New products! and a upcoming teaser.

It’s been a while since I posted here. Here’s what we made these last few months, and a teaser of whats coming. IRmount MK1C, coming soon. Fits SiOnyx Aurora cameras. This is an updated re-release of the MK1 Kiloohm Adaptive Mount from 2019, but now with racing stripes and made of carbon fiber polycarb. Pro’s…

PTS MTEK Flux bump helmet review

Consider this review as a supplement to the Friday Night Lights review, it is very good. I bought this PTS version of the MTEK Flux, a ballistic helmet that costs $1800. This PTS version is a near 1:1 airsoft clone made of non ballistic ABS plastic. What makes this helmet special is that it is…

Skydio R1 Autonomous Drone

This video that Tested did on the new Skydio R1 has me impressed! The autonomy looks like it came out any futuristic movie you may have seen but brushed off and out of your mind because it always looked like just a neat Hollywood effect, but it appears that is now a reality with the…

XYZ Da Vinci custom mods video tour and sale link

I noticed the price of the Da Vinci is down to $272 on Amazon now from $400-450. This is a great deal! So to commemorate that, I made this video featuring some of my mods. funnel and floor hooks http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:592197 inside spool holder http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:972775 pei sheet http://amzn.to/2arl92d http://amzn.to/2acype2 Da Vinci printer $272!!!! http://amzn.to/2aeF2qd Dial indicator…

Review: Gizmo Dorks PEI print bed on a DaVinci 1.0

I used to use ABS slurry for all my prints for its stickiness and anti-warp properties, but its messiness is just too great and its environmental impact is something to consider with the acetone vaporizing off into your printer room. So, after much research I settled on PEI sheet. It comes in many brands and…

Newco Bird Eliminator

I met these cool guys from “Blind Spots Content LLC / Newco” few days ago. They were flying a nice lithium ion (not lipo!) powered quadcopter, for bird abatement. The quad had a loudspeaker and made noises to scare birds out of cherry trees. I’ve been doing the same for a couple years with a…

New Prusa i3 MK2 3d printer released!

The Prusa has always been a great value printer, now with the Mk2 its looking like a more full featured printer. Its $845 USD, preorder now. Or for $240 you can update your old Prusa i3 Mk1. This is cheaper and you end up with spare parts. At amazon the I3 mk1 is $599 then…

Repetier settings for DaVinci 1.0 3D printer

Here are my settings for Repetier 1.6.1. I have used these settings through all the versions over the past year on my DaVinci 1.0 3D printer. Repetier is a powerful aftermarket software used to control the printer. It voids the warranty and if used wrong could damage things. Use at your own risk! With these…