Category Archives: using the tools

Modern tools for old crafts

Posted on 2010/12/03 by timesuptim

Build for today is a tool that is rarely seen: a netting needle. A special device for holding a longer length of twine on a bobbin/shuttle type device for making nets by hand. This is an improvement upon an older … Continue reading →

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Voronoi code

Posted on 2010/11/30 by timesuptim

A small update to yesterday’s post: We are using pcb2gcode instead of visolate, which was giving offset problems between the copper traces and the drillholes. pcb2gcode does it in one go, while visolate seems to need an extra step. As … Continue reading →

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PCB aesthetics

Posted on 2010/11/29 by timesuptim

I think this proves beyond all doubt (was there ever any doubt?) that I am overgeeked. CH sent me some images the other day while I was in foreign lands showing some PCBs he had made. YOWZA! What I really … Continue reading →

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