Archive for November, 2017

Laser Hub Update

Saturday, November 25th, 2017

The big laser is being played with to some extent:

We got the buttons, joystick and analog current meter installed!

So far the operation is via manual control and individual commands from the computer but soon these colored buttons will allow the user to place the laser beam exactly where they want it and then move it where they want, when they want. Think the 007 movie  Goldfinger and the famous lines: “Do you expect me to talk, no Mr. Bond I expect you to die.”

And Mr. Wallace is back from Scotland to get the next upgrade completed.

Laser Web served up on a Beaglebone

… whatever that means.  A claymore refers either to the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword.

CAM, the RAM?

Friday, November 10th, 2017

No, just a lesson on the HUB’s MIlling Machine

Steve placing in the bit

Center punching the location of the hinge

Suseth making a whole lot of wood chips

Today we learned how to use the wood milling machine. I forgot what we were making but the machine made a lot of noise and sawdust.

Ween Town

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

That time of year…

Evil Clown Pair

Organ Playing Giraffe

The usual Halloween stuff. You know this town loves to wear costumes. I’ll just leave these two pictures without any explaination.