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

Tecumseh 36638 Throttle Knob

2015-11-09

Machine Shop Software

Improvements | M2 | Repairs

A great force will try to rip that triangular feature right off the tab
Label vs. Pictograph: Words Work

2015-11-08

Oddities

I’d lay money this is the second towel dispenser
What Free Shipping Means

2015-11-07

Electronics Workbench Oddities

It really is free
StirlingTEK NP-BX1 Batteries

2015-11-06

Electronics Workbench Photography & Images Science

That’s a red flag, right there
Disabling Windows 10 Upgrade Nagware

2015-11-05

PC Tweakage Software

Rants

Our Token Windows Box … will never, ever get upgraded
Tiny Cylinder Test Object

2015-11-04

Machine Shop Oddities

CNC | M2

Sliced with Slic3r for PETG at 1 mm/s, with fans in full effect
Sony and Wasabi NP-BX1 Li-Ion Battery Life

2015-11-03

Electronics Workbench Machine Shop Photography & Images Science

Using the Sony HDR-AS30V camera more-or-less daily chews up batteries