Category Archives: Projects
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 loaded with 4 ounces of triple seven ffg and 1 pack of hamburger buns recorded […]
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.
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 Laser USA Knowledgebase Article: Head Mounted LightBurn Camera. So I figured since LightBurn public release […]
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 V2 and it works on this one, but it sits too far forward. So I’m […]
Thunder Odin Telemetry Project
I came across Node-RED and wanted to see some of what it could do, so I plan on outfitting my Thunder Odin 32-60 with all kinds of sensors so I can monitor and interact with the laser in real-time. Then maybe I’ll explore what else it can do. I’ll update my progress here as time […]
The Drawing Machine
So I was looking at some 3D prints that the gradkid may like. I had some SG90 servos and various microcontroller/developer boards and I found this awesome design. I have most everything I need on hand, so this is perfect. And my grandson had seen this somewhere before and loves it. The designer has all […]
Fist Attempt At Making Some T-Shirts
in my attempt at my very first project, i accidentally made all 13 t-shirts in just a few hours. they are likely not perfectly centered or uniform, and i haven’t fully tested the washability/durability yet. but i was pleased with the initial results. i was expecting the first real batch to take 2 days and […]
The Big Ol’ Wire Nut
Not my design, I got it here. But i got a kick out of it. Normal sized wire nut and Coke can for reference.
1st Try at Batman: Arkam Shadow
Giving a VR game a try during a ‘training module’ and my first ‘real’ fight. I don’t play games. I’m terrible at games. But this VR one isn’t too bad.
The Second Jacob’s Ladder
A DC laser power supply would not be ideal for a tesla coil, but… I am going to make a bigger Jacob’s Ladder out of it. And, yes… I have zapped myself once already… like a dummy… I’ve had all sorts of anomalies with HV but never really tried to capture it. Okay, […]