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

Sony NP-FS11 Lithium Battery Rebuilds: 2016

2016-03-19

Electronics Workbench Photography & Images

Improvements | Repairs

Here’s a case where something performs better than expected
Raspberry Pi Model 2: Canakit Case Reset Button Mod

2016-03-18

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop

RPi

A bit of flush-cutter hackage
OttLite LED Conversion

2016-03-17

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop

Improvements | Repairs | Sewing

An aluminum sheet … that required exactly one saw cut
Tour Easy: Long-Deferred Drivetrain Maintenance

2016-03-16

Machine Shop Recumbent Bicycling

Repairs

That’s what happens when a severely worn sprocket engages only one chain link
Monthly Image: Red Oaks Mill Dam

2016-03-15

Photography & Images

At the right moment to catch the sun highlighting the rubble upstream of the dam breast
Knurled Inserts: Epoxy Anchoring

2016-03-14

Machine Shop

CNC | Improvements | M2

… buttered the inserts with epoxy and pressed them firmly in place …
Kohl’s Guest WiFi Terms & Conditions: The Short Version

2016-03-13

Oddities

Rants

I’m always on the lookout for FREE WIFI! hotspots