ROBOKTOPI

An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.

Finally found time to get the spindle box components mounted.
#maker #mechanical #electrical #engineering #cnc #machining #fabrication #diy #vfd #build

the last decade of the tech industry and America

First episode of #Pluribus gives Canadian Zombie vibes.

Twas the night before Christmas and by executive order
Santa was tariffed and stuck at the border
Ice was called in, they made an arrest.
Cris Cringle deported by the sex pest.

Just finishing up making Christmas gifts for people I know. A little shocking stuffer. #christmas #giving #maker #fabrication #shocking #gag #happyholidays

My brain immediately translated stomach full of tacos into a nightmare Scottish-Mexican fusion cuisine, taco haggis. I hate myself.

when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale

Another shot of the xpeng robot. really surreal stuff.

Complete coward, everyone knows you're supposed to dive on top of an armed sandwich to prevent bystanders and comrades from being injured or killed by pastrami shrapnel. Thankfully the assailant forgot to pull the wrapper before tossing it or this could have been far more tragic.

Seeing a huge rise in fake scam websites selling non-existent items using AI to generate product images. At least remove the extra fingers, tentacles, and floating pieces before you push your paid ads. Remember folks, if you see it advertised on social media, be cautious. #scam #warning #fake #ai

this is cool but toyota will literally never ship this

I need this for my super villain persona. Does it come in jet black?

Had a small distraction repair on my Glowforge. The lid glass separated from the hinge assembly. Disassembled it all and replaced the cheap plastic hinge assembly with a metal bracket. Reassembled and calibrated. #laser #lasercut #repair #fixit #diy #build

The gripper in question

Started building the spindle box for the VFD and cooling pump control. Cut the key hole for the 240 power inlet and drilled all the fan mounts.
#fabrication #cnc #machining #maker #build #engineering #fun
#metal #cut #drill #electrical

Installed a temporary 240 cable to supply power to the spindle box for bench testing.
#build #design #maker #power #electrical #test

Been awhile since my last post, but I've been busy. Built a primitive rolling caddy for the CNC control boxes. #cnc #maker #build #mechanical #engineering #design #electronics #diy

Dropped my son off this weekend for his next adventure. #caltech #caltech2029 #engineering #stem #celebration #emptynest

Wow, a Jackson Pollock original. That's probably worth millions. Congrats on your good fortune.

I occasionally write poetry.

That's the tastiest part. What will I snack on if there's no clip?

Thoughts and Prayers. I guess that's all we can do.

Finished assembling my primitive shelves and got some things organized slightly better. Basically, it's like an upgrade from a drug addled rat's nest to a malformed birds nest with severe ADHD. Should have enough space to build the rolling caddy for the CNC control now.
#diy #build #lab #organize

We're already well past cascading failure in almost every sector of our economy. It's going to take about 16 months to fully unravel, but it's baked in. Strap in for a brutal decade.

I call it my sidechow.

Knocked out some primitive shelves from cheap wood using rudimentary tools in the most punishing and least ergonomic way possible. When I have to do woodworking, I do it in a way that ensures I never decide this would be a good hobby to take up. Still have some assembly to do. #diy #maker #build

I mean other than the 23 separate standards for cables, sure. It's great.

Was excited to mark an item off my kick the bucket list, but it didn't work out.