Welcome to Jon’s Machine Shop!

September 4, 2024: Only a small update this time. I’ve spent some time learning Solidworks. It’s much less expensive than Fusion 360, but with very limited CAM, and a website that is all but impossible to navigate. I’ve just made the transition to a Mac and unfortunately, Solidworks doesn’t run on it.

My town had our Independence Day fireworks show on June 28 this year. I decided to set up a camera and take some pictures. Surprisingly, they all turned out pretty good.

I’ve also put up some pictures and time lapse video from a trip to the Outer Banks. Mostly nice sunset clouds over the sound. A few pictures of lighthouses and other ‘beach’ stuff. Time lapse of clouds and storms passing by.

I added a Macro-Photography page to the nature photography section. I really like the extremely crisp detail those lenses provide along with the very narrow depth-of-field.

Finally, a couple machine shop projects. They are basically one project done two different ways, so it’s all on the same page. Since ‘discovering’ SendCutSend, I decided to have them cut a couple die stock blanks and then machined them and their handles. While modeling them, I imported them into Blender and rendered them with ‘brass’ centers and ‘stainless’ handles. I liked the appearance so much, I bought some Aluminum Bronze and Stainless rod and made two more.

I have also been playing with Inkscape a bit more. I’ve added pictures to the graphic design page.

There is also some glasswork in process, but no pictures yet.

I’d highly recommend Carbide Tool Source for carbide end mills under 1/2 inch. Fast shipping and really good prices. Not to mention they’re made in the U.S. I’ve added them to the links page.

More to come.

As always, check back often for updates.