I decided it was time to try out the prototype design! I printed half of the needle movement model to save on time and materials. As a result you need to move the carriage in both directions to see th…
I spent some time this evening turning the sketch into a proper Fusion360 3D model, as above. Key features: I've inserted holes for all the M3 bolts I need to use to hold the moving parts together. I'…
I've been busy in Fusion 360 this morning. Previously I had mocked up a design for the needle movement controller on my whiteboard: This morning, I've been translating this into a "Sketch" in Fusion 3…
The actual project I wanted to do was attach my Nikon D90 SLR to my Lomo Biolam microscope. However, I had to detour into fixing the microscope first, as described here. Once I had that working, the a…
"In Soviet Russia, Microscopes".. er wait. I inherited this from my dad. It has quite a few condenser attachments as well as a nice set of sample slides. Some research on its serial number (N773137) i…
I had a look into how the needle is controlled by the carriage in this video (I've removed a few needles to help with the video). Obviously the yarn wouldn't actually pop up on top (it would be caught…
I've been interested in building a knitting machine for some time, and I've just got round to looking into it again. I found a few other projects in this area: - Knitic - this re-uses Brother electron…
This is inspired by the "Prusa i3" range of 3D Printers. Even though its cheaper, this one still has a solid metal structure. I've heavily upgraded it: It would probably have been cheaper to simply bu…
A whole load of new project stuff arrived earlier today: - Steering Boot Set Bellow 38921. I don't actually have a car: I'm going to (ab)use this for a project. - Dixons Autocrat F3.5 75mm medium form…
I've been doing a lot of interesting projects recently, so I decided to restart my blog. I wanted to keep the old articles, mainly for my own interest: However, I think things like the etched brass do…
