Hello Walkers— A lot has happened since the last dispatch. It feels like I’m finally past most of the list of things I decided to do this year, so fair warning: this one might be long. Ludo and…

Assembly and configuration of the Geeetech A20T 3D printer

Have you ever found yourself working on a mini, and there’s something about it that just… isn’t right? Some aspect of the sculpt that just feels wrong? Last fall I had 2 minis that I felt that way…

One of my favorite things to do is upcycle, especially in my sewing projects. I've made many things from vintage sheets, tablecloths, napkins and towels. Recently I have been pushing a step further…

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As you may have seen over the years with my Star Wars project, most of it is cannon, occasionally expanded universe, and occasionally bits I find that fit the aesthetics, like one of the land…

Krabix.cz is a Czech web-based enclosure configurator for 3D printing. It offers templates for Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi, STL and 3MF export, and is free to use without registration.📖 Read…

A couple months ago I came into possession of an old Russell Jennings auger bit box. Somewhere along its life, someone had altered the box by removing from the first two tiers the grooved shelves…

We went to another America Kumihimo Society &#8220;Gathering&#8221; conference, which was once again in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was kind of an extravagance, but we really had a good time.…

Something I didn&#39;t mention that made the last couple weeks even more annoying than I already mentioned is that our AC broke at the beginning of a heatwave! I kept trying to blow air past frozen…

Motorcycles are super cool, especially tiny Honda ones. I have never owned a motorcycle, so the desire to virtually work on one by making a plastic model is strong. Let’s see how making an Aoshima…

GP-GL (Graphtec Plotter Graphics Language) is the command language of Graphtec plotters and cutters, and of the Silhouette machines built on them. The full language covers text, hatching, polar…

Posted 14 October 2026 WallE, my autonomous wall-following robot had a nominal capability called &#8220;run to daylight&#8221;. The idea was to use this as a last resort when all the other…

Formlabs sent me a Form Studio 1 resin 3D printer to test after years of back-and-forth about their Form 4 printer. Like the Form 4, it's an SLA (stereolithography) printer, but unlike the Form 4…

making synthetic materials, physical

Airbus has a history of producing aircraft with a lot of growth potential. The A330 expanded from a medium range [&#8230;] The post Cathay Pacific | Airbus A321-251NX | B-HQD | NG Models ‘Ultimate…

October 2026 · 3D Printing · Marlin · STM32 · Hardware Hacking A practical account of installing a BLTouch-compatible probe, debugging a firmware that wouldn&#8217;t boot, and finally getting a good…

Cargo Dragon CRS-35 is now available. This will complete the iRosa installation on all Power Channels. A postflight model for S40 is pending. Stay tuned for an upcoming 1:400 scale diorama picturing…

81 MW: Just west of Omaha: Platteview Solar Project 5 MW: Just north of my house, east of Fort Calhoun 12.6 kW: My house, theoretical max: 20 panels "south-facing" 12 panels "east-facing" System…

How one tablet from my flea market turned into a much bigger repair project.

Working right away on the next trash clocks - now experimenting with milk cartons. #DIY #Experiment #Graffiti #Horology #Mechanical #Recycling #Trash

As the cool and crispy autumn temperatures settle in, it&#8217;s the perfect time to grab your yarn and hook for some spooky themed crochet! I&#8217;ve put together a collection of 18 free Halloween…

Hi everyone! Yes, I am doing 'Halloween' . Our new theme at Try It On Tuesday is 'Halloween' . The Design Team are far more enthusiastic about Halloween than I am - please take a look here . I did…

A local static website lets me keep all my patterns in one place, so I'll never lose a pattern again.

This is the first installment of my Fall 2026 Trail Drive during which I will restore the equipment I've collected from John L. Oliver's Pan Handle Rusty Route and Earl Benteler's Allegheny. Having…

Pattern Emporium On Repeat Woven T-shirt with long sleeves, size AU6, 1.5 yards black airflow, high V-neck, cropped regular length, split hem, no back center seam, sloped-shoulder adjustment,…

Full disclosure: I am not handy at all. Having said that&#8230;. Jackie bought this stool perhaps a decade ago, to use for sitting at her spinning wheel. Turned out, she really liked it, and has used…

Learn just how easy it is to print photos on fabric. Then use them in your junk journals and other creative journals. Journals that tell a visual story are creative and fun to make. Whether…

Over the past couple of months, I&rsquo;ve been making a replica Dragon Radar from Akira Toriyama&#39;s Dragon Ball series. The project now looks pretty close to its anime inspiration. This post will…

Introduction Keep reading if you want to build your own Dragon Radar from the internationally acclaimed Dragon Ball franchise. For general information about the project, read the project overview. If…

How to build a convenient and spacious 3D printer cabinet/enclosure using common IKEA shelves.

TL;DR - After not having issues for years, I've been having trouble with my alignment for a while now. To resolve it, I installed some cam tab gussets that I probably should have installed a long…

Eight years ago I fulfilled a childhood dream and put 35 panels on my roof. I was giddy about it. I wrote a whole post, full of playback GIFs and REPL snippets, about the stuff I learned. This is a…

I got a box of the old metal warriors of the dead for more than I'd have paid for the plastic kit... but it came with the king of the dead. I haven't painted him yet because he was the only mini in…