Laser Engraving Water Bottles and Tumblers
Mark Bronkalla When I added the rotary chuck to the laser, the primary use was to be for engraving powder coated water bottles and tumblers. These make nice gifts and I wanted…
2022
Laser – Closed Loop Stepper Alarm Interlock
Previously I had upgraded my OMTech 3555 130W CO2 laser from open loop to closed loop stepper drive on the X axis. See: https://bronkalla.com/blog/2022/10/17/converting-the-laser-to-closed-loop-stepper-drive/. The closed loop stepper driver has…
A dresser for Hadley
My grand-daughter Hadley needed a new dresser. Her old one was “commandeered” to use for her baby brother. The dresser needed to fit a rather narrow space in her room.…
D-Bot 3D printer linear rail upgrade
Background My D-Bot is now 5 years old. It has worked well, but the Z axis has been getting sloppy, tilting slightly as it moves up and down. I tried…
Converting the Laser to Closed Loop Stepper Drive
Background I wanted to see if I could speed up the engraving on my OMTech 130w CO2 laser. The engraving speed is primarily dependent on the X axis drive. The…
Elegant Step Stools
Not every woodworking project needs to be a multi-week adventure. Sometimes something simple is needed. In this case it is some step stools. We now have 7 grandchildren ranging form…
Doll Cribs
Our grand-daughters are at the age where they love to play with dolls. They are infatuated with the American Girl style 20″ dolls, now adding the American Girl Bitty Baby…
Isla’s Bed – Completion
After staining, I waited a couple of weeks to let the stain fully dry. The reason being that the gel stain used is oil based and with the winter weather,…
Pork Ribs – Sous Vide & Smoke
For the last 30 years or so Drunken Ribs has been my “go to” for ribs to serve family and friends. Typically these are “baby backs”. Meat prices have been…
Isla’s Bed – Staining
This is another project where I am finishing first and assembling the completely finished pieces. This avoids issues with glue squeeze out and having to sand inside corners (which I…