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DeWALT Door Lock Installation Jig Kit

September 6, 2011 // 0 Comments

DIY projects are always simple right up to the point when you actually start them. This was the case with our NextBolt Biometric lock installation. Apparently, there are [...]

Boogie Board Hack

September 1, 2011 // 1 Comment

The new 10.5″ version of the Boogie Board is a nice follow-up to the original. We gave you a quick FirstLook of the unit last week, but thought a closer look was [...]

Sugru FirstLook

August 29, 2011 // 0 Comments

We  battened down all the hatches this past weekend and managed to weather Hurricane Irene without incident. Rainy days are good for watching TV or doing projects. We spent [...]

NextBolt NX3 FirstLook

August 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last  Summer we renovated the front entrance of the RainyDayMagazine office. This year we hired painters and did the outside of the entire unit. As part of the refresh, we [...]

Nixie Tubes

August 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

The  photo of the Digital Readout unit from our Craigslist purchase got the emails flowing. Many of you were eager to share your stories of  nixie tube projects. [...]

BlueChick Assembly Completed

August 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

Today we will finish up the assembly of the BlueChick v4.2 CNC machine. The only tasks left are: mounting the X-axis motor and installing the two drive chains. The motor [...]

BlueChick Motor Mounts

August 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

For the past three days we have been discussing the assembly of the frame and axesof the BlueChick v4.2 CNC machine. Now that most of the structure has been assembled, [...]

BlueChick Z Axis Assembly

August 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

We have been building the BlueChick V4.2 CNC machine this week. Yesterday, we looked at the assembly of the X/Y-axis. Today, we will go over the assembly of the Z-axis. [...]

BlueChick XY Axis Assembly

August 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday was the start of the series on assembling the BlueChick v4.2 CNC machine. We gave some suggestions on the general assembly process and showed how to assemble [...]

BlueChick Deck Assembly

August 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last week we gave a quick FirstLook of the BlueChick v4.2 CNC kit. Today we’ll walk through the assembly of the deck portion of the build. There is an excellent [...]
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