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

Copper Pipe Corrosion Pinholes

2015-12-26

Home Ec

Repairs

I applied two more hose clamps for the holiday season
Merry Catmas!

2015-12-25

Oddities

Wildlife

I left the garage door open while working outside
Blue Gauntlet Fencing Helmet Ear Grommet

2015-12-24

Machine Shop Software

M2 | Repairs

Being an injection-molded polyethylene part, no earthly adhesive or solvent will bother it
Kenmore Progressive Vacuum Cleaner vs. Classic Electrolux Dust Brush

2015-12-23

Home Ec Machine Shop Oddities Software

Improvements | M2

They probably don’t make horses with hair like that any more
Logitech M305 Mouse Switch Cleaning

2015-12-22

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop

Repairs

The button switches had removable covers
Chiplotle: Better RTS-CTS Handshake Hackage

2015-12-21

Machine Shop Software

Improvements

All we need is a test for (the lack of) hardware handshaking
Gorilla Glue: Cured in the Bottle

2015-12-20

Machine Shop

M2 | Repairs

This time I used urethane glue