![]() The geometry is totally different than what's out there. I wasn't interested in a typical derailleur shifter, but a custom shifter for the Shimano Nexus 8 internally geared hub used by Mission Bicycle*: I'd been considering an idea for the past few months: Design a new gear shifter for my bicycle. What's made me feel like a kid again is my 3D printer and the promise of rapid prototyping. It hasn't been the occasional strategy game that has a similar effect (Civilization, Sim City, Starcraft, etc). It's been a blast! But my time hasn't been spent programming. I haven't been able to sleep, staying up until 4am focused on making one more smidgeon of progress. I've been creating non-stop, obsessed with my latest experiments. Programming made me so happy (and still does today).įor the past 30 days I've had that same feeling, something I haven't experienced since I was 13 years old. I was inventing problems at the same time I was solving them. I'd dream about it and go right back in the morning. ![]() When I found a new programming problem I would work on it all night. I was finally good enough at writing code to hack away like a madman. Be sure to follow me on Twitter at on Facebook at /DavidGewirtz, on Instagram at /DavidGewirtz, and on YouTube at /DavidGewirtzTV.When I was 13 I became obsessed with programming. You can follow my day-to-day project updates on social media. But if you simply work on one project at a time, solving one small problem at a time, you'll soon find yourself far more confident in your ability to think-it-make-it. Take it slow, be super careful, watch a lot of YouTube for tips and techniques. I can't begin to tell you how empowering it feels to actually be able to make things I need. Making it, and making it work is what this column is all about. But since I already had it down in the garage, all I needed to do was be careful, think it through, and then make it work. Once I add new tools to my collection, I keep finding other options and opportunities for their use.įor example, without the belt and disk sander (which I bought for a different project), I never would have been able to hang my new monitor on my mobile stand. I only buy a new tool when I have a specific project that demands it. ![]() Over the past few years, I've been slowly building up my shop and my skills. I lived for many years with the assumption that while I was fine with electronics, anything else was beyond my capabilities. My point in all this is that it's probably time to let some power tools and shop tools into our lives. We've rounded up a batch of affordable options for beginners. Tools: Dremel saw | Dremel tool | Dremel router attachment | drill | pocket hole jig | clamps I cut down a piece of wood, and again, used the jigsaw to cut some notches. There's a whole video on this project.Ī few years later, I needed a lower shelf on a wire cart to hold some resin printers while they awaited testing. So, I wound up buying my first jigsaw to make this happen. "Hulk smash" has long been my strategy for fixing things, but I've been finding it doesn't always work. I tried just bashing the shelves in with a sledgehammer, but that didn't work. But it turned out that in order to make the shelves fit, I needed to cut out little notches at the corners. I had Home Depot cut the shelves, and they were close in size. The vendor sold the skeleton of the cart but expected the buyer to go out, cut, and attach the shelf to the cart bones. Imagine my surprise when I bought a bunch of steel carts for the 3D printers being tested in the Fab Lab.
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