Christmas tree stand tool

For any of you still using the old style Christmas tree holds that work by tightening big eye bolts to hold the tree in place this may be interesting to you. We bought our tree on Sunday from St. Gabes church and I didn’t pay attention to the width of the trunk. Well when we [...]

Mendel Max Motor Mount

Got the location and angles of the motor mounts set. They’re mounted and ready for the ball and screw setup to be attached. Now it’s time to find out if shifting these to line up with the vertexs was a mistake or not.

Mendel Max motor mounts

So I’ve gone off the beaten path with my Mendel Max build. Here are my motor mounts I’m fabricating for the Z-axis. They sit on top of the main vertexs and directly align with them. It’s a variation on the Prussa Mendel design that I’m hoping will lend to a sturdier Z-axis path. Here are [...]

These Tiny Boats Will Change How We Understand The Ocean | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

These Tiny Boats Will Change How We Understand The Ocean | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation. Love this concept of small boats running autonomously through the ocean collecting data and powering themselves with solar and wave energy.

Reprap Mendel Max build

Working on my frame for my Mendel Max build. So jazzed about 3d printers at the moment. Ordered enough extra parts to start on a CNC as well.

Cuban Tree Frog, Florida

Cuban Tree Frog, Florida.

Learning Objective-C; Iphone/Ipad app hopefully on the way

Learning Objective-C; Iphone/Ipad app hopefully on the way. So, I’ve decided to take the time to learn how to do things the apple way. I’ve got some opinions on a few apps I use regularly and instead of complaining I figured I’d give a shot at doing it better. We’ll see, but it should be [...]

15 Google Chrome Extensions for People Who Build Websites

15 Google Chrome Extensions for People Who Build Websites. A promising set of extensions for google chrome focused on we’d development. Love the jQuery console. The more I work with jQuery the more I appreciate having access to a console. I’ve been using the console in Firebug, but I like the idea of a dedicated [...]

On the phone with My accountant listening to him tell me my wife should go part-time. Time to get a new accountant.

New iPad arrives

So, I got my new IPad in the mail a few hours ago. I have to say it’s a lot of fun to use, and I think fun is the key word. I can tell it’s going to take a few days to really get a sense of where this device’s value will come into [...]