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DRO and jog wheel for GRBL

joerg 3. January 20203. January 2020 cnc, tools, workshop
DRO and jog wheel for GRBL

Because I’d like to have a bit more of an “analog” feeling when operating my machine I was looking for something like a DRO with a jog wheel or a joystick that works with GRBL. I didn’t find much like

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home made epoxy granite cnc – the mixture

joerg 23. October 201923. October 2019 cnc, tools
home made epoxy granite cnc – the mixture

The motivation of this is that I found myself answering the same questions on youtube and facebook over and over again. Lots of people are quite interested in the mixture of the epoxy resin, what resin to use and how

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home made epoxy granite cnc

joerg 6. March 201911. March 2019 cnc, tools, workshop
home made epoxy granite cnc

A cnc mill I wanted to build now for quite a while – guess it’s for more then a decade now. Lately I found a bit more time to waste on pet projects, so I finally went for it. The

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progress

joerg 5. February 2018 bike build xs 750
progress
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Some pics from this year’s EICMA

joerg 8. November 20178. November 2017 pics
Some pics from this year’s EICMA

This year: tracker, tracker, alcantara and tracker.

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around the handle bar

joerg 3. November 2017 bike build xs 750
around the handle bar

I’ve put a bit of work in the space around the handle bar. I bought a fancy small speedometer, with analog RPM display, shift flash and basically all the needed control lights included. A small piece of sheet aluminum, which

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Jigsaw base plate for cutting small pieces upside down

joerg 2. November 20172. November 2017 none, tools, workshop
Jigsaw base plate for cutting small pieces upside down

I like to use the jig saw upside down in a parallel vice. That’s really handy for (almost) precise non straight cuts. The problem with smaller pieces was, that the window around the saw blade in the base plate is

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xs750 rear fender and indicators

joerg 28. September 201728. September 2017 bike build xs 750
xs750 rear fender and indicators

The rear end is coming closer to its final shape. The rear fender is now connected to the seat and the indicators are sitting in a temporary 3d printed socked. Now I’m thinking about to get them printed in a more

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Small tool for rivet nuts

joerg 9. September 2017 tools, workshop
Small tool for rivet nuts

Here’s a small tool for setting rivet nuts, made of junk (the tool, not the rivets…). Does the job for two or three rivets, only got to be careful not to pull too far.

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forstner vs. aluminium

joerg 3. September 20175. September 2017 workshop
forstner vs. aluminium
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