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Rafa

@rafa.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy

Jack of all trades, master of none. Constantly switching between woodworking, photography, blacksmithing, open source hardware and software, hacking and a whole lot more... 🌉 bridged from ⁂ piaille.fr/@rafa, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Rafa @rafa.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

This is, by far, the best book I've read that explains so well our current time and what can be done about it. I highly recommend, it was published firstly in 1946, under the title "Science, Liberty and Peace", and yet his analysis holds true till today. Do […] [Original post on piaille.fr]

Cover of the book "Time of the Oligarchs", by Aldous Huxley.

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Rafa @rafa.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Some photos from yesterday's eclipse, taken by a phone looking through a telescope.

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Rafa @rafa.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

Anyone coming to OHS in Berlin this weekend? I'll be bringing some test PCBs we've made using an UV laser engraver, which includes holes, board cutouts and, if I find enough time this week, with soldermask and silkscreen all made on the same laser engraver. Forgot […] [Original post on piaille.fr]

Test PCB with engraving patterns done by UV laser engraver.

Closeup of traces, here showing successful traces down to 2 mil. It was the first test we had made, we succeeded at 1 mil later on.

Closeup of a mylar stencil, for a 14-pin TSSOP IC, showing no burn marks, no melted plastic, just a clean cut.

Not so perfect alignment, but mylar stencil placed over the PCB, holes are black due to polarized light and polarized filter of the microscope.

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Rafa @rafa.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

My friend, Tom, is giving a Timber Framing course in Denmark, over a week in June. If you were ever interested in this great building technique, or just woodworking in general, I highly recommend this course, even for total beginners in woodworking. Tom is a […] [Original post on piaille.fr]

Timber framing course, by guest teacher Tom Schotman, from Northmen Guild, June 15th through 20th 2026. Image shows Tom measuring the squareness of a timberframed post and beam.

Info on price and registration, as well as small teachers bios.

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