In order to perform a large engraving on my Glowforge, I developed a simple tool for tiling any image into smaller chunks that the Glowforge can handle. The tool runs in your browser and can be used for your own images as well!

During the sale of our home, inspections recommended replacing a window with a broken locking mechanism. The window and its parts are no longer made, so I had to 3D print some replacements to avoid the large expense of replacing the whole window.

The first time tapping threads into my tapered gear shifter didn’t go all that well. This time around I made a proper fixture for holding it before tapping it without a problem.

I built a shelf for the laundry room using a design generated by my customizable shelf widget. See how my shelf turned out, then design and build your own!

Read all about a new exhibit that I built at the Children's Museum of Bozeman! The project involved a combination of woodworking, electronics and coding, so I had a lot of fun putting it all together.

A overview of my first iOS app, Bounce 2: Notes, with links to source code and a quick breakdown of the major features in the app with some technical information about each one.

Learn how to use your terminal to create 3D models using stl_cmd, a suite of tools that can generate, inspect, and manipulate STL files.

A few years ago I worked on a mobile puzzle game with a coworker from Dreamworks Animation. It's been a long ride, but it's now live on the App Store! Read about the game and my contributions to it.

After some brainstorming with my cousin who owns a popsicle truck in LA, I came up with a way to laser cut popsicle sticks that can be assembled into a jigsaw puzzle.

When Hoplite Industries needed some overpriced spacers, I was able to 3D print some suitable alternatives for a fraction of the cost using OpenJSCAD! Watch my talk at Big Sky Dev Con in which I talk about making real things using code.

I've read that dowel joints are nearly if not as strong as mortise and tenon joints. The mortise and tenon joint requires expensive tools (specifically a table saw and a router) and the know how to make them, but dowel joints can be made with just a drill. The tricky part, though, is getting your dowel holes lined up on each piece. With my dowel jig widget, you can configure a jig for your specific situation and 3D print it at home or for an affordable price online.

I designed and 3D printed a gear shifter for my car. An engineer experienced with direct metal laser sintering wanted to to make his own out of titanium. In exchange for the model, he made me one as well. Read about how I barely managed to tap threads into it and see how you can do it yourself in a stainless steel version.

Using my knot software, I've created all kinds of knots. I've tied them myself, 3D printed them, and CNCed their patterns into knot mandrels. In this post, I show you how I used wooden dowels and 3D printed connectors to assemble a knot that forms a globe and has no beginning or end.

A globe knot is tied in such a way that it covers a spherical core. In this tutorial, I show you how to tie a 30 facet globe knot using rolled up cardboard, T-pins and a print out generated by my software.

See how I modified my workbench to hold all my filament directly above my 3D printer for convenient storage and easy swapping.