Big SEM: online
I recently got Milly the big SEM online. She had a ton off issues that I’ll chronicle in future posts. But rather than dwell on her past, let’s see what she can do. Remember that 2mm stainless sc
Laser HV repair
I’m in the process of upgrading the brain in the laser from a cheap (and recently deceased) Chinese special to a new design based on the open source Lasersaur. More on that later. I was right in the m
Tomorrow we bake
Milly is coming along nicely. I believe we’re over the vacuum difficulties. She’s buzzing along at a nice deep vacuum in the SPEC, INT, and GUN chambers. Last night the computer finally booted up
Robots all the way down
Laser robot making wooden robots for an aluminum robot that makes brass robots… #slavetothemachines
SEM FTW: Meryl lives again
Happy Holidays! Here is a 2mm stainless steel screw. It’s sitting on a standard, non-shrunken quarter for scale. [
Resurrecting a roughing pump
Meryl was a little disheveled when she arrived at the shop. She had been in storage for a few years, and while mostly complete, she looked a little ragged around the edges. [
