Lane Cedar Chest Repair & Refinish
Mark Bronkalla We were given an old Lane cedar chest by a friend with the intention that it would go to my grand-daughter Hadley. It had a lot of promise with an…
Mark Bronkalla
Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 2
It took a bit of back and forth with the vendor and testing, but it turns out I DID receive 1uM resolution scales that were mis-marked as 5uM. With the…
Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 1
I have wanted a DRO (Digital Read Out) for the lathe since I picked it up and rebuilt it a number of years ago. A session making some metric sized…
Amelia’s bed completion
The bed platform provides the storage and raises the mattress to normal bed height. There is no box spring used. The platform is made up of: Toe kick / base…
A bed for Amelia
My grand-daughter Amelia has grown to the point where she needs to move from crib to bed. Her new bed design is a blend of Isla’s Bed and her older…
Laser Engraving Water Bottles and Tumblers
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…
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…