Quinn over at Blondihacks recently showed some modifications she made to her hobby lathe and mill. Here’s my list of favorite mods and tweaks I’ve done on my own machine. If you haven’t seen Quinn’s video, check it out, too: … Continued

The channel just hit 20,000 subscribers, so today I’m doing a Q&A. You posted your burning questions. I’m going to provide “Answers”. If you think this video is too long, maybe you shouldn’t have asked so many questions. 🙂 Timestamps: … Continued

Today we’re going to 3D print a new control panel for my drill press to control a 3-phase motor and VFD. We’ll measure up the old front housing and design a new one to fit in the same space with … Continued

ABS is a great material for 3D printing, but it can be problematic–warping and peeling off the bed–often resulting in unusable parts or worse. Today we’re going to take a look at why that happens and what you can do … Continued

Maker communities around the world are coming together to make personal protective equipment for doctors, nurses, first responders and others who are unable to obtain it through normal channels. This is our hour to give back to the communities that … Continued

Yes, I’m still playing with the EMI filters. A viewer suggested a way to visualize the entire frequency response of a filter using an oscilloscope, so I decided to give it a try. Previous EMI Filter Video: https://youtu.be/84aKURxohlg Stuff in … Continued

Today we’re making a new control panel for the Electronic Leadscrew using a silkscreened PC Board. And we’re trying out the 3D PC board design workflow in Fusion 360 to do it. This allows us to create a custom board … Continued

Today we’re going to take a closer look at EMI filter chokes, talk about how they work to suppress electromagnetic interference on variable frequency drives, and do some testing. Filters shown and discussed: Hondark PC40 EMI Ferrite Ferrite (Amazon*): https://amzn.to/3aTO5gd … Continued

Today we’re taking a closer look at pneumatic valves and fittings. We’ll look at different configurations of pneumatic solenoid valves, show how to read valve diagrams, talk about different pneumatic fitting threads, and show how to connect a double-acting cylinder. … Continued

The intro video for the 3HP ATC spindle project generated a lot of comments and questions. Today I’m going to try to answer as many as I can. If I didn’t get to your question, or if this just creates … Continued