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

Miniblind Bottom Rail Caps

2016-09-23

Home Ec Machine Shop Software

Repairs

Apparently window hardware isn’t hardened against prolonged UV exposure
Vacuum Tube LEDs: Miniature 7-pin Tubes With a Bottom Shield

2016-09-22

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop Oddities

There should be no problem shining a light up through the glass envelope
Raspberry Pi Serial vs. TNC-Pi2 vs. APRX

2016-09-21

Amateur Radio

RPi

All in all, it’s working fine
Vacuum Tube LEDs: Fully Dressed 21HB5A

2016-09-20

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop

Arduino | Improvements

Fire in the bottle!
Hard Drive Platter Punch Bushing

2016-09-19

Machine Shop Software

Improvements

The bushing emerges unscathed, ready for another platter
Poughkeepsie Waterfront at Night

2016-09-18

Photography & Images Science

Those spots of cold-white LED lighting will gradually expand
A Curiosity of Sparrows

2016-09-17

Oddities Photography & Images

Wildlife

There’s always room for one more