Before getting serious with the Pocket NC V2-50CHK, I want to build an enclosure for it. Although there is one available to buy commercially, I wanted to build a custom one myself that has:

• more vertical clearance underneath the B axis so that I can use longer stock in the ER-40 collet
• excellent access to the machine when open
• excellent visibility of the machine when closed
• built-in LED lighting

The first chips have been produced on my new pride and joy, the Penta Machine’s Pocket NC V2-50CHK!

I’ve held onto the hard copy of my Electrical Engineering Thesis for around 25 years. It recently suffered water damage so I decided it was time to immortalise it on the world wide web.

I say ‘world wide web’ in preference to modern terminology such as ’net’, ‘web’ etc. in homage to the title of the thesis:

A TOASTER WITH A WORLD WIDE WEB INTERFACE.

Here is a photo of the ‘completed’ project:

More than 20 years ago, in the ‘dotcom’ era, I worked for the web design agency Razorfish and managed to get involved in a more exciting gig working for a hardware spin-off developing the Pogo Mobile.

I was responsible for the development of the embedded web browser that acted as the sole UI for the device.

I came across this printout of a screenshot I took when the browser rendering started to take shape.