I demonstrated this fun robot at the last BoxBots build night and our general meeting last Thursday. Since then a few folks have asked questions so I thought I would post more detail. The Vorpal Combat Hexapod is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign I discovered a few weeks ago. I was impressed and decided …
We had a packed house for tonight’s Fusion 360 for CNC hands-on class. Autodesk evangelist, Taylor Stein, walked us through Fusion 360’s workflow for creating the CNC setup and cutting paths. Then we adjourned to the big CNC machine and our own big-CNC steward, James, ran the job we’d just set up. There’s nothing quite …
This article specifically pertains to transparency in leadership and governance at Ace Monster Toys Makerspace. Information about personal transparency expected of members and guests can be found on our culture page. Definitions Oversight as we are referring to it here is: a: watchful and responsible care — ex: you to whom oversight of the University …
Wow, I’ve really slacked off on my hangout reports. This week we had three guests: Chelsea, Mack, and one other fellow who’s name I neglected to write down. As we convened one of our 3D printing veterans, Brian, was just finishing up an incredibly cool model of Buzz Aldrin! This may be the biggest thing …
What Got Upgraded Our beloved Smaug (AKA the laser cutter) recently got quite the upgrade. More documentation and details will be published to the wiki but here are the highlights: New controller New HV power supply New LV power supply New drivers New ground connection Massive maintenance overhaul New interlock on the hood New seals …
The original idea was to make a wide angle flashlight that my mother would use when she was out walking the dog. There are a lot of black aluminum tube flashlights out there that are very good but, most of them deal with a narrow beam. I wanted something that was neither black nor aluminum …
This is an aquarium stand that I built at Ace Monster Toys. It is made of maple 3/4 plywood and walnut edge banding. I used the old craftsman table saw and the ryobi router table to cut and shape the parts. If I had to do it over again I would use the CNC router. …
1. Go to acemonstertoys.org and login to your member account. 2. Create a new post by clicking “Post” in the “New” dropdown menu. 3. Create your blog post using images and text! Write a snappy title, write your content and insert images using the “add media” button. You can select a category for your post in the …
About the project Fob All The Things! (FATT) is an AMT project to add fob integration so members can use their accounts to charge laser time, buy vending machine items, use sensitive equipment and get access to the space. While doors and the laser are currently fob accessible those system are starting to show their …
As an organization every fiscal year (July-June) we choose 5 goals to serve that inform how leaders run and direct the org. For decisions big and small the decision are informed by “how does this serve the goals”… and if the answer is it doesn’t… well then we don’t do it. The goal creation process …
