Category Archives: Projects
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…Read More
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.…Read More
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…Read More
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. https://youtu.be/evSto8W2qpIRead More