The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning – Ed Nisley's Blog: Shop notes, electronics, firmware, machinery, 3D printing, laser cuttery, and curiosities. Contents: 100% human thinking, 0% AI slop.

The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning

Ed Nisley's Blog: Shop notes, electronics, firmware, machinery, 3D printing, laser cuttery, and curiosities. Contents: 100% human thinking, 0% AI slop.

Punched Cards: Character Translation & Positioning

2026-02-06

Machine Shop

Art-ish, Laser Cutter

Resembling a well-worn IBM 029 keypunch ribbon

MOSFET Astable: NP-BX1 Rundown

2020-11-23

Electronics Workbench Oddities

Blinkies

Puts the LED current at a mere 120 µA
Roadside Overgrowth: Life Finds a Way

2020-11-22

Recumbent Bicycling Science

Improvements

Somebody cut the bushes off at their stumps
Privacy Preferences: Broken As Intended

2020-11-21

Oddities

Rants

That part of their site remains broken
Mini-lathe DRO Battery Lifetime

2020-11-20

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop Science

Repairs

They’re aging on the shelf as well as in the DROs
Epson R380 CISS Waste Ink Tank Replacement

2020-11-19

Machine Shop PC Tweakage

Repairs

After a decade, it really doesn’t owe me anything
CUPS Whoopsie

2020-11-18

PC Tweakage

Improvements

A paper jam gives you enough time to figure all that out
Manjaro 20.1: CUPS Setup

2020-11-17

PC Tweakage Software

Improvements

Start by installing Manjaro’s printer support package