Month: May 2016
Gearing up
In order to automate my 360° photobooth, I concocted a gear train with a 36:1 reduction ratio. I had to google gearing 101 because I was totally ignorant on the matter, but I had a working princip... Read More
Skull 3D print
What do you do when you just 3D scanned an object? 3D print it off course. I printed it full scale, which took about 20(!) hrs… Never doing that again… The software had calculated an ETA... Read More
Skull 3D model
Today I tried the 123D catch software from Autodesk. It was on my to-do list for a long time, but a Shapeoko forum user encouraged me to try it out (after he saw my 360 degree lightbox blog post), so... Read More
Slingshot assembly jig
I am planning to make a small batch of my slingshot design, and sell them here in order to recover some of my recent investments. As of today, I haven’t made a cent off this hobby… To mak... Read More
Newest tool in the shop
A few days ago, a forum user over at shapeoko.com posted an idea I just had to try out. He had bought some kind of table saw, but instead of a circular blade, it had a jigsaw mounted underneath (as s... Read More
FEZ – Frederico Entertainment Zystem (3) – 3.5″ screen
Today I tried to connect a 3.5″ screen I got from Ebay. The one I bought before did eventually work after a lot of trial and error (Chinese manufacturer; no support to speak of, so I had to fin... Read More
Festive menu
My mom’s turning 60 next week, and is hosting a family dinner party for the occasion. She ‘burdened’ me with designing the menu, so that’s what I did. After a few very differen... Read More
Laser cutter air assist upgrade – part 5
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. On... Read More