After 4 years of putting up with a mess of cables from my modem, router and RaspberryPi Samba server, I got fed up and built a mini rack. Here are some pics of putting itContinue reading
Category: Laser Cutting
Laser Marking Stainless Steel
Here I used Molybdenum Disulfide to laser mark a stainless steel battery cover for a custom motorcycle. I detailed this process in an earlier post here: Laser Marking Steel – the dry moly lube way
Study shows: Relaxed bananas are healthier for you.
In order to have the most relaxed bananas possible, I decided to build them a nice hammock. Layout. To get a feel for the size of hammock I needed for my bananas, I put upContinue reading
Fume extractor on a boom-arm
After all these years of soldering without a fume extractor I decided to quit a bad habit and build one. My parts bin is, of course, full of fans so I got a 120mm oneContinue reading
My first prop! – Iron Man’s Arc Reactor
I decided to build myself an arc reactor, because, really what’s a workshop without an arc reactor? The style I chose was the one that Tony Stark builds in order to escape from the caveContinue reading
V6 Engine-Block Coffee Table
Dmitry (we share the workshop) always wanted an engine block coffee table. After buying a second-hand rusty Ford V6 engine block, he sent it off to sand-blasting, then powder coated it red. He also hadContinue reading
Etching Aluminium with Ferric Chloride
Had to make a dog tag. Only had aluminium available, and, as it turns out, Dry Moly lube marking doesn’t work at all on aluminium. Having no other idea, I just painted the dog-tag matteContinue reading
Vacuum forming. How hard can it be?
Quite. I laser cut the box. Started out with A4 size, because I figured simple PVC binding covers would work just fine. Who needs fancy HIPS sheets? Generated the box shape here. Then using theContinue reading
Electro-etching steel. Part two
Getting closer now. After the first tests with the piece of pipe, I ordered some turned roller blanks. The vinyl mask used last time wasn’t up to the task though. The final design has toContinue reading