Here are some photos of the conversion so far, mostly the tear-down and building up the Z axis.
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In other news, the kit manufacturers have supposedly shipped me a replacement part for the X ball nut holder… Hopefully it will arrive from Australia quickly.
Here’s another quick and practical project that I knocked off in a couple evenings. My new POC mountain bike helmet has a non-standard venting arrangement, which makes…
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”11″ sortorder=”140,141,134,135,136,137,138,139″ display=”basic_slideshow”]It’s no secret that I can get pretty wrapped up in projects. Witness a “small” project that I took on for a friend,…
I have long wanted to work on some motion-controlled camera rigs, for time lapse and moving video shot purposes. The longest-brewing idea I have had is for…
[singlepic id=405 w=600] Apparently hacking around with my microscope has turned into something of an obsession. The other day, I wondered if I could easily add a…
[singlepic id=391 w=640 h=480] I’ve wanted a stereo microscope in my home lab for ages. In the last couple of years, it’s become an increasingly urgent need…
Santa’s workshop was busy today. I finally got some motivation and time to continue work that I started a year ago, but really, has been a nagging…