Ultra Powerful 1.3 Watt Laser Build

Lasers are becoming a bit too powerful now. Here's our latest build tutorial:

Anodize Titanium at Home

If you have some titanium laying around and you want a new look, check this page out. It shows how a simple chemical reaction with Coke and different voltages can anodize titanium!

 

SquareUp Teardown!

This little gadget is used by Square Inc. to allow credit card use on your iPhone or Android phone. We had one laying around and had to see how it worked.

 

Building a Better Business Card

Business cards are so cheap, you can typically get free ones made. We wanted to stand out, after a couple of beers this card was drawn up and cut out.

CNC half-tone image making!

CNC router half-tone image generation by North Street Labs from Justin S on Vimeo.

CNC furniture!

Experimenting with CNC cut pop-together furniture, more to come!

CNC furniture from Justin S on Vimeo.

A little NSL Video:

NorthStreetLabs Rocks! from Stephen Shaffer on Vimeo.

The American Dream

Over a thousand years ago, the Mayan civilization (wisely) invented the hammock. For some unknown reason, nobody has improved upon it until now. Our project is finally complete! It took extensive cutting, welding, soldering, and time. The end result is ultimate laziness. It now utilizes a wireless PS2 controller for navigation with an Arduino micro-crontroller. The chassis was taken from an old electric wheel chair, and the rest was improvised. The end result is the ultimate in relaxation. We call this "The American Dream."