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LAYZOR custom part kits underway (2)
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
LAYZOR custom part kits underway (1)
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
Birth gift – baby clapper
My ‘little’ brother recently had his firstborn son and my ‘big’ brother is the godfather. Now guess who got to make the gift? That’s right: me! 😉 So my brother got thi... Read More
LAYZOR (10) – FINISHED!
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
LAYZOR (9) – This is the home stretch!
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
LAYZOR (8) – Acrylic
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
LAYZOR (4) – Building the frame
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
LAYZOR (3) – Final design and preparation
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
3D model cat
I found this cardboard 3D puzzle while browsing the web for ideas. As I own a pet cat, there really wasn’t a doubt in my mind I would eventually be making something similar. I thought about down... Read More
Ouija board (1)
I have been keeping a Ouija board image in my ‘to-do projects’ folder for some time now. There are lots of pictures of these boards on the web, but I had a hard time finding one at a reall... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (8) – Aluminium Z-plate
A new day, a new project. Today: cutting a plate for the final version of my Z-stage out of 4mm aluminium. Why have a plate and belt drive at all instead of direct drive? Well I mentioned this before:... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (5) – Z-axis
Originally, I was going to start using my Shapeoko again for other projects after having completed the last batch of upgrades. But for some reason I got it in my head to order some more parts and kee... Read More
Gearing up (4) – my automated 360° rig is ready!
Previous articles about this project: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 After 2 days, my Shapeoko Z-axis bearing locked up again, so while I wait for a replacement, I figured ... Read More
Shapeoko upgrade (2) – Y-axis and more
Today I proceeded with the Shapeoko upgrade. Nothing massive, but a lot of small things that took some time anyhow. I checked, and where necessary, fastened all screws/bolts. I flattened all of the ... Read More
Birthday card
Felix turned 1 yesterday, and since my SO2 lies in shambles, I cut a little card with the laser cutter. It’s the first time I used this type of foam cardboard on the K40, but it turned out perfe... Read More
Gearing up (2)
As a follow-up to my previous article, here’s what I did today. First the theory: I designed a base that will hold my stepper motor and gear train. Nothing too complicated. I cut the shape on th... Read More
Festive menu
My mom’s turning 60 next week, and is hosting a family dinner party for the occasion. She ‘burdened’ me with designing the menu, so that’s what I did. After a few very differen... Read More
First photo engraving
Today I tried my first laser engrave. Up until now I have only been doing profile cutting with my lasercutter. It took me some tries to get it to work (turns out you can’t just import a graysc... Read More
Birthday card
Tomorrow we throw a birthday party for a friend, this is the card I made on the laser cutter. The difficulty was to get all the characters connect to at least one or two other ones to make sure it i... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (13) – Testing
So here it is: my electronics enclosure in all its glory! Weighing in at just over 1.5 kilograms. The aim was to keep the amount of cabling going in and out to the absolute minimum. I like to think ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (10) – ALMOST THERE!
Today I decided to take a definitive stab at the front panel. Everything is set up for success: I trimmed my wasteboard (for the first time ever) and the laser cutter finally cuts perfectly. Milling... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (9) – front panel clusterfuck
So today I decided to go ahead and start cutting the front panel. I did it the way I described in an earlier post: first cutting the pockets, then profiling the holes and outline, and lastly lasercut... Read More
It’s a bird! … It’s a plane! … (3)
I finally received the modeling plywood I ordered. I tried cutting the required shapes on the lasercutter, but once again a layer of glue must have prevented the laser from cutting all the way through... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (7) – bend test
First time trying to bend wood. I obviously knew it was possible, but not to what degree. The case needs a relatively small corner radius, so that remained to be seen. I did a test on the mill and ... Read More- 2 of 3
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