CupCake CNC build, part 3: The electronics
OK, let’s get started with the CupCake Electronics Assembly. I ordered the Deluxe kit from batch #8, so most of the electronics are already assembled. Yea!
Tools
CupCake CNC build, part 2: Unboxing
It’s time to unbox the Cupcake CNC and see what’s inside.
Deluxe LED Menorah Kit from EMSL
Deluxe LED Menorah Kit from EMSL
CupCake CNC build, part 1: Introduction & background
Making of the Cupcake CNC from MakerBot Industries
In the Maker Shed: Gennai Hiraga’s Spark Generator
Hiraga Gennai (1729-79) was an Edo period Japanese pharmacologist, physician, author, painter, and inventor who is well known for his Erekiteru (electrostatic generator). The Gennai Hiraga’s Spark Generator kit replicates his early work in creating static charges.
Bandsaw beautification
The first time I saw a circuit board where the board designer had broken through the boundaries of a grid pattern and made traces that curved playfully and made decorative shapes, it was a revelation. You can make a PCB any damn shape you please! (So long as it takes into account the component shapes, […]
In the Maker Shed: Chumby Guts
Yep, that’s right, we have Chumby guts ready for you to hack, modify, or just make a cool enclosure and enjoy. What’s a Chumby? Glad you asked! It’s an amazing little piece of technology that lets you get what’s best on the web and delivers it right to you on it’s 3.5″ touch screen LCD.