For several months now I’ve been working on a new device: a Vacuum Table for Laser Cutters and Engravers. The main purpose of a vacuum table is to hold FLAT thin stock during engraving and cutting. It works well with things like cardstock, leather, thin plywood and acrylic. When laser cutting/engraving such objects, it has to... Continue reading
In Part 2 of T.H.O.R. rover build I talked about issue I had with turning. It was clear that they way rover was built it wouldn’t work so I went on researching. As you have probably guessed answer lied in Omni-Wheels. These are very clever wheels that can spin in pretty much any direction thanks to... Continue reading
New Laser machine arrived on Tuesday!!! I’m jumping from joy as this is one serious pieces of equipment! My 50W eBay laser looks like a tricycle comparing to this monster. While it has same 60W tube (I’ve upgraded my eBay laser a while back), Boss Laser has much large cutting better and better overall build. This is... Continue reading
Thanks everyone who showed interest in my Flip-Dot display exhibit (Flipster Clock) at 2016 NY Maker Faire! I know I haven’t written anything about how I got these working yet. It was simply because I haven’t finalized the project, but I now release that it might be beneficial to share some preliminary information. So in the... Continue reading
For over a year I’ve been working on a project called Mote2 (reads as SquareMote). I haven’t written anything about it until now, because perfectionist in me wanted to finalize it before introducing it to the world. But year is a long time, so I finally decided to lift a curtain so to speak…. Main idea... Continue reading
When I realized how inexpensive powerful LED chips became I decided to look into building my own Super Duper LED Flashlight. But before I can do that, I wanted to see what it takes to drive a 100 Watt LED array. So I got this LOHAS 100W LED Chip off Amazon for around $10, and a DROK... Continue reading
My Xronos Clock has been using DS1307 time chip from very beginning. It’s an OK chip, and it’s biggest advantage is that it comes in DIP package to easy soldering which is great for DIY kit. However it’s not the best and most accurate RTC chip. It can loose or gain few seconds per day, which can... Continue reading