Breaking Taps
@breakingtaps.com
Material science, microfab, microscopy, machining. Mostly :)
I did manage to sneak in two small silicon art logos. Wish I had more time to put more on the chip but oh well!
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I did manage to sneak in two small silicon art logos. Wish I had more time to put more on the chip but oh well!
The last month of my life: BreakingTTAPs
This is a custom transport-triggered, 32 bit processor that will be fabricated by GlobalFoundries on their 180nm process (via of wafer.space)
I'll make a video at some point, but some high level details here:
This is a custom transport-triggered, 32 bit processor that will be fabricated by GlobalFoundries on their 180nm process (via of wafer.space)
I'll make a video at some point, but some high level details here:
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The last month of my life: BreakingTTAPs
This is a custom transport-triggered, 32 bit processor that will be fabricated by GlobalFoundries on their 180nm process (via of wafer.space)
I'll make a video at some point, but some high level details here:
This is a custom transport-triggered, 32 bit processor that will be fabricated by GlobalFoundries on their 180nm process (via of wafer.space)
I'll make a video at some point, but some high level details here:
Am I west coasting correctly?
May 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Am I west coasting correctly?
This thing is pretty impressive in person 😯
May 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This thing is pretty impressive in person 😯
Oh hai there, look what I found in the bin of childhood stuff my parents dropped off 👀
April 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Oh hai there, look what I found in the bin of childhood stuff my parents dropped off 👀
Probably the two best things I've ever purchased
April 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Probably the two best things I've ever purchased
Shoutout to bad decisions that past BreakingTaps let future BreakingTaps sort out 😑
April 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Shoutout to bad decisions that past BreakingTaps let future BreakingTaps sort out 😑
brb starting a new channel called Breaking Bones
April 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
brb starting a new channel called Breaking Bones
Getting ready for my $5.50/hr reindustrialization sewing job at the textile factory. 👊🇺🇸🔥
April 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Getting ready for my $5.50/hr reindustrialization sewing job at the textile factory. 👊🇺🇸🔥
Lol futures for S&P, NASDAQ, Dow etc are like a vertical cliff.
So much winning! jfc
So much winning! jfc
April 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Lol futures for S&P, NASDAQ, Dow etc are like a vertical cliff.
So much winning! jfc
So much winning! jfc
Large area deposition ends up being quite easy, but does require a spacer between metal and glass which limits ability to pattern.
Ag is great, Cu is tricky (oxidizes easily). Ti, Nb and Invar 36 seem good. Can make TiO2 easily too.
Zr seems to oxidize immediately
Ag is great, Cu is tricky (oxidizes easily). Ti, Nb and Invar 36 seem good. Can make TiO2 easily too.
Zr seems to oxidize immediately
March 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Large area deposition ends up being quite easy, but does require a spacer between metal and glass which limits ability to pattern.
Ag is great, Cu is tricky (oxidizes easily). Ti, Nb and Invar 36 seem good. Can make TiO2 easily too.
Zr seems to oxidize immediately
Ag is great, Cu is tricky (oxidizes easily). Ti, Nb and Invar 36 seem good. Can make TiO2 easily too.
Zr seems to oxidize immediately
Playing around with a laser thing today and accidentally found a good set of parameters for transferring aluminum onto glass.
Neat!
Neat!
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Playing around with a laser thing today and accidentally found a good set of parameters for transferring aluminum onto glass.
Neat!
Neat!
Shameless shilling: I'm selling some esoteric equipment!
Want a 200 femtosecond IR laser, or a 532nm picosecond laser? How about a linear motor stage with 10nm resolution? Or an XYZ wafer stage with 250nm steps?
I gotchu: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
Want a 200 femtosecond IR laser, or a 532nm picosecond laser? How about a linear motor stage with 10nm resolution? Or an XYZ wafer stage with 250nm steps?
I gotchu: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shameless shilling: I'm selling some esoteric equipment!
Want a 200 femtosecond IR laser, or a 532nm picosecond laser? How about a linear motor stage with 10nm resolution? Or an XYZ wafer stage with 250nm steps?
I gotchu: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
Want a 200 femtosecond IR laser, or a 532nm picosecond laser? How about a linear motor stage with 10nm resolution? Or an XYZ wafer stage with 250nm steps?
I gotchu: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
I own a lot of tripods apparently 😅
March 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I own a lot of tripods apparently 😅
Have some external deadlines popping up in my life so need to stop messing around and finish a video or two.
First up: space hinges!
Yell at me if you see me on social media before a video is posted plz k thx 🙏
First up: space hinges!
Yell at me if you see me on social media before a video is posted plz k thx 🙏
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Have some external deadlines popping up in my life so need to stop messing around and finish a video or two.
First up: space hinges!
Yell at me if you see me on social media before a video is posted plz k thx 🙏
First up: space hinges!
Yell at me if you see me on social media before a video is posted plz k thx 🙏
Saturday optical alignment vibes
February 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Saturday optical alignment vibes
Scrounged around optical parts box and found this little guy. Not ideal but should work for now 🫤
February 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Scrounged around optical parts box and found this little guy. Not ideal but should work for now 🫤
Waiting on a few components, but the rough layout is starting to look like a thing
Litho v3 soon, hopefully? 🥺
Litho v3 soon, hopefully? 🥺
February 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Waiting on a few components, but the rough layout is starting to look like a thing
Litho v3 soon, hopefully? 🥺
Litho v3 soon, hopefully? 🥺
I'll be at OpenSauce again this year!
Had an absolute blast last year, and for some reason they decided to let me come back 😊 Looking forward to seeing all the cool exhibits and chatting with attendees!
Had an absolute blast last year, and for some reason they decided to let me come back 😊 Looking forward to seeing all the cool exhibits and chatting with attendees!
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'll be at OpenSauce again this year!
Had an absolute blast last year, and for some reason they decided to let me come back 😊 Looking forward to seeing all the cool exhibits and chatting with attendees!
Had an absolute blast last year, and for some reason they decided to let me come back 😊 Looking forward to seeing all the cool exhibits and chatting with attendees!
hey mom can we have an optical breadboard?
mom: no, we have an optical breadboard at home
optical breadboard at home:
mom: no, we have an optical breadboard at home
optical breadboard at home:
February 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
hey mom can we have an optical breadboard?
mom: no, we have an optical breadboard at home
optical breadboard at home:
mom: no, we have an optical breadboard at home
optical breadboard at home:
New day, new hinge!
Figured I should make a plain bearing version, since that's likely the right solution (and lots of feedback saying the same). Uses a carbon/PTFE-filled PEEK plain bearing
A little concerned about thermal coefficients but that can shake out in testing
Figured I should make a plain bearing version, since that's likely the right solution (and lots of feedback saying the same). Uses a carbon/PTFE-filled PEEK plain bearing
A little concerned about thermal coefficients but that can shake out in testing
February 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New day, new hinge!
Figured I should make a plain bearing version, since that's likely the right solution (and lots of feedback saying the same). Uses a carbon/PTFE-filled PEEK plain bearing
A little concerned about thermal coefficients but that can shake out in testing
Figured I should make a plain bearing version, since that's likely the right solution (and lots of feedback saying the same). Uses a carbon/PTFE-filled PEEK plain bearing
A little concerned about thermal coefficients but that can shake out in testing
Hinge is made of three components, plus a shoulder bolt and a regular bolt. Ball bearings ride on the shoulder bolt and inner/outer halves.
Bearings are 1/32" (0.79mm). So small! 🥺
Bearings are 1/32" (0.79mm). So small! 🥺
February 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hinge is made of three components, plus a shoulder bolt and a regular bolt. Ball bearings ride on the shoulder bolt and inner/outer halves.
Bearings are 1/32" (0.79mm). So small! 🥺
Bearings are 1/32" (0.79mm). So small! 🥺