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What happened to my body when I quit smoking.
I wrote this several years ago, but I never really shared it with anyone. I feel like today, right now of all nows, it is exceptionally germain as I complete my first decade nicotine free. In the last 3,653 days I have not smoked 54,795 cigarettes, for a total cost savings (in 2011 dollars, at …
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The Tale of the Free-ish 3D Printer
A friend of a friend of mine was giving away a free 3D printer. When the opportunity arose, I couldn’t turn it down. When I first received the printer, I didn’t know anything about the Anet A8’s notorious reputation. I was just excited for a new toy and a proper name for me to Google. …
3D Printing Face Shields for Northern Colorado Healthcare Workers
The world has changed; everything is different now. We’ve been on a stay at home order for about a month now. As we adjusted into isolation, I found myself with a need to stay productive to stave off anxiety for things outside of my control. My printer hadn’t been doing much lately and I read …
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Technical Skills
Troubleshooting
This is the cornerstone skill of all the skills illustrated below. It is often difficult to put to pictures because troubleshooting is not very visually interesting – it’s usually just me staring at the problem with my brow furled and a frown on my face in an expression of deep contemplation.
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Reassembling a robot kit after some troubleshooting to determine why the robot wasn’t rolling straight. Turns out the trim pots on the continuous rotation servos had come out of tune.
Machining
Machining is perhaps one of my favorite activities. The act of carving and sculpting a piece of metal (or other material) to size within a few thousandths of an inch demands a focus and such meticulous methodology as to border on the ritual. The arcane dance requires presence of mind and as such has a meditative effect.
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- Mill
- Lathe
- Manual + CNC
- Wire EDM
- Band Saw
- Drill Press
- Hydraulic and Arbor Press
Below are a few examples of things I’ve cut.
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Power Tools
In addition to machine tools, I’m proficient in the safe operation of a wide variety of stationary and handheld power tools including powered saws, drills, grinders, and pneumatic tools
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Hand Tools
The cornerstone of any technical crafter is the ability to build stuff using the most common hand tools (i.e. pliers, wrenches, drivers, hammers, and similar).
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Welding
MIG/TIG/Oxy-Acetylene
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3D Printing
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3D Design/Modeling/CAD
- Blender
- Sketchup
- ProE/Creo
- SolidWorks
- Autodesk Inventor
- Fusion 360
- TinkerCAD
- FreeCAD
- KiCAD
CAM
Laser Cutting
Rapid Prototyping
Cosplay
Wearables
Sewing
DIY
Maintenance
Coding/Programming
Computer Systems
Raspberry Pi
Electronics
Mechanical Assembly
Robotics
Machine Design
Process Engineering
Project Engineering/ Project Management
Live Presence
Class Instruction/ Teaching
Technical Consulting
Technical Writing
Web hosting
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Contact Us
Hey everybody,
Thanks for stopping by. If you’d like to get a hold of me, please send me an email at Info@ImprovisedDynamics.com. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks,
Improvised Dynamics
Colorado, U.S.A.