I recieved a parcel from a friend with an incredibly important object inside* - my collection of strange nuts grows larger!! :3 *also PCB’s for a project we’ve been working on for ~2 years I guess

🫠 (the 16gb pi 5 is actually more than $350 now but shh)

both :) (the latter was a dome I designed)

10 months of (sporadic) work turning into an ugly minimum viable prototype that performs better than I could have hoped - such a good feeling :3 #WitchStaff

Weights for Witch Staff machined and bead blasted in my bedroom :3 I’ve been dreaming about manufacturing capability like this forever,,

this is what happens when you let mechanical engineers near ECAD software..

it’s going to be quite a pretty device I think (amusing myself with renders while I’m prepping the silicone mold for the wand head..)

from their website

thinking about slorx screws again..

procrastinating building the device by spending half an hour fixing the off-center engraving on the e-stop button? possibly..

am I procrastinating molding the silicone magic wand head by over-engineering the test rig control box? ..maybe, but the aesthetic vibes are very important I feel

an engineer friend of mine who designs press-molds for recycled plastic convinced me to visit their workshop yesterday :3 I got to knead the plastic like dough to make the patterns! so much fun 🧡

I feel like it’s judging me for harvesting components I forgot to add to the lcsc order a few weeks back..

2kW Linear Induction Motor go splash :3

same :3 ..so I gave in and am building a silly little long range 18650 explorer that I've been designing

it’s finally warm weather workshop outfit time again! ..I probably won’t keep the “tail”, I need it for an actual project

friendly creatures (small) 🥺

made a shark holder for my workbench

I gave in to an urge to make a vacuum fixture plate and spent ~16 hours machining this on my comically ill-suited plastic framed cnc - it works really well! if only for my health (remembering to eat mid project), I really need a better cnc machine..

I love modifying second hand fabric tool rolls for my own purposes - quite often only a stitch unpicker is required! here’s version 2 of my portable soldering kit

alligator forceps + an elastic band is the most useful electronics / soldering tool in existence..

successfully smuggled the M64 nut that a cute person gifted me at #39c3 through UK border control :3

emergency battery holder! (1 minute of pcb machining, 4 minutes of fiber lasering the steel)

being able to laser cut steel on my desk is so useful.. initial tests tomorrow, if I can figure out the simpleFOC devboard I got :3

I finally got a production Tangara! …couldn’t resist swapping in the aluminium back from my prototype unit, but it still feels special I love working on open source hardware with my friends 🧡

Originally intended for this weight adjustment mechanism to be solely for testing, but honestly it might be a pretty neat feature on the final device?

the best thing I ever did for my seasonal depression was mounting a 75W office building LED light bar to a frame on my desk.. (at eye-level so there's no bright spot that triggers my migraines)

slorx screws are a thing??

did u know it’s silly mechanism day? you’re meant to design a silly mechanism today, I did!