Love my printer. 3D printed project box building is an essential part of my projects, and to be honest, almost as much fun as the electronics! Read more
Category: Tools
Thinking About 2021 Projects
What to do next? Time to sit back and scope out my 2021 projects as we move past the pandemic. Lots of ideas but no decisions yet. Read more
Year in Review 2020 Making Stuff
2020 making efforts charged full speed ahead with lots of 3D printing and the addition of a small CNC for isolation milling printed circuit boards. Read more
EMI/RFI Shield Plastic Boxes
MG Chemicals provides various conductive coatings. You can use these to shield plastic boxes for your electronics projects. Read more
SDR Antenna Patch Bay
Here’s a neat little project for those of you who like using a 3D printer to compliment your radio hobby. It’s an SDR antenna patch bay. Read more
Understanding PCB Flatness – Essential for Milling
With a height map, your CNC should easily compensate depth of cut for variations in PCB flatness. Take a look at how this works. Read more
PCB Isolation Routing Success, Finally
Well, I am finally getting the hang of PCB isolation routing. My first early success makes me very happy indeed. Read more
Milling Copper Printed Circuit Boards
So, I have been slowly coming down the learning curve on milling copper printed circuit boards. I have lots to learn. Read more
CNC Height Probe – Understanding GRBL
Make sure that your CNC Height Probe is working properly with the very simple approach I describe in this article. With the proper response, you know you are good to go ahead with milling your PCB. Read more
Wideband Loop Antenna Mounts on Thingiverse
I have published the final version of my wideband loop antenna mounts on Thingiverse. Anyone with a 3D printer can make these, cheap and cheerful. Read more