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I saw Span a few times. It is a nice idea, but I'm personally not a fan. Doing switching at the panel level seems very clunky. In reality, switching should be done at the device le…

Another vote for IotAWatt . I installed one a few months ago. No cloud app. visit an IP to view the local webserver. Has a neat graphing functions, and can pipe data to InfluxDB. +…

I was close to this exact situation. I regret it. I'm assuming your in your 20's. Find a well paying job in an area you want to live in, and moonlight your business. When your busi…

Also employed self-taught developer here. Learned to code through launching a software-oriented business. It took about 1.5 years for me to figure out the basics of (Frontend,Backe…

You have two options. Call up a local machine shop (check Google), ask if they do one-off parts. (They probably won't); then ask them if they have any solid recommendation for a lo…

I've dealt pretty heavily in this area (Bought and operated several CNCs over the years) Your price point is going to limit your machines to almost exclusively Chinese imports Lase…

OP here: I was looking for a way to search people's interesting personal projects on the internet. I realized the a huge common denominator was many people hosted it with Blogspot.…

I'm happy to do so! I also heavily participated in Formula SAE. Don't get too distracted by the Auto sport connectors. They are top-tier hardware, but use Deutsch DT/DTM connectors…

Not necessarily modern technique based hacks, but my personal hacks boil down to 3 things. 1. Composition matters. Alot. Move yourself,your camera, and your subjects around. 2. Con…

Exactly like jogging with CNC controls; but with force feedback. I have done some cuts with the Haas in handjog mode. I always feel iffy doing it, since I can't feel the feedback f…

I was about to recommend the exact same thing. Epoxy granite is used by some world class machine tool builders. I think an interesting modern take on the Gingery machine, would be …

You have a very valid point. I'm 5'11" so getting my foot down at stop lights has never been an issue; unless I'm dealing with a 450cc dirt bike. My GF is about 5'2 and stopping a …

Really interesting concept. I like the general lines of the bike. Looks really well thought out/clean sheet mechanical design. Two points of contention: 1) After putting over 40k+ …

Thank you for the extra photos and info! It really helps. Especially with the notes on the motor mounting. Have you spec'd out Linear motors for your machine? I have been eyeing Ya…

The machine you built is very professional looking! Great job! I wish more people did high quality "last mile" integration" on their machines. Energy chain and powder coat makes a …

The most simple answer: Because people are willing to buy them. It also supports typical human behavior. If you're neighbor has a 400hp car, to "one up" them you buy a 500hp car. C…

Hi Dave, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'll send an email now.

It boils down to two things currently. 1.I spent all the money so far on buying machines and hardware infrastructure. I can slow down on hardware purchases now. 2. The fulfillment …

Hi Rob, Thanks for chiming in. I can keep my dayjob for a while. Which in theory gives me unlimited burn rate. But I'm worried that I should just cashout everything. I won't lose a…

I'll try to be brief, but I need some advice. My formal background is mechanical engineering. After undergrad, I spent a year back home teaching myself to code then developed and i…

I ordered from Sparkfun multiple times and everything worked out great. I wonder if they are slowly going to expand their reach to be a la protolabs for all the B2B PCB design/prot…

You're 100% right! There are a couple of pet peeves that McMaster Carr does that I wished they fixed. Cough, cough,public API access. But I assume most of these points are used to …

Sometimes I spend close to $2k a month at McMaster for work things. They are literally a modern marvel. I order something at 6pm . It's there at 9am the next day. I buy things from…