are the results. 😉...Read More
I’ve been thinking about keeping a couple of rabbits for a while, and during the lockdown I finally had the time to start building a pen. I had a small strip of grass which I didn’t really...Read More
A friend who also owns a cat showed me a picture of a cat-sized hammock on her phone, and I immediately knew mine would genuinely adore this as well, so I bought one from China. When the package came ...Read More
Phew, what a long time it has been. 5 months since the last post… The Corona pandemic certainly had a hand in this, but procrastination from my end probably is the mail culprit. To be completely...Read More
I have owned my CNC router for years now, but ever since the very beginning my cable management has been on my to-do list. On the machine itself all wiring is organised pretty neatly, but the cables b...Read More
The face shield distribution seems to be caught up in my area, so I decided to look into an emerging need from healthcare workers: ear savers. I started out by using this well-known Thingiverse design...Read More
My mom’s birthday is coming up, and this year I want to give her something special. I actually came up with the idea last year, but this project makes heavy use of my lasercutter, which was bein...Read More