Category: Projects

Making a List of Tech Resources

I’m often surprised to learn about Mobile, Alabama companies that hire software developers. I doubt I’m alone in not being familiar with our area’s resources and employers. So I think a list would help in case anyone else is curious. I’ve started this task once before. I bought a domain and made a site. Documented […]

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Mother’s Day Milling with Shapeoko

Milling Gifts with the Shapeoko I made Mother’s Day gifts using my Shapeoko 2 CNC router. The first gift was a simple relief carving of a nautilus into stained Baltic birch. The second gift was a profile of my daughter cut from stained Baltic birch as well. I’ll detail that in a separate post. Prep […]

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First Collaborative Shapeoko Milling Job

Shapeoko milled gears

My first collaborative Shapeoko milling job was cutting gears out of 8mm HDPE, more commonly known as cutting board. Running someone else’s gcode was a new experience. My workflow to date with the Shapeoko has been vector files in Inkscape and generating gcode in makercam.com. I did several iterations back and forth with Nathan generating gcode and […]

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