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+