Building projects with minimal resources.

MechE by training. Personal projects, documented as I go.

Projects

$3500 3D Printing Machine Teardown IN PROGRESS

Looking closer inside an SLA printer. Galvo mirrors, laser driver, Z-axis, peel mechanism.

teardown SLA galvanometer reverse-eng
Next Project PLANNED

TBD — something constrained. Bare-metal firmware on minimal hardware.

Field Log

2026-04-25 form2-teardown

First look: initial disassembly

Top cover off. Two galvo mirrors on a steel frame, laser module with collimating lens, custom driver board. Z-axis on a leadscrew with a NEMA 17. Peel motor sits below the resin tank.

2026-04-20 form2-teardown

Project started

Starting the teardown and documenting everything.