Glad to hear it! My Beamo still works great, I've only had to replace the laser tube once, after hundreds of hours of use.
The really nice thing is they can work completely offline, so even if something happens to Flux they'll still work.

I very nearly forgot to record this part for posterity!

Backup arrived, giant new laser is all set up. It just *barely* fits on the table.

The delivery driver got the giant laser cutter box into the garage with a palette jack. I managed to get it from the garage to the base of the first of two half flights of stairs with a small dolly, but no further. Will wait for backup. 😅

Laser delivery was super fast! 😁

Actual label on my laser cutter. 😅
Thankfully it's really quick and easy to do on the Beamo.

In response to multiple requests, I've listed this HDD clock for sale: www.ebay.com/itm/33627763...
Proceeds will be used towards the purchase of a large new 60W laser cutter to expand my creative possibilities. 😁

This was such a neat set to assemble: the moving power switch, rotating volume and contrast dials, tactile D pad and buttons, removable cartridges and swappable lenticular screens.

Not at all, no problem! It'd be even cooler if it did still work. Could probably stick a tiny NVMe SSD in there and fake it pretty easily. 😁

No, it does not actually work as a hard drive. The metal platter has been replaced with an acrylic disk, the controller PCB has been replaced with one that controls the LEDs, holes have been drilled in in, etc: www.instructables.com/Recycled-Har...

More HDD clock animations.

It's alive, it's trapped inside, and it likes music.
Audio-reactive pattern and #Pixelblaze by @bhencke.bsky.social driving an 8x8x8 volumetric RGB LED cube with frosted acrylic enclosure.
Get your own: lectronz.com/products/led...

It's alive, it's trapped inside, and it likes music.
Audio-reactive pattern and #Pixelblaze by @bhencke.bsky.social driving an 8x8x8 volumetric RGB LED cube with frosted acrylic enclosure.
Get your own: lectronz.com/products/led...

Glowies are now available online! This is our new line of rechargeable jewelry made out of fun LED shapes. We can make any as a necklace, earrings, or lobster claws for clipping onto hoops (great for folks who put hoops thru their gauges). www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...