Population: Tire

I got my final batch of boards from Laen in the mail today.  I had three designs in this batch, so I was pretty anxiously awaiting delivery….

From the Trenches: Embedded Platform Work

I’m tinkering with a new platform for my embedded projects, based on the NXP LPC1768, which is an ARM Cortex-M3 chip. I picked up an eval board (the Blueboard…

Final PCB for the CNC Done (for now…)

Finished my fourth board in as many weeks, finishing off the bare minimum of boards I need to get the CNC mill back up and running. This…

CNC Breakout Board Done

My latest board is designed, laid out, and hopefully safely in the hands of Laen over at Dorkbot PDX. This is the main “breakout” board for the…

Another PCB Sent to Fab

I’ve completed the design and layout for another PC board, all part of the CNC milling machine electronics cleanup project.  This one is a nicer version of…

Shaking off the Rust

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve done a PC board layout.  Like, probably on the order of ten years.  I think I may have done…

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…