Shop notes · Rev. A
Made by hand. Made by machine. One-offs and prototypes.
Digital fabrication and traditional craft, used together to make props, contraptions, and parts that don’t exist yet.
Methods
Digital
- 3D design in Fusion
- 3D printing, FDM and resin
- Laser engraving and cutting
- Microcontrollers, Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Traditional
- Woodworking
- Sand casting and blacksmithing
- Leather tooling
- Paper and ink making
Latest projects
All projects →With a large, ever-growing collection of Fusion designs, 3D prints, electronic devices, and hand-made props and parts, I thought I should start documenting them. I’ll fill out the list over time.
| No. | Project | Processes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA-06 | Pro3 Plus Temperature Error | Troubleshooting · cable swap | In progress |
| TA-05 | OrangeStorm Giga Repair | Troubleshooting · sensor swap | Complete |
| TA-04 | Mushroom Shelves | 3D print · scaled for painting | In progress |
| TA-03 | Adjustable PVC Joint | Fusion · 3D print · PVC | Complete; files published |
| TA-02 | Bus Token Award | Fusion · 3D print · sand-cast aluminum | Complete and awarded |
Online projects
| Site | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Labs (opens in a new tab) | Halloween, creature, and costume projects. | Live |
| Devil Tools (opens in a new tab) | An inventory for the shop, the kitchen, the closet: what you have, where it lives, and who borrowed it. | Beta |
| Exe.st (opens in a new tab) | Backend services for a small family of privacy-focused websites. | Beta |
| 0ml.org (opens in a new tab) | Anonymous email forwarding. | Beta |
| Pirate Monkeyness (opens in a new tab) | The world’s leading pirate translator and pirate insult generator. | Awaiting renovation |
| 0info.org | Fictional, consistent profiles for everyday sign-ups. | Coming soon |
The workshop
FDM and resin printers from Elegoo, Prusa, and Raise3D · a desktop CNC with 4th-axis rotary · diode lasers for engraving and cutting · a smelting furnace, forge, kiln, and anvil · powder coating and airbrush finishing · and the hand tools for metal, wood, and leather.