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  • First rule of laser club: don’t inhale

    First rule of laser club: don’t inhale

    This is my ‘responsible adult’ health & safety bit. One of the best things about having a laser engraver is that you can zap stuff just to see what happens. One of the worst things? Accidentally melting and inhaling something toxic. I haven’t actually done this, but THE FEAR is always present. It’s probably been…

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  • The origin story

    The origin story

    What led me here? As with some of the best bits of my life, this quest started with bags of enthusiasm, a million and one ideas, and no idea what I was doing. When anything new seizes my attention I tend to hit the ground running – fast out of the blocks, full of energy…

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  • Burning without burnout

    Burning without burnout

    I love making things. I love the sometimes weird and often wonderful process of turning an idea into something physical. But I also have a day job, limited time, and a brain that doesn’t always cooperate with a ‘normal’ (whatever that is) schedule. So I came up with a strategy I’ve called burning without burnout. It’s…

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