Tag: DIY

  • A 3D printer is coming!

    A 3D printer is coming!

    Nearly a year ago, I Kickstarted a project called Eventorbot. It seemed a good project, an open source plan by a young man who had come up with a good design for a stable and easy to build 3D printer. It had some good rewards, and after hearing about some Kickstarter horror stories, they didn’t…

  • One project down. On to the next!

    So yesterday, I talked about all of the projects I have been doing this year, and how I’ve finished a few. Today I can chalk up another one done. The laser engraver that I have been reworking is finally running smoothly. The small one I had posted about before has been up-sized to be useful…

  • I am now the answer to life the universe and everything.

    I am now the answer to life the universe and everything.

    I tried to get this out on September 27th, when it was actually my birthday, but… well, you know how things go some days. What has this last year been like? What have I gained? What have I lost? What do I look forward to? As much as the answer just asked more questions in…

  • For those interested in 3D printing, I wrote a book!

    For those interested in 3D printing, I wrote a book!

    Over the past several months I have been working on something. I’ve touched on it a bit here and there in posts about writing a book. Now I can actually talk about it! The book is called Instant Slic3r. It is meant to be a beginner to intermediate level introduction to the software Slic3r, which…