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

Recommended Screwdriver Set: Brownells Magna-Tip Super Set

2016-03-26

Machine Shop

You’ll go a long way before this set isn’t the right hammer for the job
Kenmore 158.17032 Handwheel Clutch Disassembly

2016-03-25

Machine Shop

Repairs | Sewing

I was mildly surprised to find a completely different clutch mechanism
Bose QC20 Noise-cancelling Headphone Signals

2016-03-24

Electronics Workbench

Android

The three black buttons place resistive loads on the … microphone connection
Fly6 Directory / File Naming Convention & Mass Deletion Thereof

2016-03-23

Photography & Images Recumbent Bicycling

You probably want to dry-run that
Streaming Player: NFS Program Distribution

2016-03-22

Software

Improvements | RPi

They should fetch their Python program directly from The Definitive Source
UDEV Rules for Dell AC511 USB Soundbar

2016-03-21

Software

RPi

The Name field seems reasonably unique
Panasonic Eneloop Pro NiMH Cells: First Charge

2016-03-20

Electronics Workbench Photography & Images Science

Improvements

You really can’t store Eneloops for two years: no surprise there