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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Anyone else notice a sudden and brief gr1ndR meme trend? Strange.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My 2026 bingo card is starting to fill in nicely.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

You'd think after making so many Test tubes they'd finally be able to just start making tubes but, I guess they still haven't figured out there needs to be a hole on both ends to be a proper tube.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Here's a 3d printed 2nd distal mechanical prosthetic I designed in case someone needs a new digit after 4th of July fireworks FAFO.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What's the finger vapor pressure of this firework?

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

If a light falls on a stage and no one's around to see it, does it make a sound.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Squared the gantry X axis as well as I could without having the machine running. I'll have to spend some time tuning that later. Need to purchase some shim stock. Also doing a fit test on the steppers and ball screw bearing blocks. #build #make #fit #engineering #design #robot

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Got the CNC machine flipped over and on the table tonight. Put the X axis carrier on, tightened it up and nothing locked up which is a good sign. I will need to realign the Y axis rails again though. #build #design #engineering #diy #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This thing would survive about 10 minutes in my house before it either got stuck, or un-alived from touching the wrong thing.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Mounted the gantry plates and aligned all the rails tonight. Next step is to flip it over, move it to the table, and mount the X axis carrier. #build #design #engineering #design #maker #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Got the rear panel on tonight. Tensioned everything and ran a dial down the rail mounts. I have .37mm of rise in Z along the Y axis at 720mm which is well within the tramming limit. Debating whether to disassemble and remove the high compression sound baffles or fix with tramming. #build #maker

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is Madam Marie Purrie, 2 time winner of the Meowbel Award for her work in Radiocativity and the discovery Catniponium.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Discovered one of the carriage ball returns is cracked and bleeding grease this morning. Luckily I have a few spares on hand. Did a quick swap with a new carrier and and tore down the bad one to harvest and store spares pieces in case I need to do a rebuild at some point. #maker #tech #engineering

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I can't verify this claim but I'm not surprised. We could have had a cultural celebration for the ages, instead we got Temu carnival vanilla ice and slime pool slip and slide.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, and greased the Y axis carriages today. Grease nipples feel like something that was invented in in the 1920ies by some dude named Zerk and now we're just stuck with them forever. #engineering #design #maker #diy #build #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The pile of random bu11s#!t in my garage is getting smaller and beginning to look like a CNC machine. #engineering #mechanical #engineering #stem #makerspace #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The M5 extrusion ball nuts I've been waiting for arrived and I finally got the X axis sliding tonight. #build #design #engineering #mechanical #maker #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

According to Labyrinth lore, if you put so much as a single toe into its sludgy waters, you will smell horribly forever

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Not sure if these are Autobots or Decepticons.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I have 1 egret. It's a tale most fowl but nothing to crow about. I won't birden you with it

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I must have liked a picture of someone's d0g at some point. My feed is now 50% pictures of people's d0gs that just passed away. It's a bit depressing.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The opening scene to a new dystopian thriller cable show.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

On the bright side, there's going to be a record breaking slime harvest this year.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Shades of swamp and sludge, Reflecting their incompetence, Dark Paint peeling away.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

There's a literal swamp in DC now. This is a metaphor.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Prewash done. Started pre- assembly tonight to check fit and alignment. Once I verify everything I'll disassemble it, do a thorough cleaning, and begin assembly of the base and Y axis linear rails. #build #design #engineering #robotics #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Redesigned and 3d printed these drill alignment jigs last night. Less than .01mm drift at 720mm. These should massively simplify drilling the cross beam holes. #3dprinting #engineering #precision #maker #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you haven't watched every single video from Dan Gelbart do yourself a favor and set aside the time, make a bowl of popcorn, and absorb a small bit of the man's experience and genius. www.youtube.com/@dgelbart/vi...

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Dan Gelbart

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

All the tapps are done. Now to drill the blind cross beam holes, pre-wash everything in IPA, and then I can assemble some absolute monster linear actuators. #build #engineering #design #maker #tech

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Finished 18 of the 36 M12 tapps today. These were tedious. Had to do these by hand so I designed and 3d printed some nifty tapp guides to keep the entry alignment since these are 20mm depth. #3dprinting #build #design #mechanicalengineering #maker

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Assembled the enclosure front tonight. I'll need to align everything and add the sealing trim once the entire enclosure is done. #build #engineering #mechanicalengineering #robotics #maker

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

50 tapped holes done, 36 left. Unfortunately the rest are M12 holes with relief splines so I may have to do them by hand. #tech #engineering #design #mechanicalengineering #build

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The good news is more parts arrived from Misumi USA. The bad news is they completely fucked it up by not packing the largest and most expensive parts listed on the packing invoice. How do you forget 12 kg of parts with 30 days of lead? This is 2 orders in a row that are boned.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Extrusion for the enclosure arrived but, they didn't send any of the hardware for assembly. Now I wait for Misumi to respond. They're usually really reliable. Don't have any more tasks to do until more parts arrive. #maker #tech #mechanicalengineering #engineering #design #diy

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Rebuilt all the linear bearing carriages, ball screw carrier, and reassembled the Z Axis motion plate. #maker #tech #engineering #mechanicalengineering #build

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Soaked in IPA for an hour, air blasted and greased. Now to disassemble the carriages. #engineering #tech #Hardware #mechanicalengineering

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

And this is why you have to tear down, clean, inspect, lubricate, and rebuild every assembly drop shipped from China. To be fair, these are quality components with terrible assembly and quality control. #Maker #MakersOfBluesky #DIY #Engineering #MechanicalEngineering #Hardware #followme

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Built the enclosure doors today. Learned that polycarbonate can shatter on a table saw. Check your teeth for death cookies before every cut. #build #design #learn #engineering #diy #mechanical #maker #cncmachining #stem #steam #breakthings #safteyfirst

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Sinking an m4 tapp in 304 steel is a little stressful.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

3d printed all the sensor mounts and some drilling jigs in glass fiber PETG for the CNC machine build last night. #3dprinting #build #design #learn #engineering #diy #buildit #maker #cncmachining #mechanical #stem #steam

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The problem with teleportation as a super power is you're going to cause an instant super vacuum. That's going to cause hearing damage. And, wherever you arrive at, there'll be a massive pressure wave. Depending on speed, you might even induce fusion. Nobody in the area is going to have a good day.

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ROBOKTOPI @anticzcom.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's funny everybody is outraged thinking the Jsix traitors are going to get millions. I suspect most of that money will disappear into Dumpy's own pockets, pedophile donors, and family members. He just sold his supporters another gold phone.

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