Rebuilding a Voron 2.4 in a week
A photo-heavy write-up of pulling apart a working V2 and refactoring it end-to-end for quieter operation and a bigger build volume.
Hot-swap split keyboard in a week
Building a 5-column split from a bare PCB, QMK firmware walkthrough, and why I ditched Bluetooth for USB-C.
Brass-and-silver signet ring from scratch
From a sheet of sterling and a brass blank to a finished signet ring, documented in 42 photos and a short film.
Sliding dovetail drawer bank, CNC + hand-fit
Twelve drawers of oak, all held together by CNC-cut sliding dovetails. No metal slides, no fasteners in the joinery.
ESP32 LoRa weather station for the allotment
Solar-powered, deep-sleep ESP32 + LoRa node that logs to an MQTT broker at the house 800m away. Battery lasts a full season.
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Rebuilding a Voron 2.4 in a week
A photo-heavy write-up of pulling apart a working V2 and refactoring it end-to-end for quieter operation and a bigger build volume.
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Welcome to Smart Innovate
Hello, maker! A quick look at what we sell, what we build, and what's coming up in the workshop this quarter.
Why we chose Royal Mail Tracked 48 as our default
A quick note on shipping: what we picked, why, and how tracking works once an order goes out.
Lessons from 12 months of hot-end design
What we learned iterating through four generations of hot-end bracket. Spoiler: tolerance is everything.