Author Archives: mechatronicsguy

I have a whole bunch of glassware I’ve recently made and want to store safely. A standard way is to wrap each piece in cloth, but then it’s easy to forget what you have. I cut some cardboard templates and made … Continue reading →

A quick lasercut case for a Jaycar (QM-1591) sound level meter. I didn’t want to carry it around in the plastic blister pack, and it’d get damaged without a hard case. 5 minutes in Inkscape, and a few more lasercutting and gluing, … Continue reading →

Just a quick one, here’s a tool holder for a small set of lathe bits: With spinning machinery there’s no substitute for proper training, but I thought this was useful so that when I come back after a few months. … Continue reading →

I’ve been in the (slow) process of building my own Scanning Electron Microscope (S.E.M.) for a couple of years now. Apparently I got a reputation about microscopes that paid off bigtime this week. One of the Unis had decomissioned a 20+ year … Continue reading →

For the rack I’ve been working on previously, I decided the rust and tarnish wasn’t acceptable and I should repaint it. I know I could easily send it away and have it spraypainted (or even powder coated) professionally for not … Continue reading →

As part of the rack I got the other day, I spent quite a while thinking of the best way to organise all my timekeeping stuff. 19″ racks are pretty cool, it’s a standardised way to mount equipment, and available more … Continue reading →

I spent the evening having a chat and look at old equipment for sale at the ARNSW clubhouse: http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/page_disposals.html I was only after one bit of equipment, but I went a bit googly eyed and couldn’t resist getting some other … Continue reading →

I wanted a way for people at Robots and Dinosaurs to quickly figure out what fasteners were what, without having to go to the trouble of using thread gauges or calipers. Wall mount bolt sizers aren’t exactly new, of course, but the … Continue reading →

I’m becoming a huge evangalist for Adam Savage’s ‘First order retrievability’ concept, and I’m slowly applying it to wider areas in my space. Here’s the latest round, a caddy to hold all my jewellers screwdrivers (including torx!), tweezers, knifes, pearl … Continue reading →