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TEdit 5 continues on WPF with significant new features and stability improvements. Cross‑platform work is planned for v6.

A 5×10ft production-scale CNC router with rack-and-pinion drives and custom-machined aluminum gantry plates

Building a large-format dual-extruder printer with V-slot aluminum frame and multi-material capabilities

Converting a manual Grizzly mill to precision three-axis CNC using the OX router to bootstrap the machining

A hybrid approach combining V-slot extrusion with 3D printed parts to build a capable benchtop CNC router

Implementation of Eric Lengyel's Transvoxel Algorithm in C# for XNA, creating crack-free transitions between different levels of detail in voxel terrain.

Achieving the RepRap vision: the McWire printed a Mendel, which printed better Mendels, implementing true self-replication

A collaboration between electronics expertise and precision machining that created the J-Head, one of the most influential hot-end designs in RepRap history

Printing Mendel parts on the McWire and assembling a self-replicating printer capable of printing its own replacement components

Systematic troubleshooting solutions for extruder jams, flow issues, temperature problems, and mechanical alignment

Building custom software interfaces to read real-time vehicle data using ELM327-based OBD-II adapters

Converting the McWire 3D printer into a CNC mill with a Dremel toolhead—the beginning of workshop tool progression

Two years of extruder experimentation: from nichrome wire failures to reliable resistor-based hotends

Building a 3D printer from threaded rod, lumber, and determination—the first step in the RepRap self-replication journey