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Counter Deconstruction
We had, in the lower level of our house, a proto–kitchen; space that was planned as a kitchen, but never quite completed. It included a thrust counter, probably planned as eating space. Since the space was never finished, this counter was a waste of space. Time to make it go away. The trick will be […]
A Horse’s Tale
I gave each kiddo a choice of 3-D print. Collin choose a cheetah – that worked out in a couple of tries. Maddy wanted a horse – First try – print vertical – as downloaded. Looks like the slicer missed support for one of the front legs. But, we also had a power hit in […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, toys
3D Prints for UCC Auction
Some 3D printing projects for the Midland UCC Auction
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Tagged as: 3D Printing
Brass Nut
One of the members of the Midland Woodworkers has a tool with an adjusting nut that is too small to tighten successfully by hand. 5mm thread. I thought it might be a good lathe project. First I modeled it up in Fusion just for fun Then I got some brass and went to work. Here […]
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Tagged as: Fusion 360, lathe, machining
3D Printing – First Design
I’ve gotten pretty good at printing stuff from existing designs – Thingiverse stuff – but I decided it was time to try printing something I designed myself. I had a favorite fountain pen that I hadn’t been able to use because I lost the cap. Options were to buy a new pen just for the […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing, Design, Fusion 460, Pen
3D Printing
OK, so I gave in to Black Friday madness and found an irresistible deal on a 3D printer. I “needed” one for a project I’m working on, so how could I refuse? Of course, 3D printing is based on the Gillette model, so it’s not the cost of the printer, it’s the consumables and upgrades […]
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Tagged as: 3D Printing
Solar Control Panel
This is the control panel for my solar plant. It’s got a lot of exposed wiring, knife switches and analog meters to give it a bit of a steampunk look. We’ll go through the top and bottom panels to explain the functions. The lower panel – starting top center and going counter clockwise. The solar […]
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Tagged as: control panel, solar plant, steampunk
First Snow of 2018
Video from the Campark V20 Action Cam – a GoPro clone, and the drone. Also a few stills. This is the long version – a one minute version was posted to Instagram. I cobbled a mount for the camera from an old smart phone car mount and the mounting hardware included with the action cam. […]
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Tagged as: Action Cam, Snow, UTV
HDR Photo Experiment
I supported a KickStarter campaign for a device called Arsenal, which is a camera accessory that is supposed to help evaluate a scene and come up with an exposure plan. The kindest thing I can say at this point is that it is a work in progress, but one of the things it does is […]
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Tagged as: Arsenal, HDR, photography
Ship Models
Every retired guy has a ship model or two, right? Usually in the box. I decided to get back to working on mine. I left off here about two years ago. Actually this is after I did a little work on the side rails. It’s a model of a steam tug, the Sequin, from BlueJacket […]