Monthly Archives: May 2012

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All the parts are finally here! Which means that Jeff’s gone underground and won’t resurface until our very own Lasersaur is up and running.  Frame. X & Y axis. Wiring.   So far he’s got four 17 hour days into it. The frame’s built, the wires are in place, but the software isn’t talking to the Continue Reading

One thing we were surprised to discover in our hometown is a really excellent glassblowing studio at the local university. Jeff has designed glass pieces in the past for companies he’s worked for but never actually worked with the material. A semester of glassblowing later, he’s digging out email addresses to send apologies for unreasonable Continue Reading

Do you see us? We’re now official lasersaur makers.

I suppose when building a laser, there are a few things you’re bound to not know. Electrical work, for instance. And maybe some soldering. With Radio Shack to the rescue, Jeff picked up this nifty little spinning LED wheel that, when connected and soldered correctly, makes the lights blink in a circle.  Somewhere in the Continue Reading