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A old cartridge based 3d printer was donated to the shop in near perfect condition. only problem was that it was so out of date that the system wasn't even close to what we have today. But the frame and body was build way overkill. solid aluminum structure with a steel body and belt driven system. Also it cost $70,000 when it was first purchased 15 years ago. But with a simple ramps board and a few tweaks it prints better then any commercial printer i have seen. The supports

Needed a silent compressor for light airbrushing in my apartment but any compressor i found is incredibly loud. Found instructions online to combine a fridge compressor and a tank from a damaged air compressor. Cut off switch and intake tube mounted sideways to make room for the plate. All the holes are marked out and drilled and test for height of hoses. Compressor itself had only copper tubes so had to find connectors that fit over these. Also left the current oil inside si

A electric shocking operation Game.

Another ipod to compact flash conversion.

Repainting of my touchsmart laptop to look vintage. Brass paint and some wood veneer if possible. stripped down and removed the back cover and face plate very carefully. Forgot to take photos of this process but primed it and sprayed it with gold metallic paint. After its dry I just mix some dollar store black acrylic paint in water and dab it on with a rag and then dab it dry with another rag. Just repeat until its at a level your comfortable with. once its all dried hit it

posting some progress pictures of my personal Ipod before I give out all the designs for the easier version for other people to use. Found a nice old box at the thift store that seemed to fit great. I was originally trying to make it match the ipod shape but broke it off in the progress. gave up on trying to shape it and just when with a full square and a 3D print idea. Drilled out a hole in the top for the headphone jack extender. Bumped it with the drill bit. smallest 5Volt

I have been refurbishing ipods for several years now, so I know for the high capacity msata mod of a ipod can get very expensive but the 500gb laptop hardrives can be found for a very affordable price. I am attempting to make a very simple hack and to possibly make a kit to add on to existing ipods. As you can see the prototype is rather bulky but it works. *After building it the setup is simple. since they are sharing a single battery when you turn it on the ipod screen is w