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Duluth MakerSpace Newsletter: By Aaron Bosanko!

2018

February – The Great Bandsaw Rebuild
January – Happy New Year!

2017

December – Wooden Advent Calendar
November – Two Loons Partnership
October – Catapults!
September – Lake Superior Laser Cut Bathymetry Wall Map
August – Tiny House
June – The Finely Crafted Tables at Hoops Brewing
May – The Art of Wanderingline
April – Wine Barrel Fire Table
March – Rooftop Ball Pit

Online resources for growing curiosity, inspiration & learning.

Mechanics:

Amazing Gear/mechanics achieving complex mathematics LINK (1953!)
Automotive Differentials LINK (1937!)
Gears - Normal WIKIP / GENEVA / UNIQUE /

Electronics:

Blog.adafruit.com - Inspirational
Sparkfun new products - Inspirational

Woodworking:

To add

Posters we should hang:

Fasteners - Correct names of fastener types
Drill Speeds - Recommended speeds in materials
Drill bit types - Recommended Drill Bit Type (Lots of options!)
CNC Joinery - Creative Joinery Ideas for CNC work.

Online 3D Printing Resources:

Thingiverse.com - Tons of printable designs ready to go
CookieCaster.com - Make your own 3d printed cookie cutter

Online CNC Tools:

MakerCam.com - Very Simple CAM system. Bare bones option for CNC.
Easel.com - Easy to use CAM system, operates X-carve
opendesk.cc - Lots of CNC plans ready to go

Online Laser Tools:

MakerCase.com - Great option for designing jointed cases and boxes.

General Web Tools/Resources:

Instructables.com - All sorts of maker makery
Pixlr.com - Web based image editor
Zamzar.com - File Type Conversion tool
svg2stl.com - Extrude an SVG to STL (Take flat vectors and 3d print, etc)
stltosvg.com - Extract a Sketchup/etc. Model to 2d Vector faces. (extrude a 2D face to work)
svgnest.com - Compact a bunch of 2d Vectors for laser cutting, etc.

Handy Common Software/Machine Tricks

Sketchup 2D export for Auto-Laser!

Change camera view to parallel, and view from top. Then Export 2D image, DXF!

InkScape v.91+ Single Stroke Fonts! (for laser/CNC)

Extensions -> Render -> HersheyFont unlike other fonts, a T will be made with 2 strokes, rather than 4+

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