January 21st, 2019% This post is a run-down of my efforts to run minecraft-pi in an emulator of Raspbian OS in Windows 10. While I was able to run Raspbian OS in both Virtual Box and QEMU, emulator limitations prevent minecraft-pi from running because Raspbian needs to use the raspberry pi GPU and the emulators do not provide . . . → Read More: QEMU emulating Rasbian OS & running Minecraft-pi
November 22nd, 2016%
Took too long but finally first parts off the Grizzly G1550 lathe! A made a trio of pulleys and some stand-offs for the Crock-pot.
The pulleys are for a spinner box bot for my son and the crock-pot stands off for my precious crock pot. Although, the darn crock pot designer should have to live . . . → Read More: First Girzzly G1550 Lathe parts
September 11th, 2016%
There are plenty of Break out boards to choose from when setting up a CNC system. Here’s a very low lost CNC breakout board that can be had from ebay for about five bucks with free shipping from China. I have one on my demo/setup board (everyone needs one of those) and the board works . . . → Read More: LinuxCNC Mach3 Breakout Board
September 7th, 2016%
Whoa – This is a lot of gear reduction:
September 2nd, 2016%
When it comes batteries for electronics, there’s a lot to know to keep your battery running in tip top condition. The guys over at RC Helicopter Fun put together a nice write up on Lipo batteries. It can be found here: http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-lipo-batteries.html
They even have a link to a youtube video of a battery on . . . → Read More: Understanding RC Lipo Batteries
September 2nd, 2016%
Here’s an aluminum extrusion saw blade that will work well:
September 2nd, 2016%
I wanted to create a Gmail filter to apply a label from anyone from a particular company and wasn’t sure if gmail used wildcards or not. Lifehacker had a nice article on gmail filters and of course, their last tid-bit was on wildcards. So, yes, gmail uses wildcards in their filters.
Example: If the emails . . . → Read More: Wildcards for Gmail Filters
August 1st, 2016%
The Nato Phonetic Alphabet straight from wikipedia. I posted it so I have it handy…
April 22nd, 2016%
Earlier this year I bought a used G1550 lathe off Craigslist. It’s made in Taiwan versus the Grizzly G4000 that is currently available and made in China. Some might say the G1550 is better, but it’s all a matter of opinion and dependent on the condition of the lathe. Also, you’ll notice the 8×18″ vs. . . . → Read More: Grizzly G1550 8×18″ Lathe – Predecessor to G4000 9×20 Lathe
March 28th, 2016%
Who says you only print toys with a 3D printer?
Here are a few examples of useful, practical 3D printer projects used around the home or the shop.
TOOL HOLDER – Organizer
I’m a big fan of the Stanley organizers because they’re stack-able and come in 2 different sizes. I have several of the organizers . . . → Read More: Useful 3d Printer Projects
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