Things I have built, or am planning to build, in the shop.
Projects
Carvera Bed Scan
A line laser and two cameras on my Carvera CNC's head turn the machine into a 3D scanner: it measures 1-2-3 blocks and setup bars on the bed to about a tenth of a millimetre.
Shop Redesign
Plans for a steel post-and-beam frame around a 1942 garage, to carry a new roof and loft without loading the old walls.
Summer Robot Program
A summer program where high school and college students rebuild and program a 1994 six-axis lab robot in my home workshop.
CD Robot, Version 1
A project to put all of my music online, with a CD-ripping robot, a heavily hacked internet appliance, and a lot of hard drives.
C02 Powered Sledge Hammer
A prototype weapon for a BattleBot: a 1" piloted diaphragm valve vents CO2 into an 8" cylinder that drives a hammer. Later converted to a cannon, it can drive a 1" chisel through 1/2" of mild steel.
Pneumatic Cannon
Although I normally run it at 600 psi on CO2, this 1" bore pneumatic cannon was designed to run at 3000 psi on nitrogen.
