I really thought that when I got around to laser cutting and assembling my first PCB enclosure, it'd be for an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi. Y'know, something you can emulate retro games on. Hell, I'd 3D printed about a dozen different PCB enclosures for people making DIY emulator hardware back in the Aurora Public … Continue reading 130: PCB Enclosure
To ring in the new year, and celebrate the ten year anniversary of my previous build, I decided to build a new PC. Back in 2007, it was two years before we even started playing with lasers. This time around, I knew for sure I'd be laser engraving some piece or another. I've engraved a … Continue reading 117: PC Case Engraving
A few months ago, Jennifer had me order some unusually thin 1/32" transparent acrylic to try out some kind of "phone hologram" trick she read about on the Internet. The material arrived in a shipment of a whole bunch of other inventory and was mostly forgotten, until just last week Eagle Engraving's resident laser ninja Monica … Continue reading 100: Pyramid Holograms
I can't believe how long it took me to realize how awesome fluorescent materials are. I've cut plenty of things out of transparent acrylic, but I completely ignored its glowing sibling until a group of Ingress players asked me to make them some badges. Have you played Ingress? If you haven't and you're using a … Continue reading 25: Fluorescent Badges
