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  1. Tip: When using the Revolve feature start with a bunch of overlapping rectangles in the Front view; use intersect; and delete segments.
  2. Lego Segway robot with no gyro. http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/23/segway-made-from-lego-robot-kit-works-without-a-gyro-video/
  3. A cost saving trick for some 2D shapes: http://www.emachineshop.com/machine-shop/Nesting/page719.html
  4. Remarkable small robot. http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/15/the-remarkable-jo-zero-robot-video/
  5. Robot Mice Solve Mazes With Blazing Speed (Video) http://bit.ly/cyMLs3
  6. CAD tip: To delete all but one item in a drawing - select the item; cut to clipboard; select all; delete; paste.
  7. Hilarious robot gymnast - http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/20/amateur-robot-gymnast-performs-amazing-somersault-video/
  8. Cool new iPhone controlled quadracopter. http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/07/iphone-helicopter-from-parrot-is-amazing-video/
  9. Designed cool bracket to attach winch from shop overhead I beam to support 1+ ton.
  10. Setting up to mill some nice water-clear polycarb rod. It's a wonder how they keep air bubbles out of that stuff with perfection!
  11. Ordered a 4,000 winch for the shop today. Anyone want to go for a ride?
  12. Spent Saturday building more racks to store accumulating material.
  13. Space elevator competition - cool video. http://www.spaceelevatorgames.org/
  14. Bending tip. To circumvent a warning about a deep U bends use hand-bending weak-slots for one of the bends.
  15. CMM calibration done. Ready to make parts for your spaceship!
  16. CMM calibration guru arriving tomorrow.
  17. Figured out a better way to cut gaskets from thin rubber.
  18. Made a very strange type of spring for a customer. It's a 2D shape cut from 3/4" steel plate.
  19. Version 1.64 is out which fixes the recent 1.63 release.
  20. $150 near-space launch - http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-328198