A Tour of the “Lasersaur” Laser Cutter
I built a laser cutter! Specifically the Lasersaur, which is a professional grade open-source project. The idea is to use it to make more wooden topo maps, sell them on…
Parts and Cost Breakdown for the Lasersaur
When building the Lasersaur laser cutter, a resource that was super helpful for me was Chris Derossi's excellent post on his own cost breakdown. I figured it's be useful to…
Hardware Mods to the Lasersaur
The Lasersaur build guide gives you a well-performing machine that can control your laser beam and put it anywhere on the cutting bed that you need it. But it conspicuously…
Software Mods to the Lasersaur
As is, the Lasersaur I built comes with a very capable interface, but along with the hardware mods there were a few tweaks to the UI and machine behavior that…
The Work of Ghouls!
My first apartment in Denver had an incredible view that overlooked one of the large parks in the city: Cheesman Park. Cheesman Park was beautiful and active during the day…
Programs and more Commands for the Ben Eater 8-Bit Breadboard Computer
So now that I have a fancy programmable computer working with its guts bare to the world, what can I do with it? Well, not much. The 8 bits of…
A Wooden Laser-Cut Topo Map of Portland, ME
A couple months ago, I was on the internet and ran across Below The Boat, a website that sells wooden topographical maps of interesting lakefloors and seafloors around the world.…
Making a Laser-Cut Topo Map: The Design Phase
Today I'll be walking you through the process how to of make a wooden laser-cut topo map. I made one of my hometown of Portland, ME as a 2015 Christmas present…
Making a Laser-Cut Topo Map: The Build Phase
So you've followed the steps to design your topo map by reading through the post detailing the design phase. Time to cut it out and build it! The build process:…
CAD files for the Antikythera Mechanism
Update June 2015: I'm revisiting this project to finally get it to a version where it can be manufactured at home. Check greekgears.com for future updates. I have also withdrawn the files…