1. Nescafe cup holder

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    I saw a design for a holder for coffee pods, and I bought the design off of Etsy (their store is apparently now 'taking a break', so no link).

    It was a simple piece with four 'slots' for coffee pods.

    I expanded on the design. I made the slots longer …

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  2. Knobs

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    Cutting knobs is pretty easy. Gluing them together without smearing cyanoacrylate glue on everything is harder.

    Cut the parts out. Glue the nut into the appropriate place. Glue the matching piece on one side of that, and the smaller round piece on the other side.

    opaque knobs

    I experimented with opaque acrylic …

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  3. Heart and Rose and ghost/echoed lines

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    Files: - projects/heart_words/live_laugh_fist.ecp - projects/heart_words/live_laugh_fist.dxf

    Rose 1/4" Acrylic engrave speed 300 power 40 cut speed 8 power 90

    I should do engraving tests. I think I had 500-40 at one point.

    There were 'echoes' or ghost lines. About 8 mm to the right or lower …

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  4. Live Hinge

    I have a directoy named 'laser_box' with two files in it.

    It is a parametric model for a live hinge. Specify a few parameters in the OpenSCAD file and you get a live hinge that you can export to a dxf, and then read into your laser software.

    a live hinge

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  5. A Table for my GigaMacro rig

    I finally got my GigaMacro rig up to the 'new' house (we have been here for 17 months, so 'new' seems a bit of an over statement).

    It is in a sub-nominal condition, there is rust, and wear from neglect. But it is, to me, a beautiful object, and I …

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