Tag: laser cutter

  • Arcade Cabinet (bartop, 2-player)

    Arcade Cabinet (bartop, 2-player)

    Ahhh Christmas break! What a wonderful time of the year – too bad it goes by so quickly… ๐Ÿ™‚ Anyways, to keep my brains occupied during time off from work (and, let’s be honest, have some fun geeking out!), I finally decided to build an arcade cabinet. I know, seems like everyone is building one,…

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  • DIY Hamster Sandbox

    DIY Hamster Sandbox

    If you’ve seen my previous post (IoT Hamster Wheel Tracker) you know that we have a lovely hamster. Hamsters like to burrow, and even though he has a lot of space and quite thick layer of bedding in his cage, we wanted for him to experience a bit more natural environment. I constructed the sandbox…

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  • Japanese Lamp – New Designs

    Japanese Lamp – New Designs

    I think this is one of my best designs (how modest of me… ๐Ÿ™‚ ) – simple, functional, and just feels right. Additional, it’s easily customizable – designs on the side walls can be changed quickly, without having to update the overall design or even re-exporting the files for cutting. It’s also a pleasure to…

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  • Smart Game Board โ€“ Updates

    Smart Game Board โ€“ Updates

    First of all, it was great to see the interest this project has generated. Thank you everyone! It’s a humbling and very motivating experience, seeing people’s reactions, reading through the feedback, both praising and suggesting changes, makes me want to create more things ๐Ÿ˜‰   This project has been featured on a number of websites:…

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  • Decorative Base / Box

    Decorative Base / Box

    Overview Here’s a simple, easy to make decorative base. It can be used to showcase something kept on top of it, or be turned into a box for an unusual storage. I made couple of those for my Wife, who was also overlooking the project ๐Ÿ™‚   Design I made the design in Fusion 360:…

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  • Leaf – Lucky Charm

    Leaf – Lucky Charm

    Idea This project was aimed at making a small keepsake (think: lucky charm ๐Ÿ™‚ ). As such, it’s important that it looks nice, so people are happy when receiving it as a gift. Furthermore, I wanted to make more than just a couple of them,ย and whenever making something in more copies, that small annoyance that…

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  • Smart Game Board – Completed!

    Smart Game Board – Completed!

    Idea The idea for this project was born from a conversation with a friend – he was wondering if creating such game board could help in teaching kids how to play Chess. And I loved the fact that both making the project, as well as then playing using it sound fun ๐Ÿ˜‰ And what a…

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  • Smart Game Board – Software and testing

    Smart Game Board – Software and testing

    Software Having everything assembled and tested (all the connections), I started with writing libraries for the LEDs, sensors and handling overall game board state. Then came the game logic (Checkers). Nothing really surprising, and if you’re feeling comfortable with C++ this should be a fairly straight forward step. I wanted to organize code efficiently, so…

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  • Custom Design Wall Decor

    Custom Design Wall Decor

    Another idea of mine, for a gift for a loved one, who already has everything ๐Ÿ˜‰ And putting our time and skills to create something customized, one of a kind,ย is a great way to show love and appreciation. This project started as a quick sketch, which I then drew in Inkscape (cut lines need to…

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  • Japanese Lamp

    Japanese Lamp

    The idea for this project was born during our vacation in Hawaii. We went for a hike (Manoa Falls, Oahu) and at the end of course we checked out the gift shop ๐Ÿ™‚ There were interesting designs of lamps on the display, and for some reason they got stuck in my mind. Wanting to make…

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