Tinkering Monkey - Latest Comments

Re: Awards for iMore

Iyhab Mourad — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:24:36 -0000

Beautiful, keep calm and do the best

Re: A Modern Ink Blotter

linda skelly — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:59:19 -0000

An absolutely beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

Re: Installing a 13 Foot Floating Sign at Instagram

Workerman — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:31:12 -0000

I'd move it .25" to the right...but otherwise, holy cow! Great job guys!

Re: So you bought a CO2 laser cutter, now what? Part 2: Setup and Maintenance

Jean-Francois Laplante — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:35:35 -0000

Thanks for your 'in depth' comments about actual usage. I bought an 100w 600x900 machine back in July. It works great and your articles have helped me learn why a few things are happening. Looking forward to reading you again. As I work my way across different materials, your next subject will be of great interest to me.

Re: Installing a 13 Foot Floating Sign at Instagram

Mike Cheung — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:32:44 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Installing a 13 Foot Floating Sign at Instagram

Midlifecyclist — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:17:22 -0000

Amazing work as always!

Re: Making the Bark Back

Mike Cheung — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:22:04 -0000

Hi John,

Unfortunately, we don't have plans to produce a Bark Back for the iPhone 6.

Re: Making the Bark Back

John Hubler — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:51:15 -0000

Obligatory post asking the ETA for iPhone 6 backs. If you could make them exactly 0.7mm thick, this would be the PERFECT solution to balance out the protruding camera on this model!

Re: So you bought a CO2 laser cutter, now what? Part 1: Research

Mike Cheung — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:03:15 -0000

Hi Stuart,

The spacers I'm talking about are 1.25" strips of acrylic that I slap down to keep material from butting up against the edge. I understand the laser needs some buffer to slow down / switch direction in the X-axis when etching quickly...I just wish the machine was designed with that in mind so it truly was 36 x 24 of real usable area.

Re: So you bought a CO2 laser cutter, now what? Part 1: Research

Midlifecyclist — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:50:28 -0000

Hi TM, I have a similar problem with etching artwork near the edge of the bed, my only cure has been to slow any border etching right down. Just intrigued to know what you meant by..

"and have since learned to use some spacers off the edge"

Loving your work very inspirational.

Regards

Stuart
www.cutandburn.co.uk

Re: A Display Board Shelf for Mule Design

Mike Cheung — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:19:12 -0000

Good tip! I was still learning a few things when making these.

Re: A Display Board Shelf for Mule Design

flyingMonkey — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:38:37 -0000

Your joint would be stronger if the grain of the spline would follow the other direction ;)

Re: A Wooden Case for the iPad Mini

Phil Reynolds — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:38:13 -0000

A great guy over at Iliketomakestuff.com made an iPad stand that I think has square device in it for his craft fairs he sells at. Here is a youtube video of it. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Re: A Wooden Case for the iPad Mini

Phil Reynolds — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:34:27 -0000

It would be really cool if you could create some kind of slot on the outside to make it a stand as well. Just saying..
Looks great though. Excellent job.

Re: Tinkering Monkey • This sign we made for Doug at Bokeh is definitely...

Mike Cheung — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:42:18 -0000

You're right. Thanks for the correction!

Re: Tinkering Monkey • This sign we made for Doug at Bokeh is definitely...

Matt Steele — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:29:16 -0000

I think this is for a different company. seebokeh.com

Re: How to Make a Cheap and Easy Bike Cargo Trailer

Dustbuster7000 — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:33:29 -0000

Very well done. From you mention of the weather, I assume that there is no finish or paint on it, which makes sense, but road spray and UV damage might be worth thinking about. Plus a chance to put a big company logo on each side :) I'd also love to see more close up photos of the tow bar and bike rack connection, it looks interesting.

Re: So you bought a CO2 laser cutter, now what? Part 1: Research

Mike Cheung — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:01:51 -0000

Hi Suzanne,

Are the wavy lines vertical, or more of a texture after etching a large area? Ours leaves a bit of a texture, which I always attributed to the 60hz of A/C power....or possible the little steps of the servo motor's small speed changes. It's pretty mild in our case, and I usually etch at 300mm/second and 50-60% of power (90W machine). I also use somewhere between .06 and .11 scan gap, which is the distance the laser moves vertically before etching another line. .11 gets the job done faster, but I find .06 is best for fine details. The smaller scan gaps tend to leave a smoother finish after etching. I hope that's helpful!

Re: So you bought a CO2 laser cutter, now what? Part 1: Research

Suzanne Sloan — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:15:42 -0000

Thanks For sharing, we recently bought a full spectrum Laser and honestly it has been nothing but a headache, do you have any advice on getting wavy lines out when engraving, already replace wheels also. Thanks love the Blog and your product!

Re: Making the Square Register Stand

Alan Aneshansley — Sat, 24 May 2014 22:42:40 -0000

Saw the stand today and am very impressed. However, I have an iPad Air that I run the Square Register App on. Is there a plan to offer this stand compatible with the iPad Air? I'd volunteer to purchase the first one developed.

Re: Do Your Back a Favor, Get a Standing Desk

RichardHaralson — Sat, 10 May 2014 19:13:37 -0000

whats preventing you from putting the tower on the floor? Get longer cords.

Re: How to Make a Cheap and Easy Bike Cargo Trailer

Mike Cheung — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 15:17:34 -0000

Thanks! It was a fun project, and became a daily use item.

Re: How to Make a Cheap and Easy Bike Cargo Trailer

D Jost — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:08:37 -0000

Very nice job, and a great up-cycling project too. Keep up the most excellent work you and your team produce.

Re: Tinkering Monkey • Hooray, the Nebulab sign is installed in their...

Mike Cheung — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:43:50 -0000

Yes, we provide a laser cut template to help with installation. Usually it's to mark the holes for nails / screws. In the case of very thin parts like "lab" above, we make actual cutouts to align the parts.

Re: Tinkering Monkey • Hooray, the Nebulab sign is installed in their...

Bobby Davis — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:13:34 -0000

Do you provide a paper template for sign installation?