Monthly Archives: November 2025
Thunder Bolt Head Camera
I had originally tested LightBurn’s Head Mount camera function on my Thunder Nova 35-80 and never got to test it fully. This was early on and was the v1.2 beta, more info on that implementation can be found in this Thunder…Read More
Manipulating an FBX file in Gravity Sketch
This is a free fbx file of a laser engraver I found on the interwebs. The textures aren’t displaying correctly, but this is more proof of concept at the moment so, it works.Read More
The Thunder Mug
The thundermug is an Enerpac RC256 25 Ton 10,000 psi Single-Acting Hydraulic Ram with the guts and hydraulic fitting removed. The cylinder walls were pitted and gouged so it was taken out of service but is otherwise structurally sound. Thundermug…Read More
My Passion For Noise
When I was about 14 or 15, I got in to home audio because a neighborhood friend was a designer and audiophile of sorts. So most of the money I could scrape up went to HiFi Buys near the oil…Read More
2019 Lexus RX 350 Front Brakes
https://youtu.be/nzPBmYBmHiI I did my daughter’s front brakes. Figured I would document my process in case it could help others. Sorry for the audio and background noise, etc… in the video. This was a last minute decision to document the process…Read More
The First Jacob’s Ladder
I have completed my first Jacob’s Ladder. You can click the image to the left to see a high resolution picture in a new window. I made this unit from a 6kV 30mA non-current limited transformer from an old neon…Read More
The Air Cannon
This is the Air Cannon. If you look closely you will notice many safety features like all pW rated PVC pipe & fittings, a 115psi safety valve, and large gauge. Minimum pW rating is 150psi. Maximum pW rating is 450psi.…Read More
The Warbarge
This is project “WARBARGE”. It is my 1994 Caprice Classic which was given to me by my late grandfather. This is NOT a police package but does have 240 amp alternator and a 990 amp battery run by an L99…Read More
Taking A Hacksaw To My Aurora 8 v1.0
So. I’m burning the midnight oil and burning up a few hacksaw blades and cutting up the Aurora a little bit to give a little more clearance. This V1 housing had this and I made a linear table for the…Read More