I’ve been tinkering with my LAYZOR ever since I’ve built it, and now I believe I have gotten to the point where there isn’t much else to add without having to resort to huge modifica...Read More
After doing some minor modifications to my Layzor (had to replace my broken power pot), I put it through its paces with some quick & easy projects. First up, making a simple sign for my band. Seco...Read More
One of the last pieces that I needed to make for the part kits was the jog wheel. I was kind of nervous for this one since I never ran a multi-stage contoured toolpath on the lathe before. Well, I did...Read More
Hi, Since I returned from holiday, I have been working on the custom part kits for the LAYZOR. Finally I can show off some of the progress I made. The kits will be made available in batches of 10, so ...Read More
Although I consider the LAYZOR finished, I find myself regularly taking off the outer panels in order to troubleshoot small issues or generally dicking around with new hardware. The problem is that th...Read More
Yeah I know. I haven’t even spent any time using the finished v1 LAYZOR and I’m already upgrading it again 🙂 The thing was, I had to disassemble the machine partly in order to finish th...Read More
The LAYZOR project has been dominating all my free time since the beginning of the year. This post marks another milestone in this crazy journey. So what happenend? Well I finally finished the complet...Read More
Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Final design and preparation part 4: Building the frame part 5: Custom parts part 6: Mechanical part 7: Electrical + first te...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 –...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 –...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 When d...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 I managed to get all t...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 After countless hours of adding to and...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous article: part 1 First things first. Let’s rip this thing apart! ...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. My K40 laser cutter has been out of commission for a while now. There was visib...Read More
I work at a movie theatre, and ever since we switched to digital projection (2012), some of the old 35mm projectors have been gathering dust in a dark corner of our projection booth. I’ve always...Read More
For the past few years, I’ve participated in a maker-driven Secret Santa. (2019 – 2020 editions writeup) This year I didn’t have too much time on my hands so I revisited an older pro...Read More
I have owned my CNC router for years now, but ever since the very beginning my cable management has been on my to-do list. On the machine itself all wiring is organised pretty neatly, but the cables b...Read More
My mom’s birthday is coming up, and this year I want to give her something special. I actually came up with the idea last year, but this project makes heavy use of my lasercutter, which was bein...Read More
These are strange times. Covid-19 is taking the world by storm and a lot of us are temporarily unemployed and holed up at home. The Belgian maker community was very fast to respond to this new reality...Read More