Laser upgrade: in progress
Going from 40 to 60 Watts means (almost) doubling the tube length! Google+: View post on Google+
I spent the last six weeks making my first CNC project: a 40 Watt CO2 laser!
I spent the last six weeks making my first CNC project: a 40 Watt CO2 laser! It was based on Barton Dring’s design at http://www.buildlog.net/cnc_laser/ and made with MakerSlide. It’s still a wor…
The Tesla Gun: a history
Staci Elaan is an electrical engineer who has been making Tesla guns since 2006. Her sixth generation MK6-18V is a battery powered, solid state piece of badass kit: In the course of building my Tesla …
Tesla Gun on Discovery Canada
Santa brought me an early present this year: Discovery Canada (the same folks that covered the quarter shrinker a while back) did a very nice segment on the Tesla Gun. <img decoding=”async” lo…
PopSci feature: with video!
Popular Science has published the online version of the print article on the Tesla Gun! It includes a quick (and very geek-tastic) interview with yours truly.
Toorcamp on Forbes
Guess who made the lede for Forbes’ coverage of Toorcamp! I certainly wouldn’t want to mess with this gang. Particularly after an annoyingly long photoshoot session…
DIY Backyard Genius
The Tesla Gun was chosen to be the opening project of the 2012 Popular Mechanics DIY Backyard Genius awards! PopMech hasn’t updated the website yet, but it’s already out in print (September 2012). In …
Electronics at Work – 1943
They Rectify! Amplify! Generate! Control! And Transform Light to Electricity and Back Again! They’re Winning The War!