I was running some CAD and simulation jobs on my main machine and was shocked but then resigned as to how much memory was being used without me really trying. I wanted to take on some modeling and simulation work for a local client, and was thinking of ways I could speed things up a […]
Upcyling An HP Proliant DL380-G6 Read More »
I was looking around the storage rack in my main workshop when I stumbled upon an old Lenovo laptop, specifically a T520 model. These are nicely made solid machines, rather hefty but nice to use. The keyboard and trackpoint are great, and the screen is OK as well. This got me thinking; I have two
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Pretty much anybody who does electronics prototyping needs to master reflow soldering at some point. There are a few ways to do it. The simplest is to set up the PCB with solder paste and components pre-applied, onto a preheater to get up to a starting temperature. Then, apply the additional reflow heat with hot
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I picked up a Chinese K40 laser cutter a few years back. I had a little play with it and decided the software was abysmal, the controller was horrible and it was grossly unsafe. I stashed it on the ‘forgotten projects’ shelf and left it there. Now, since our hackspace is still closed due to
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