I got a very little more done on the injection molder frame: That’s the arm and piston mounted (clamped) in place, and the center cross member bolted in. This thing is pretty solid, and pretty heavy, but I’ll still need to bolt it down eventually.
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Plastic Injection Molder – Part 4
I’ve been swamped at work with a couple of pretty big projects, but I got a bit more work done on the injection molder frame and controller. First the controller: Yup, all wired up and working. I’ve got it heating the chamber and have had it all the way up to 400 degrees. I’ve …
Plastic Injection Molder – Part 3
I am finally getting back to work on the plastic injection molder. We recently moved offices at work and there was a fair bit of stuff headed to the trash. I grabbed a busted old VGA repeater/extender and gutted it. After a bit of cutting and drilling, and a quick shot with my trusty can …
The Pirate Ship Collins
My son’s birthday has, since the 1st, been celebrated with a significant amount of effort and excitement. It happens to fall right at the end of the summer, right before school starts, and very near to Molly’s birthday. As a result we usually end up with a yard/house full of people. We have also ended …
Nerf escalation
Draft created: 2/6/2011 Just after Christmas, when everyone at my office was getting back into the swing of regular work, someone (Ben) introduced a collection of small, single shot nerf guns, one for each designer/developer/Laslo. He also brought in his notably more effective [weapon]. This, naturally, led to something of an arms race, resulting is a fairly …
Shave brush stand
The problem: How do you store your shaving brush between uses? The Solution: A brush stand. There are some lovely commercial stands that I’m sure do a great job, and eventually I may buy or make a more beautiful solution, but for now, I work with what I have… Plastic covered steel wire. Of course, …
New old bench grinder
Over the holidays my father gave me an old bench grinder he had in the basement. The thing was not in great shape, but it’s a tool I certainly needed. My dad is one of those guys that always seems to have an extra [whatever you are looking for]. I’ve got a battery charger that …
Lavender Gooms, G-Force, and Imhotep
The Internet is full of crap… sort of. I guess it’s not entirely full yet: full – adjective – completely filled; containing as much as is possible; So, not full, but it’s got to be getting close. Having been online for a long time, and having contributed a fair few properties of real use, I figured …
It’s just a doodle
A few weeks ago, following what I am sure was a long and tiring day, I came home from work, as is my habit. I greeted my wife, my children, and my dogs, put down my keys and generally just caught my breath. No sooner had my keys hit the table than my boy came …