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Laser Cutter: Ortur YRC-1 Re-Wiring

2025-12-19

Entombing that mess with a squirt of hot melt glue
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Laser Cutter: Rotary Stepper Driver

2025-12-18

Which would quickly fry the NEMA 17 stepper in the Ortur rotary
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Laser Cutter: New 24 V Power Supply

2025-12-17

There is no way I am going to disconnect all the wiring just to drill four more holes
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Desktop PC Fuzz

2025-12-16

Some fuzz made it past the grille
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Laser Cutter: OEM 24 V Power Supply Annoyances

2025-12-15

Vigorous persuasion involving a bent-nose pliers and muttering got the screw out
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Dryer Vent Filter Snout: More Warping

2025-12-11

I have unfairly maligned the TPU snout
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