Now with Haas TM2P
The far future. The year 2023.
It’s been a long road to get here. we had to orbit all the way around the sun.
What am I going to focus on this year? 4 goals for a fresh orbit.
Launch Flotilla – Our presence in space is expanding. Flotilla will leverage the fast moving launch market to establish industrial economic activity in space. I’ve formed the company and I’m working on laying the knots to fit the spline of the first ship.
Continue reading “4 Goals for a fresh orbit. 2023 is upon us.”
How to cram a CNC shop in your garage from xSpacex engineer @risknc (plus, a Corgi)
Continue reading “Making Swarf #1- My first CNC Mill: Haas TM2P”What makes me happy?
I’ve been trying to figure this out my adult life. When I was a kid, I thought it would be building robots. Giant Robots. I actually got a chance to lead an effort to design a 40 ft tall humanoid last year.
Continue reading “Engineering Happiness”
McMaster-Carr is the single greatest website on the internet. Maybe you’ve heard of it. I figure my real first post should be about something great, so here you go.
You can get smoke bombs, witches hats, deadblow sledge hammers and everything in between. Bonus points: If you’re in LA, you can get same day delivery if you order in the AM, and it’s dirt cheap shipping.
Here are a couple items I’ve ordered over the years and fallen in love with.
Mitotoyo Harsh Environment Digital Calipers 12″ – These are my favorite calipers for day to day work in the field and in the shop. They’re pretty durable, can take a splashing of coolant, and are just the right size for a quick check to confirm most rectilinear dimensions / tolerances on machined parts and assemblies.