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Custom CNC Wasteboard

Previously on The New Maniacal Labs Workshop, we built a dust boot for the Probotix Comet CNC. Today, it’s time to upgrade the wasteboard that came with the machine. First, a little background information: This particular CNC was acquired from the awesome Justin over at WyoLum.

CNC Dust Boot for Dewalt Router

Back in May of 2018 I acquired two amazing tools from our friend Justin, who runs WyoLum; a laser cutter and a CNC router. The laser cutter got setup first because, well, LASERS. But I finally got around to getting the CNC up and running over the last few months.

Billiard Ball Arcade Trackball Mouse

I have a confession… it’s hard to admit… I… I use a trackball mouse. There. I said it. Glad that’s finally out. I used to be a regular mouse user like everyone else, but between repetitive stress injury, frequently working on my laptop while watching TV on the couch, and absolutely hating trackpads; a trackball was the way to go.

New Product - USB Switch Buddy

Today we are pleased to announce a new product: The USB Switch Buddy This kit was made to solve a simple problem: Connecting to a USB device without also powering it off the USB host. Originally this came about with one of our 3D printers where the main control board would receive power from the Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint.

Streamlined Project Storage

I have a lack of space problem… Fine. That’s a lie. I have a stuff problem. While I’d of course love to have a warehouse sized workshop with ample storage for all my projects, I honestly can’t really complain about the space I have dedicated to making things.

POVSaber

Try as I might, writing about the things I make is just never as easy as making them. I must’ve started this post a dozen times already and then forgotten about it. Assuming I actually finish this time, I’m only be a year late writing about it 😕

Button Pixel = Bixel

We’ve made all manner of LED displays over the years. Some simple, some complex, some tiny, some huge. But no other has been such a culmination of all the skills we’ve learned over the years. We call it the Bixel, for Button/Pixel.

New Website!

Hard to believe it’s been over 5 years since we started Maniacal Labs and kicked it off with a somewhat cryptic post. It’s been a fun ride since then and it just seemed about time to clean house and rebuild the website.

Introducing the Super 7 Seg!

We are pleased to announce availability of our latest kit, the Super 7 Seg display! The Super 7 Seg kit takes using a 7 Segment display to the extreme! It started as an exercise in “how many 7 segment displays can I drive with a single ATMega328p” and we are quite proud of the result.

LED Coffee Table - At Long Last

It’s always a happy day when a project makes it from the “In Progress” bucket to the “Done” bucket. This one had been in the former for quite some time. But now that it’s complete, I thought it fitting to show it off and share some of the steps along the way. This project actually started a while back, around when we were working on our giant LED display, Colossus.