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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 25

I made a video about this! Laser deposition of aluminum, silver, copper, titanium, invar 36, niobium ITO and (sorta) zirconium.

Pretty nifty little technique. Not perfect, has some major disadvantages... but easy and reasonably robust!

youtu.be/J0NNO91WyXM

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 19

Am I west coasting correctly?

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 18

This thing is pretty impressive in person 😯

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 4

Had a long flight and finally got around to fully reading @benjaminreinhardt.com 's essay on DARPA, why it works, where it struggles, and how it might be replicated: blog.benjaminreinhardt.com/wddw

Very thought provoking read. Been on my todo for ages, should have read sooner!

Ben Reinhardt

benjaminreinhardt.com

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 3

It really is. 😩

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 3

RIP NASA science missions 😢

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · May 2

The optimization field has the best names

-Artificial Gorilla Troops Optimizer (GTO)
-Remora Optimization Algo (ROA)
-Polar Bear Optimization (PBO)
-Red Fox Optimization (RFO)
-Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO)
-Marine Predator Algo (MPA)
-African Vulture Optimization Algo (AVOA)

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 28

Ooh, didn't know that was a thing, will look into it!

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 27

Oh hai there, look what I found in the bin of childhood stuff my parents dropped off 👀

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 22

Strapping tensioner/sealer and kraft tape dispenser 😄

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 22

Yep!

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 22

Probably the two best things I've ever purchased

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 14

Yay done

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 14

Yunno I never ended up testing it 😅

Pretty shortly after this I got the OM2a, and then moved shops so it got partially disassembled and stored under a table. And just never got back to it / never had a need for it.

It about tripled the weight, so probably would have helped!

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 14

Yep! It's gravel/sand mixed with epoxy (and some urethane because I ran out of epoxy). Added a ton of mass to the CNC frame for better cutting/vibration damping.

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 14

Shoutout to bad decisions that past BreakingTaps let future BreakingTaps sort out 😑

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 10

brb starting a new channel called Breaking Bones

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 8

Who could have foreseen this?!

If only there had been some kind of temporary appropriation - let's call it a continuing resolution - that could have been used as a wedge. 🤔

Should probably call your senator Chuck to chat with them about this unfortunate circumstance!

Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 7

gotta aim for the stars! 🌠

Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 6

Getting ready for my $5.50/hr reindustrialization sewing job at the textile factory. 👊🇺🇸🔥

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 4

Well that's some nightmare fuel right there.

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Apr 2

Lol futures for S&P, NASDAQ, Dow etc are like a vertical cliff.

So much winning! jfc

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Mar 28

Possibly! Might interfere with the bond to the glass though, since the "susceptor" layer would be in between the metal and glass 😕

Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Mar 28

The annual urge to build a modern letterpress has sidled into my brain yet again. 🙃

Hand-fed platen press, ballscrew/linear rails/servos to actuate press and inking rollers. Resin print the plate. Load cells to automatically tune the printing pressure, etc etc.

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Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Mar 28

50W 1064nm fiber laser (the kind used for etching/engraving metals)

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