Spring Loaded Engraving Tool
Ran across this cool custom engraving tool holder that should solve the problem of inconsistent material heights when engraving. Once I get a lathe maybe I’ll think…
Custom Droid Car Dock
[singlepic id=237 w=320 h=240 float=right] My passion for in-car tunes goes back well over ten years, with the a half-finished (but functional) automotive MP3 player that could…
Pelican Case Motorcycle Luggage Project – Part 2
[singlepic id=208 w=240] In a big push to get the Pelican luggage attached to the bike before a trip to the Delaware Water Gap, I spent a…
CNC’d Side Stand Plate
[singlepic id=172 w=400] I recently got a motorcycle, and since I have a CNC milling machine, there’s plenty of excuse to try my hand at making some…
Tormach Tooling Has Arrived!
[singlepic id=151 w=600] I quite literally turned a mountain of spare change (65lbs worth, to be exact) that I had been collecting for ten years into a…
Birth of the Smoke-O-Tron Enclosure
Before… [singlepic id=149 w=300] After… [singlepic id=143 w=300] My friend Dan built the electronics for a temperature controller for his electric smoker. I figured since I have…
High Speed Spindle Mount
[singlepic id=123 w=360] I’ve been working for the last week or so on a mount to hold an auxiliary high speed spindle on my mill. I chose…
Engraving Test
[singlepic id=107 w=340] [singlepic id=108 w=340] Did an engraving test tonight with some new engraving bits that I got from this eBay seller. Decent results, though I…
Groove Ho(l)mes
After more work than I anticipated making the Y homing sensor mounting block and making a bracket and sensor setup for the Z axis, tearing down half…
Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat
Unfortunately, back in October, I discovered that my level of conversion kit for my mill did not include the hardware for home sensors for each axis. Everything…
Pendant Links
So I don’t lose these links, here are some fancy advanced pendants that someone has implemented for EMC2, along with the underlying software necessary. I have already…
It’s Like Christmas
Here’s the result of a lot of small ebay auctions last week… Our office manager gave me quite a look when she walked in with no fewer…