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.

OMTech Laser: It Was The Focus Pen Wire

2025-12-26

Electronics Workbench, Machine Shop, Oddities

Laser Cutter, Repairs

There is a break somewhere along the blue wire

Vacuum Tube LEDs: Mogul Base for 500 W Incandescent Bulb

2016-11-04

Machine Shop

Arduino

Where it casts the best-looking shadow of the filament
HP 7475A Plotter: 09872-60066 Digitizing Sight

2016-11-03

Machine Shop Oddities Photography & Images

The fiber optic pipe still works just like it did, back in the day
Kitchen Spatula Search

2016-11-02

Home Ec Machine Shop Oddities Science

Improvements | Rants

Simple steel blades aren’t available
Monthly Science: CR2032 Lithium Cell Life

2016-11-01

Electronics Workbench Science

Improvements

It wasn’t the datalogger’s fault
Inside Another 9 V Battery

2016-10-31

Electronics Workbench

Improvements

The leftmost cell probably died first
Running Lights

2016-10-30

Oddities Recumbent Bicycling

It’s obviously a stylin’ thing
Good Signage Seems Difficult

2016-10-29

Oddities

One corral has an additional feature