blacktoe cnc usage: silicone casting mold
alrighty, then.. so I’m starting to get my bearings with how all the software works to run jobs through the blacktoe CNC router. I switched from cambam over to sheetcam and now I’m getting really good...
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Silicone Rubber test results and comparison
Trial, meet error: I’ve been working for about 6 months on finding a suitable silicone rubber material to use when making the keys for my beatseqr project. I started on this journey right after I’d set...
View ArticleArduino ethernet shield and quartz composer
I got an arduino ethernet shield for xmas, so I wanted to check out if I could get it talking to quartz composer… and… I did! woot.
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sCCweet for korg iMS-20
sCCweet (cheesily said: “shweet”) for the Korg iMS-20 is a MaxMSP compiled application for mac os x that connects to your iMS-20 app through your existing MIDI connection (figure that out ahead of...
View Articlemakerbot thing-o-matic y axis drift video
My makerbot thing-o-matic has a problem with a drifting y axis, but only when a layer is complete. There’s lots of vague advice about how tight or loose the timing belt should be, but I’ve tried a...
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an OpenSCAD script for 3d printing potentiometer knobs
I learned some OpenSCAD! This script has a *lot* of variables you can tweak. I don’t even feel like I’ve put everything into this script that I want to, either. an incomplete list of parameters you...
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april 2013 works in progress
I helped kickstart Full Spectrum Laser’s 5th gen 20×12 hobby deluxe laser last year. They delivered the laser, and I tried and failed really quickly at building my own fume extractor. I bit the bullet...
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laser cutter design portability
I’ve had my full spectrum engineering gen5 hobby laser for about 8 months, and I’m enjoying using it. I’m not a total newb to using a laser. I had a couple months of intensive usage at Tech Shop years...
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