Sometimes I can be too enthusiastic in repairing a clock. For example, I have a Regula 25 cuckoo clock movement that I bought on eBay, to practice repairing cuckoo clocks. In the process of cleaning it, I polished the scratches off of the ends of two levers – a bad idea.
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My Favorite Clock Repairers on YouTube
I really enjoy watching clock repair videos, and have picked up loads of great advice from these helpful hobbyists and professionals.
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How Long it Took for My 2020 Chevrolet Bolt Battery Recall
If you own an older Chevrolet Bolt, you’re probably aware of the ongoing recall, to repair Bolt battery packs that have a chance of catching fire. I’ve recently (June 2024) had my Bolt’s battery replaced under the recall. This post gives the details of my experience.
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Putting Snow Socks On My Chevy Bolt
I recently bought EasySox brand snow socks for my 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, because the car has no clearance for chains. This post walks you through what I did to put the socks on my Bolt – it was about as difficult as putting chains on.
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Ways Not to Print in Two Colors on a Lulzbot Mini
I had such good luck swapping filament mid-print on my Prusa i3 MK3 that I thought I’d try the same on my Lulzbot Mini… with much less good luck.
This post lists the ways I’ve tried to swap filament colors at a specific point in the print, using my Lulzbot Mini and CuraLE 4.13.4 and OctoPrint 1.9.3. Your experience may be different – I hope so.
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Making a 3D Printed Name Badge, Version 2
A few years ago at the Portland Oregon 3D printing Meetup, someone suggested we should all make our own name badges so Shashi wouldn’t need to bring as many “Hello, My Name Is” paper tags to the Meetups. A few weeks later I made a badge and a post on how to create your own, using the tools of the time.
This updated post walks you though the making of your own name badge in FreeCAD 0.21, which is a lot easier than it was in earlier versions of FreeCAD.
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I haven’t done any clock repair lately because I’m (still) (slowly) working on my clockmaker’s bench. The nearly-last step is to glue a linoleum surface to the bench top, which will probably have to wait until warmer weather.
Setting Z Offset on the Prusa i3 MK3
Five years ago I wrote a blog on testing the Z Offset on my Lulzbot Mini, Testing Your 3D Printer’s First Layer Height Calibration. Now that I’ve recently recalibrated my Prusa i3 MK3, I’m using a quicker method to set the Z Offset.
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Why I Buy Open Source Printers
I recently replaced the belts on my Lulzbot Mini. What started off as a simple bit of work ballooned into somewhat more serious work because of a few mistakes I made. The Lulzbot Mini being open source – along with Lulzbot’s excellent documenation – made the repairs possible.
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A FreeCAD Case Study: Designing a Light Bar Clip
A while ago we bought rechargeable light bars for our pantry shelves, and we love them. The only problem was that because they were held to the underside of the shelf by weak magnets, every time we bumped a light or dropped a heavy jar into the pantry, the light would clatter to the floor.
This post covers my process of creating, in FreeCAD, clips that would hold the lights securely. I’m really pleased at how they turned out.
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