Why I Chose FreeCAD Over Fusion
What is FreeCAD, and why I chose it over "professional" software like Fusion
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3D Filament Cheat-Sheet
A general overview and reference for various filament properties and types
Welcome to the Grind!
My name's Demetrioz and, for over a decade, I've worked in IT. "The Daily Grind" is my new mission - where I'll forge my own path and share my maker journey
MTG Life Counter
A 3D Printed Life Counter for Magic: The Gathering
Cordless LED Lamp
My first (completed) 3D printable electronics project - a cordless LED table lamp
Working with Multi-Part STEP files in FreeCAD
Expanding on a STEP file inside of FreeCAD was a bit more involved than I thought it would be - especially when the STEP file contained multiple parts! This is how I went about it.
Building My Home Lab
In my first "Behind the Scenes" post, I share how I'm finally starting to self-host everything and build out my home lab.
MicroPython and Pycharm
I had been looking for some alternatives to Thonny, and found an easy way to work with MicroPython using Pycharm
Stop Washington State's 3D Printer "Ban"
HB 2321, out of Washington state, would force "blocking software" for 3D printers and scanning of all 3D printed files - but it's actually worse than that.
Reference Images With FreeCAD
A simple way to use reference images in your FreeCAD sketches and designs
Gridfinity Baseplate
A simple Gridfinity baseplate designed in FreeCAD
2025 - A Review & Looking Forward
A lot happened in 2025. Here's a small reflection on what I accomplished, and some initial plans for 2026.
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Using Parameters in FreeCad
A simple way to use parameters in FreeCAD
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Artisan Challenge - Week 1
In an effort to improve my leatherworking and 3D printing skills, I started a 30 day artisan challenge. These are the projects from week one.
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Praxis - This is the Way
I've been looking for a project to focus on, and it finally came to me this morning while doing laundry.
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Adding React to Ghost
My goal is to add a payments integration to my ghost theme. I'm doing that by loading a react app within one of my theme's pages that will communicate with an external API.
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Re-creating My Morning Routine
I've always been a morning person, but my routine has changed over time. Now I'm working on the next iteration.
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Saving Unity Preferences on Linux
How to save Unity preferences between sessions on Ubuntu
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Average Story Lengths
Starting my writing journey with an apparently common question: How long are various types of stories?
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A Change of Direction
I've focused my writing on technology and programming for several years, but I think it's time for a change.
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Using Grafana for Centralized Logging
How to set up a centralized logging solution for .Net applications with Loki and Grafana
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Run Multiple Tunnels with a Single NGrok Agent
A simple solution for running multiple NGrok tunnels from a single agent
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Automating Posts to Mastodon
Saving time with automatic posts to Mastodon is fairly simple with their API
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Create a 3D Model from an SVG
Four(ish) simple steps to turn an SVG into an STL via FreeCAD