Resin Cleanup: A Sticky Situation
We’ll admit it. We like the results of resin 3D printing, but we don’t always care for the mess. We aren’t alone, and a common issue is to have drips …read more Continue reading Resin Cleanup: A Sticky Situation
Author Archives: Al Williams
Floppy Disk Sings: I’m Big in Japan
The other day, a medical office needed my insurance card. I asked them where to e-mail it and they acted like I had offered them human flesh as an appetizer. …read more Continue reading Floppy Disk Sings: I’m Big in Japan
3D Printing for Textile Work
While it isn’t for everyone, some of the best creators we know are experts at working with textiles. While the art is ancient, it isn’t easy and requires clever tools. …read more Continue reading 3D Printing for Textile Work
Full Transparency: Stronger FDM Prints
We always look forward to [Stefan’s] CNC Kitchen videos. They are usually useful, but always carefully thought out and backed with experimental data. His latest is about creating transparent and …read more Continue reading Full Transparency: Stronger FDM Prints
Understanding Wavelets
Mathematical transforms can be a great help in understanding signals. Imaging trying to look at a complex waveform and figuring out the frequency components without the Fourier transform. [Artem Kirsanov] …read more Continue reading Understanding Wavelets
Diff Tool Knows What You Mean
We will admit to not being particularly artistic, but we do remember an art teacher telling us that sometimes it is better to draw what isn’t there instead of what’s …read more Continue reading Diff Tool Knows What You Mean
The Internet Without the Computer: 1990s Style
We think of the Internet extending to small devices as a modern trend, but it actually is a good example of how everything makes a circle. Today, we want the …read more Continue reading The Internet Without the Computer: 1990s Style
Upcycling Flat Scraps with Open Source Tools
If you have any sort of device that cuts like a CNC mill or a laser cutter, you probably generate a lot of strange-looking scrap material. Most of us hate …read more Continue reading Upcycling Flat Scraps with Open Source Tools
Tracking Weather Balloons with SDR
The advent of cheap software-defined radio hardware means that what would have once been an exotic expensive undertaking can now be relatively cheap. [David] notes that using some pretty simple …read more Continue reading Tracking Weather Balloons with SDR
Troubleshooting Barcodes: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
We’ve all been there. Something that is known to work doesn’t work out in the field. But back at home base, it works fine. How do you fix it? Of …read more Continue reading Troubleshooting Barcodes: A Lesson in Critical Thinking