Tube Notcher Templates
While watching South Main Auto, my favorite youtube channel, I saw a Eric O use a windows program called tubemiter to produce a printed template for notching a tube. I…
3D Printing
DDS VFO for the DX-60a
I got this CB VFO at a hamfest for $2. Perfect case for a DDS VFO.. First thing was to gut it and save all the bits, especially the gear…
Upgrade to an old Cantenna Dummy Load
A few years go I made a Cantenna Dummy load. I filled it with mineral oil left over from some woodworking projects and it;s worked great for a long time.…
Nerf Chronograph
I saw this on instructables and had to try it… Luckily there are plenty of Nerf guns in this house…. I had a sensor amplifier board on the bench from…
Temperature Sensor for the CO2 Laser Cutter
More K40 Mods.....
A Display Panel for my CO2 Laser
A Display Panel for a K40 CO2 Laser
Loose Power Plugs on my K40 plus Lights & Air Assist Nozzle
I noticed the manufacturer tried to hot glue the mains jacks in place. Really shoddy. So I 3D printed a locking frame… Since I only needed one power outlet I…
More CO2 Laser Water Pump Features
So far the new water pump has been working great. I decided to add a water level cutoff switch. I used a two step switch so I would get a…
CO2 Laser Crosshairs
I do most of my engraving using a center origin. Its so easy to line up on a cnc machine with a nice pointy bit. Not so easy on the…
3D Printing a Cover for a Broken Honda Fuel Pump
I cant believe how ofter I 3D print a part. Every couple of days I make some small part. Sometimes its a cone shaped washer for a switch or a…
Upgrading a K40 for Engraving
I decided to swap my K40 controller for a GERBIL from awesome.tech. I considered the Cohesion 3D too. I’ve been using GRBL CNC controller with a few custom tweaks to…
Fuel Injector Tester
Time to sort through all the spare fuel injection parts in the garage This was one of the nicest looking but worst running Corvette intakes…. Speeduino may let me salvage…
Speeduino on a Briggs V-Twin
Before I take my chances with a real car I figured I’d test things on a garden tractor. I have a spare Briggs V-Twin for my tractor so I decided…
3D Printed Housing for an ASPX Air Fuel Gauge
I wanted a portable case for my ASPX Gauge. I don’t plan on keeping it in just one car but instead using it as a portable tuning meter. I made…
MPX4250 Cap for Speeduino Boards
One of the little annoyances for me on the older rev speeduino boards was the MPX sensor. It’s half cut screw posts made it fit so sloppy. I made a…
Custom Speeduino Trigger Wheel
I’ve been using these SeaDoo 36-2 trigger wheels I though I’d try to copy the ford 36-1 Wheel for use on an old Bolens Tractor I want to “update” So…
Blynk Board IOT
I wanted to use a Sparkfun Blynk Board for a remote temperature sensor. I made a little shield. luckily the pin spacing matches a protoboard. And I 3D printed a…
Power Jack for a Breadboard
Since I was making connector boxes anyway I made a bunch of these to update my breadboards… A little swipe from a black sharpie highlights the raised polarity symbols….
Encapsulating Connectors in 3D prints
I’ve been playing with Cura’s pause at layer plugin to make USB panel mount connectors. So far they work pretty well.. When is pauses you can drop in a connector…
Fixing a Broken Joystick
Arcade Joysticks are pretty tough but sometimes they do get broken or just chewed up… Like this spacer… A 3D printed collar will fix that one… Or a chewed up…
More Drones
I just posted an Instructable on Drones. It’s a remix of an instructable I saw earlier this year on a 3D printed Micro105. http://www.instructables.com/id/GEO-Metro-LSI-Drone/ I had to make some upgrades…
Drone Motor Pods
Just starting to model some fancy motor pods for my next Drone…. These are for inrunner motors and maybe even a cheapie brushed motor drone…. I better get busy. The…
Mini Dust Collector
Took the time over the break to clean up the work room a bit. I just printed this small cyclone dust collector for my small CNC. Now I just have…
Celestron Tripod Fix
I got a great deal on a Celestron telescope just because the tripod was broken. I was going to use a heavy duty tripod I had but the part looked…
Cable Strain Reliefs
My Intel Edison cable holder was nice but too customized to one board A simpler way to provide strain relief on delicate connections is to use cable ties and mounting…