Tag Archives: Solar Recharging Station

September 24, 2017 Shop Log

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  • Today is one of those rare days when I have the opportunity to run all three of my fabricators at once: the Shapeoko, the Stacker and the Muse.
  • The Shapeoko cut another set of yokes for the CEIA Magnetometer Storage Dolly.
  • The Stacker is printing out a filament dispenser for my Deltaprintr.
  • The Muse is engraving a architectural drawing of some of the Portland Willamette River crossing bridges.
  • While waiting for the big three to finish, I sewed up a few more feed bags for Classy.
  • The feed bag design was inspired by sandwich bags. For durability, I used poly tarps with this simple layout.
  • I wired up this 12-volt LED flood light for one of my solar recharging stations.
  • Another addition to the MakerCave Gallery…

September 2, 2017 Shop Log

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  • A friend asked me to create a holder for the battery charger of his drone. With the help of the FSL Muse Laser Engraver and Cutter, here is what I came up with…
  • He seems happy with it.
  • I also cut pole mounting clamps for the next solar recharging station.
  • While waiting for cuts to complete, I loaded StarCraft Remastered on the MakerCave iMac.
  • And made a parking directional sign for the Amphitheater…

August 28, 2017 Shop Log

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  • I worked on mounting brackets for the next solar recharging station. Instead of being mounted to square perforated tube, this station will be mounted to a round solid tube. I used the Shapeoko to cut out the (4) pieces for the mounting blocks, two pieces per block. I glued the two pieces together. For better hold on the round tube, I cut a 5° angle on the mounting surface to the second half of the French cleat.
  • I did some more experimentation with the FSL Muse Laser Engraver and Cutter. More trout with A River Runs Through It quotes…
  • Did a trash and recycling run.
  • Allowing the solar recharging station catch some last rays of sun…