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Air-Switch Laser Cutting project

Air-Switch Laser Cutting project

by peter V | Mar 16, 2022 | Electronics, Laser Cutting, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects

I had to make a box to hold a switch we were installing on to the laser cutter that would turn the compressed air on and off. So it seemed a good idea to document the process which was really quick and easy. Below is a tutorial of creating a switch box

3d Models to prototypes with the Pepakura App

by peter V | Nov 18, 2021 | Cool Links, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects

The old art of paper folding comes to the computerised rapid prototyping paradigm with Pepakura Designer.  Also if you are creating geometric structure that wont fit in the 3dprinter build space or a complex box that is not the simple ones available at boxes.py then...
Electric tooth brush holder

Electric tooth brush holder

by Jamie C | Nov 17, 2021 | CNC Router, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects

This project was to create a nice way of holding toothbrush heads for my electric toothbrush. For a start, it was designed for and manufactured with 3D printing. But after a while, it became apparent that the 3D printing layers were holding water and were hard to...

Kinetic Light Art

by peter V | Nov 17, 2021 | CNC Router, Electronics, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects, Water Jet Cutter

I got to extend my skills by building some flyByWire artworks for an Art Festival in Queenstown. first test flight in basement studio Out line sketches with all 4 artworks Pulley wheel sketches showing how the roller blade wheels and bearings were re-purposed. This...

Rear computer Light Display Project

by peter V | Nov 16, 2021 | 3D Printer, Electronics, Laser Cutting, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects

This project was started to address the unattractive back of the PC in the tech office that is one of the first sights to greet guests to the Design Facility. https://designtech.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/files/2021/11/Rear-LED-Computer-Display-.mp4 As well as making the...
E-Bike Lighting system WIP

E-Bike Lighting system WIP

by Jamie C | Nov 11, 2021 | Electronics, Projects & Tutorials, Techs personal projects

Work in progress! This is a long term project of mine for my E-Bike a lighting system with headlight, taillight, indicators, alert system/horn/bell, and a control switch pad. Planned system overview The plan is to have everything powered from the 5V 2A USB connector...
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