Category Archives: Objects

Shapeoko: Part 6

Posted on 2013-05-21 by pappp

I’ve been working on my Shapeoko in little fits and spurts that individually haven’t been terribly documentation worthy, but in aggregate are pretty interesting. Continuing from where I left off in Shapeoko: Part 5, I’ve iterated a bit on belt … Continue reading →

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Babylon The Master Builder’s Puzzle Cube

Posted on 2013-05-07 by pappp

We have been printing out little puzzles to test dimensional accuracy on the 3D printer in the lab, and it reminded me of a cube puzzle I had as a kid, which is now rather difficult to find information on. … Continue reading →

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Learning to LDP

Posted on 2013-05-02 by pappp

I’ve wanted to learn to LDP (Long Distance Pump) since before I started skating. Every summer, I spend some time trying to learn to pump, and make minor adjustments to my setups to make it more practical, and for my … Continue reading →

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EDC 2013

Posted on 2013-04-23 by pappp

I made an EDC post back in 2009 that is now woefully out of date. I’ve had the little pen case thing I carry come up a couple times recently, as people are more in to this sort of thing … Continue reading →

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Adventures in 3D Printing

Posted on 2013-02-15 by pappp

The MakerGear M2 3D printer the KAOS lab ordered arrived last week. I am thoroughly impressed with the machine and how little fussing has been required to get decent prints out of it. I’ve been pushing annotated pictures of our … Continue reading →

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Shapeoko: Part 5

Posted on 2013-01-27 by pappp

This was originally posted as Shapeoko: Part 6, because I apparently can’t count. A while ago I ordered a 300W ER-11 DC spindle kit from China to install in my Shapeoko. I finally got to the post office yesterday (stupid … Continue reading →

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Shapeoko: Part 4

Posted on 2012-12-08 by pappp

I got some more time to work on my Shapeoko over the last few days, and now have mostly correct 3-axis motion. As before, details under the fold.

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SC12: A Review in Schwag

Posted on 2012-12-07 by pappp

I’ve made a habit of these posts after SC every year, and took the pictures, so away we go.

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Shapeoko: Part 3

Posted on 2012-11-21 by pappp

Naturally, this post is a follow-on to Shapeoko: Part 1 and Shapeoko: Part 2. I’ve basically put the machine together now, and can move the X and Z axis around from the host computer, but still have to figure out … Continue reading →

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Shapeoko: Part 2

Posted on 2012-11-19 by pappp

This continues from where I left off in my previous post Shapeoko: Part 1. I alternated my Sunday afternoon/evening between tackling my grading backlog and building pieces of the Shapeoko. This pattern works well for tapping since they are both … Continue reading →

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