Peter Lyons
@peterlyons.com
Staff Engineer at Float Health. Keyboard nerd. DIY.
For #FreeCAD Friday this week I learned the workflow of starting with a photograph and tracing outlines in a sketch and came up with this cozy coffee filter holder. #3DPrinting
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
For #FreeCAD Friday this week I learned the workflow of starting with a photograph and tracing outlines in a sketch and came up with this cozy coffee filter holder. #3DPrinting
I am now even more of a Merrell Moab enthusiast after getting this color scheme.
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am now even more of a Merrell Moab enthusiast after getting this color scheme.
Same situation at the maker space
October 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Same situation at the maker space
I'm excited to introduce the portmanteau "mossome" as "Morris Moss from The IT Crowd" + "awesome" meaning something that Moss would do that is also awesome.
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'm excited to introduce the portmanteau "mossome" as "Morris Moss from The IT Crowd" + "awesome" meaning something that Moss would do that is also awesome.
Got a brief break from the rain Sunday afternoon
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Got a brief break from the rain Sunday afternoon
Also this console from Blade Runner 2049 knows what's up.
October 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Also this console from Blade Runner 2049 knows what's up.
Nice overhung v5 crimp #bouldering problem. Sukka MCs better look out because I found my tripod and remote shutter so no more cinematography based on camera in shoe technique.
September 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Nice overhung v5 crimp #bouldering problem. Sukka MCs better look out because I found my tripod and remote shutter so no more cinematography based on camera in shoe technique.
After 2045 days as an unfinished plywood "prototype" I finally painted my laptop stand.
September 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
After 2045 days as an unfinished plywood "prototype" I finally painted my laptop stand.
I designed these in FreeCAD. Upper ones are fixed angles. Lower ones have a hinge and a clamp mechanism.
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I designed these in FreeCAD. Upper ones are fixed angles. Lower ones have a hinge and a clamp mechanism.
Another repeat send with cleaner technique. My right foot slipped at the end and I almost fell off the finish hold but managed to recover. #bouldering
September 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Another repeat send with cleaner technique. My right foot slipped at the end and I almost fell off the finish hold but managed to recover. #bouldering
I am so stoked to have a garage workshop again! Been without one for the last 4 years. Scored a sweetheart deal on 7-piece high end cabinet set at our local construction reuse center. #woodworking #workshop
August 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I am so stoked to have a garage workshop again! Been without one for the last 4 years. Scored a sweetheart deal on 7-piece high end cabinet set at our local construction reuse center. #woodworking #workshop
I built a custom desktop with recesses for my split keyboard and coffee mug. It's a multi-discipline project based around 3 layers of MDF #cnc milled and #3dprinting the inserts. I'm really happy with how it turned out. #maker
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
August 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I built a custom desktop with recesses for my split keyboard and coffee mug. It's a multi-discipline project based around 3 layers of MDF #cnc milled and #3dprinting the inserts. I'm really happy with how it turned out. #maker
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
Finally mapping out the lawn sprinkler system bubbled up to the top of the list. Got it done in under 2 decades.
July 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finally mapping out the lawn sprinkler system bubbled up to the top of the list. Got it done in under 2 decades.
Tiny bunny timeline cleanse
July 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Tiny bunny timeline cleanse
Bunny fren says good morning
June 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bunny fren says good morning
Happy Friday! Here's a little 4-spot #bouldering to start my morning off.
June 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Friday! Here's a little 4-spot #bouldering to start my morning off.
I'm getting married next month. My hair is getting pretty long. Should I bring back the 2013 mohawk?
June 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm getting married next month. My hair is getting pretty long. Should I bring back the 2013 mohawk?
Made some slats. Made some slots. #woodworking
May 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Made some slats. Made some slots. #woodworking
Just tapped out a quick typing speed test in between tasks and for first run of the morning I'll take it:
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just tapped out a quick typing speed test in between tasks and for first run of the morning I'll take it:
Send them to our yard. No dogs. Fully fenced. We made them a giant dead hedge enclave to live in full glory.
May 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Send them to our yard. No dogs. Fully fenced. We made them a giant dead hedge enclave to live in full glory.