Sunday, March 9, 2014

Control Box

Here's the makings of a control box for a 5-axis CNC machine. Obviously I have a lot of individual wires to connect, but so far the power supplies light up and the two chips at the top turn on. The inspiration for using a computer chassis as a control box came from a YouTube video. I have some 5-volt fans on the way, and I'll have to get some ferrite to protect my data cables. I will be very happy as long as nothing fries, and the fuse and grounding will help me sleep at night. The chips and drivers are mounted with lexan sheets, which is good because all 5 drivers weigh a lot, and lexan is very strong.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

"It Smells Like Real Methane"

My new sleeping grunt candle. I tried doing orange and purple colors, but I should have waited another 5 minutes for the orange to cool down. The orange looks like translucency from the candle light, but it's not. Looks cool though. This small candle lasted 15 minutes, and most of the wax only melted, so I have much more to learn in the ways of candle design.