Into the blue
Documenting things I make, break, and learn
Category: Workshop
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Dummy Rails Are Not Optional 6 min read Back to the lathe again this week. There is no grand story to tie all the topics of this update together. This post simply summarizes the work done in the past weeks. Materials & Tools ESP32 DIN rail mount All the electronics will be mounted to a…
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Goodbye LCARS 6 min read „VFDs? Again?? You must be kidding me, how boring!“ is probably what you‘re saying. Fear not, it is not directly about VFDs but related. Happy? Screen Layout Like I promised, this post only grazes the VFD. In the last post I established the proof of concept, getting something to display…
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Vacuum, Phosphor and Patience 9 min read After raving about VFDs in the last part, there is just no other way than diving into that topic here. I’ll cover trials and tribulations on the way to shoot electrons at phosphor in vacuum – or in more practical terms: setting up tools, wrestling with code, and…
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Turning Metal, Turning Habits 9 min read It finally happened: I have a lathe! This is a machine tool I have always wanted to own and work with. Somehow it just never happened. Workshop space limitations, power outlet restrictions, money, priorities, etc. Even when launching into a huge development project, significantly expanding my workshop capabilities…
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Building a Gridfinity Workbench Tray 4 min read The success of first adventures with Gridfinity made me commit to the system. Its use is not just limited to stationary storage. The next problem was the start and end of a work session. When I sit down to work, I like to have a clean workbench…
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Heat, Light, Logic 10 min read Yes, why not make my own solder? If you‘re wondering how I got to this point, you can read up on the chain of events in Part 1. Up to now I was using flux core solder intended for electronics. The flux helps the solder bond to the copper…
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From Rust to Revival This project is actually a side quest from when I was making my own notebooks. Initially I was using two pieces of wood and a couple of clamps for pressing glued covers or compressing folds. It worked fine. Really, fine. I could have left it there easily… Anyway, I thought it…
Into the blue 