machinist

“While your faith in technology is endearing,
it will ultimately be your undoing”

Arclight has an old 2600 tshirt with a friendly robot on the back, uttering this stark phrase.

When was the last time you looked around you at this technological society that has sprouted up around us, within our lifetimes? If you’re under 30 years old, you barely remember a time before the internet; a strange far-off land where payphones and Thomas Guides helped us stay connected and get to where we were…

Now with limit switches!  after years of passive work and weeks of rather intense hair-pulling, the machine is now bootstrapped into a functional state.

Also, gauging interest for a CNC milling class.  CNC class would NOT be for tourists.  plan on spending two days on the Tree mill for foundational work, before.  if you’re interested, hit me up.

Original post: http://blog.shop.23b.org/2014/11/singing-cnc-mill-is-fully-operational.html