• 3D Printed Planetary Gears

    I wanted to try and print some planetary gears to try and make my 4th axis work better.

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  • RepRap - 3D Printer

    Here's my journey of building a Reprap 3d Printer. Took about two weeks to get to the point where I was printing and I am still tweaking things to get good prints but it's working well enough to share :)

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  • Homemade Bandsaw Bearing Guides

    Here's how I made my own bandsaw bearing guides from aluminum tuping and regular skate bearings - for like $20 :)

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  • Homemade Power Drive

    Using a Parallax Propeller Proto board and a Pololu Stepper Driver - I've built a home made power drive for my lathe / mill / drill - Check it out!

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  • Timing Pulleys

    I am working on a project for my Enco Mill Drill Lathe - it's a Power Feed driven by a Parallax Propeller and EasyDriver - part of the project involves making some Timing Pulleys to hook it all up! So this post is about the Timing Pulleys! Check out some pictures and videos!

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  • Latest 4th Axis

    I just realized that I've never uploaded anything about my latest 4th Axis that I've thrown together - so here are some pictures and a video about it!

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Welcome to BackyardWorkshop.com!

Backyard Workshop is a site for my various hobbies, including my homemade CNC machine, Reprap 3d printer, metalworking on my Enco 3-in1 machine, woodworking, aluminum casting, electronics, and more that I do in my garage in Clearwater, FL!

Please check out the most recent projects above and below you can find my blog posts. On the right there's a list of my most popular posts, or using the menu you should be able to find all that I have on here. if you have any questions - feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Check out my photo galleries and free downloads, and there are a few things in my store that you may want to buy :)

Jamie