this is a video I did a long time ago, showing the first few steps to assembling a general purpose arduino input box with various controls.

#shapermade Lego sign

This set of jigs lets me cut holes in the sides of things that would be too tall to affix to the cnc bed. Very useful!

I've been messing around with beginners turtles, and decided to try having one make me a multicolored floor for a building I'm making. Uh, sorry, no sound... you're probably listening to something already anyway.

Stepper ftw

I bumped up the motor speeds by using tip120 darlington transistors to 12 volts. I also had one of my motors running backwards to the other two, and that was surprisingly bad for the patterns. I wouldn't have thought it would make a big difference, but now they they're all going the same direction, it looks really nice! Now on to phase two...