A coworker has had some pretty thin ones over the years, folded tyvek, and currently a big skinny brand one that's really nice. I've been wanting one of those stainless steel ones for a few years now, but they are much more money then I am willing to spend. So I decided to make my …
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I decided to 'fix' a blanket I got from freecycle
It is a military wool blanket. I love wool blankets for camping and hanging out outdoors. I don't much care for the olive green – even though green is my favorite color.So I dyed one side of if grey. I couldn't find anybody else online (just a short search) that dyes a single side of …
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I recently printed a prosthetic hand for a little girl back home, where I grew up….
I recently printed a prosthetic hand for a little girl back home, where I grew up. I did this as part of http://enablingthefuture.org/ It took a couple of months to get this done as I was working with a few other programmers in the evenings to create a website that allows for easy(er) prosthetic hand creation. …
So much for riding my bike to work for the next three years.
For anyone who uses the bike path south of us. Closure notice http://kanecountyconnected.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/4-fox-river-trail-paths-close-due-to-construction/ — Cville Public Safety (@Cville_PD) June 3, 2014 Not that I’ve ridden in the last 3 years, but once the Maple Street reconstruction was done, I was seriously thinking about it.
The RepRap revolution started 6 years ago, today.
6 years ago today in the AM there was 1. In the PM 2. Now there are tens of thousands. #RepRap http://blog.reprap.org/2008/06/reprap-achieves-replication.html pic.twitter.com/fmzzo7Cep9 — Adrian Bowyer (@adrianbowyer) May 29, 2014 6 years ago, today is when the first ‘child’ printer was created. 6 years ago, today, the RepRap revolution started. RepRaps, or Reproducing Rapid Prototypers …
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