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Workshop notes. Tools I'm trying, machines I've bought or borrowed, and whatever's running in the homelab.
An open-source Fusion 360 clone in Rust that might become my default CAD.
A one-off anodised aluminium enclosure for about $200, and it came back great.
The cheap ex-mining PS5 board is fine for background AI, not for agentic coding.
A borrowed Yetitool full-sheet CNC and a cabinet for the Photon Mono X.
Two years of student microcontroller projects, smart bins and virtual pets included.
Free open-source inventory management that was good enough, until it wasn't.
A NanoVNA, a Smith chart and a matching network on the Dengus tablet.
Adding a small enclosed mill next to the big router.
A packed room of hardware people, and our friends at NOA showing off their wireless charging tech.
A cool thing from a trade show floor, and maybe a future project of my own.
A reflow oven, fresh off the truck and still in its wrap.
An open source handheld as the first job on the new NeoDen.
A benchtop NeoDen, and the end of placing parts by hand.