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This is Matt
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A driven engineer who uses building as their creative outlet, making plenty of mistakes along the way.
I often travel dark forested roads where my halogen high beams don't cut it. To keep a humble look, I tacked together a hidden auxiliary high-beam mount from some scrap metal and mounted an SSC2 Pro kit for extra light! Huge difference!

#Toyota #Tacoma #DiodeDynamics #Truck #OffRoad #MakeItYourself
February 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In a world where everything is becoming SaaS, I'm pivoting away from #Fusion360 and learning #FreeCAD so I can own my designs and my software.

#OpenSource #3Dmodeling #ParametricModeling
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
If you like rock climbing AND engineering, give this a read! We built an adjustable CRACK CLIMBING trainer with some slick safety features! ⚠️

#rockclimbing #crackclimbing #pcb #electronics #controlsystems #engineering #maker
Crack Snack | Matty Kakes Makes
An in-depth look at the redundant safety layers and unique electromechanical hardware powering Crackable Climbing's crack climbing trainer. Explore the fail-safes that make these highly adjustable cli...
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February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Such a good idea!!
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM