Slate of stone engraved using my Sculpfun S9 Engraver.
It will be placed next to our front door.
Slate of stone engraved using my Sculpfun S9 Engraver.
It will be placed next to our front door.
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Lasercutting a case and the playlist selectors.
Close-up RFID stickers I’m using.
Below is a test with different methods.
I like reading the booklets, so a CD i cool, and I don’t need a CD player.
(The RFID tag is in the case)
The little cards are for bought audio files I don’t have a physical CD for.
What am I gonna do?
Cube as I had? Wooden playlist selectors as in above movies?
The cards I’ve printed?
Maybe a small record player with an RFID reader inside?
Home Assistant code for Playlist and Album automations
(B.t.w. The method is still using an Arduino and MQTT topics, as mentioned before)
# ALBUM PLAYER alias: SpotifyAlbum description: "" trigger: - platform: mqtt topic: spotify/rfid/id condition: - condition: template value_template: "{{ trigger.payload in playlistkeys.keys() }}" action: - service: media_player.play_media target: entity_id: media_player.spotify_fashice data: media_content_type: album media_content_id: spotify:album:{{ playlistkeys.get(trigger.payload) }} mode: single variables: playlistkeys: "71719674": 20TANs4iXVeLp387zjgmec "71260666": 5325ECcBhnIysoqyENGCYi "71457530": 7wyOeD9HcUuMFMO8pTflap
# PLAYLIST PLAYER alias: SpotifyCube description: "" trigger: - platform: mqtt topic: spotify/rfid/id condition: - condition: template value_template: "{{ trigger.payload in playlistkeys.keys() }}" action: - service: media_player.play_media target: entity_id: media_player.spotify_fashice data: media_content_type: playlist media_content_id: spotify:user:spotify:playlist:{{ playlistkeys.get(trigger.payload) }} variables: playlistkeys: "69229050": 0SOay3RkjojjevrF5lHMON "69491194": 5f8w3UHlD9Ozz6Y4VHs6kF "69753338": 0bJvpsn0TDZwIDUjz4d75S "70015482": 37i9dQZF1DX9HwI3Crikcm "70277626": 37i9dQZF1EQmK1rjZuPGDt "70539770": 2KeRLMmGMxI5UgzE7m0iCp
In the past, Aloha and I made a simple solution like this using barcodes in < 2000s.
Due to the many obscure recordings I have, I am thinking about creating something like this for Picore player and my local Squeezebox server.
Logitech Squeezebox / Media Server Solution
alias: squeezealbumplay description: "" trigger: - platform: mqtt topic: spotify/rfid/id condition: - condition: template value_template: "{{ trigger.payload in playlistkeys.keys() }}" action: - service: squeezebox.call_method target: entity_id: media_player.squeezebox data: command: playlist parameters: - play - "{{ playlistkeys.get(trigger.payload) }}" mode: single variables: playlistkeys: "71719674": /tank/celtic/Celtic/M/Martyn Bennett/Bothy Culture/ "71719675": /tank/celtic/Celtic/D/Davy Spillane/Atlantic Bridge/ "2159056458": /tank/celtic/Celtic/M/Michael McGoldrick/Arc/
My good friend Vincent wanted to have a stencil to mark property.
Open in inkscape and use trace bitmap.
Check the movie for settings. (Re-did the process using other text)
Saved as svg (vector), and used LightBurn to lasercut this into wood.
Below a cardboard preview.
I’ve got a nice stone slate, perfect for a door sign.
I wanted to paint our names and house number. But now that i’ve got a lasercutter, lets do that.
I’m going to use the design i’ve used for the Folkband Bags, and add some stuff.
First test on the back of the slate
Using a Sculpfun S9, Power 100 and speed 100mm/s
I will add the final result to this page
Today i created an accurate banana for scale version using my laser cutter.
I did a lot of lasercutting at Fablab Utrecht, but they stopped a few years ago, and I moved to Hilversum.
I loved making this at this Fablab.
Then i bought a mini engraver, which you can attach to your 3D printer.
But I really wanted a cutter, so there it is … the Sculptfun S9
This laser module has a new optical design, so it can cut wood as thick as 10+ mm.
It can engrave metal, cut non-transparant acrylic, leather and more.
Software:
I’m using Inkscape, with the lasercutter tool plugin from Jtech.
https://jtechphotonics.com/
I’ve also tested with LaserGRBL, which can be run under linux using Wine.
I’m trail testing LightBurn. (Native Linux App)
I will post my findings and test on this post.
UPDATE: 20230221
Speed | 3000 mm/s |
Laser Power | 100% |
Lines per mm | 10 |
UPDATE: 20230306
Calibrate your machine! .. But NOT as found on YouTube using a 10x10mm or 1 inch by 1 inch. square.
As big as you can. This is far more precise!
My list of settings (Work in progress)
I have to check mm/s versus mm/minute!
Material | Speed | Power | Lines/mm | Passes |
Slate (engrave) (using lasergrbl) | 3000 mm/s | 100% | 10 | 1 |
3mm Plywood (cut) | 20 mm/s | 90% | x | 8? |
Craftpaper | 1500mm/s | 70% | x | 1 |
Cardboard | 10 mm/s | 100% | x | 4 |
Leather | ||||
Cork (6mm) | ||||
We wanted to have a nice design for our Folk Bands Audio CD.
So i designed a stamp we could use to stamp ink on a white CD.
UPDATE: 202304 street map Hilversum
In the weeks before Arja got her University degree, i’ve been working on a cork worldmap.
She always wanted to have a way to mark the places she has been.
So i started drawing, copy pasting, moving, potracing and editing.
Using Coreldraw and Inkscape i ended up with this:
End result:
So i made one for us too ..
My svg file
https://media.henriaanstoot.nl/world-landen-verzie-aan-werken-20160221-c-corelX4.svg