My maker projects, arts and crafts.
My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@HipNerd
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Adam the HipNerd

Anchoring a Canopy to My Driveway

I wanted some shade just outside of my garage door, so I picked up an inexpensive canopy (from Harbor Freight, naturally). I still have it (though I've replaced the canopy fabric multiple times), and the frame is still securely anchored to the driveway. This is…

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Maslow CNC

I saw a YouTube video for the Maslow CNC project, and went and purchased it right away (I think I got in on the 2nd round). The machine became quite a big project in-and-of-itself. The video says "Pt 1", but I never made a "Pt…

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Workbench

In 2018, I bought a Maslow CNC kit, and decided to get serious about setting up a shop in my garage. First step was to build this workbench. (Actually, the first step was to clean out the garage, years of stuff, mostly crap, that my…

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HipNerd Origins 2

Here are some of my early projects and videos. Molecule Sculpture I knew that dodecahedrons do not pack 3D space, but I wondered what it would look like if I stuck them together, and it turns out it looks like this shape that is reminiscent…

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HipNerd Origins 1

My first successful 3D print The idea of 3D printing intrigued me, but I had a habit of picking up hobbies, and not  following through on them, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a machine that I would just put…

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