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.

Punched Cards: SVG Scaling

2026-02-05

Machine Shop, Software

Art-ish, Laser Cutter

When the LightBurn interpretation of an SVG attribute or element differs from the Inkscape interpretation

Acrylic Engraving Dust

2023-01-27

Machine Shop

Laser Cutter | Repairs

Vaporizing that much acrylic produces a fair bit of debris
Brick Wall in Z-Scale

2023-01-26

Machine Shop Oddities

Laser Cutter

The raster lines come out lighter
Linux Where You Least Expect It

2023-01-25

Oddities PC Tweakage Software

Rants

A price / coupon scanner … woke up dead
Car vs. Mailbox

2023-01-24

Home Ec Oddities

Rants

Admittedly, the post was rotten around its base
Bobbin Rock

2023-01-23

Home Ec Machine Shop

Sewing

It came new from the factory like that
Dunkin’ Drive-Through: Brace for Impact

2023-01-20

Oddities

Rants

They need more concrete down there
Ersatz Library Card: Fixed

2023-01-19

Machine Shop Oddities

Improvements | Laser Cutter | Repairs

The low-surface-energy tape … peeled right off the laminating film