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	<title>Finkbuilt &#187; Reviews</title>
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	<description>A tinkerer's journal and look at life's debris.</description>
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		<title>More Micro CNC Machine Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/more-micro-cnc-machine-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
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I am now so close to joining the desktop fabrication/manufacturing revolution that I can smell it.  Unfortunately for me, that smell is the reek of burning semiconductor, but I&#8217;ll get to that later.

I got the PC controller (EMC running on Ubuntu) and stepper motor driver boards all wired up and working great.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Micro CNC Robot Update</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/micro-cnc-robot-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/micro-cnc-robot-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 05:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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I started assembling my Lumenlab Micro (no longer available) desktop CNC gantry robot and &#8220;personal manufacturing workstation&#8221;.
All your base are belong to Lumenlab
I was originally going to save a few dollars by making a base for the machine out of MDF, an idea that I never really liked that much.  So I started looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telecaster Complete</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/telecaster-complete/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/telecaster-complete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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After about 3 weeks, I could no longer smell the lacquer, so I considered it dry and set about the task of making the guitar shiny.
Wet Sanding
To get the paint level and remove the slight orange peel texture that you will get with all but the most fortuitous rattle-can spray jobs,  I wet sanded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grizzly Telecaster Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/grizzly-telecaster-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/grizzly-telecaster-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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I really had my heart set on adding an edge binding to my grizzly telecaster kit.  The problem is that the guitar body comes supplied with the edges pre-sanded and rounded off to a 1/4&#8243; radius.  This curvature was too much to allow for installation of even the thickest edge binding that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grizzly Telecaster Kit</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/grizzly-telecaster-kit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/grizzly-telecaster-kit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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I had such a blast putting together the Grizzly Uke kit a few years back, that I thought I would try my hand at a guitar. Having always admired the iconic Fender Telecaster, i ordered myself the Tele&#8217; kit from Grizzly for $129.
If you hanker for a Telecaster kit, you are not limited to Grizzly. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MicRo CNC Robot Kit</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/micro-cnc-robot-kit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/micro-cnc-robot-kit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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I love building things from kits almost as much as I love building things from scratch, and I think that it&#8217;s safe to say that the latest kit to show up on my doorstep is going open up a whole new world of scratch-building for me.

MicRo
The micRo is a 3-axis CNC robot being offered no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jarle Helland Needlecraft</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/jarle-helland-needlecraft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/jarle-helland-needlecraft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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Jarle Helland came to the U.S. from Norway in 1920 after serving his compulsory stint in the Norwegian Army. To sample the New World, he purchased a Tin Lizzie and drove it across the continent at a time when (I would imagine) his route was scarcely paved. 
Jarle was a tinkerer&#8217;s tinkerer.  A master [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rule The Web</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/rule-the-web/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/rule-the-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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I was pretty flattered when Mark Frauenfleder asked me to contribute a pearl of wisdom to the &#8220;Tips From my Favorite Bloggers&#8221; chapter of his newest book, Rule The Web.  And I&#8217;m really glad that he did, because as much as I admire Mark for his perspective, interests, experience and tastes, the truth is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trashballs!</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/trashballs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/trashballs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 00:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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There is looking at life&#8217;s debris (see finkbuilt masthead), and then there is encapsulating it in one-inch diameter clear plastic balls and selling it in gumball machines.  D.C. junkman/artist Christopher Goodwin does the latter with his wonderful Trashball! project. 
Mail Order Trashballs
If you&#8217;re not in the D.C. area (currently the only city that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Age Dig Toy Review</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/ice-age-digs-toy-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/ice-age-digs-toy-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/108/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/ice-age-digs-toy-review/"><img src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/sabre1.jpg" alt="Ice Age Dig Toy" width="72"/></a>Ice Age Dig Toy Review.]]></description>
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		<title>Make 05 hits mail slots</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/make-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/make-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/make-05-hits-mail-slots/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/make-magazine/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/make05.jpg" width="72" alt="make magazine" /></a>Mave vol. 05]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/brazil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/brazil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/brazil/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/brazil/"><img src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/brazil.jpg" alt="brazil" width="72"/></a>It just occured to me that it has been 20 years since Brazil was realeased]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Handyman&#8217;s Book</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/home-repair-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/home-repair-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/handymans-book/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/handymans-book/"><img src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/bookThum.jpg" alt="do it yourself" /></a>Better Homes and Gardens Handyman's book]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Spud</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/idaho-spud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/idaho-spud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Kerchenko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<title>Rapala floating minnow</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/rapala-floating-minnow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/rapala-floating-minnow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2005 06:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href'="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=50"><img border="0" class="alignleft" src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/rapalaThum.jpg" alt="rapala classic minnow" /> </a>Rapala floating minnow.  Classic design from Finland.]]></description>
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		<title>Riker mounts</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/riker-mounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/riker-mounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 07:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=26</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=26"><img border="0" class="alignleft"  src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/rikerThum.jpg" alt="riker mounted prozac" /></a>Riker mounts, they're not just for entomologists any more.]]></description>
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		<title>Build your own theremin</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/piaa-theremax-kit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/piaa-theremax-kit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=14</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=14"><img border="0" src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/thereminThum.jpg" class="alignleft"/></a>The theremin is unlike any other musical instrument in that you don't actually touch the theremin while you play it.  You just sort of wave your hands around in front of it. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic is Gone (Vinyl Magic)</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/the-magic-is-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/the-magic-is-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=13</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=13"><img border="0" class="alignleft" src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/magic1.jpg" alt="vinyl magic"  height="72"/></a>When I went to pick up my booth a few weeks after ordering it, the guy who helped me load it into the truck gave me a quick lecture on booth care, and handed me a can of Vinyl Magic.   I was smitten. ]]></description>
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		<title>Aquatic Gardens 15&#8243; plastic bonsai</title>
		<link>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/aquatic-gardens-15-plastic-bonsai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/aquatic-gardens-15-plastic-bonsai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=11</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/?p=11"><img border="0" src="http://www.finkbuilt.com/static/images/articles/bonsai_thum.jpg" class="alignleft" alt="Aquatic Gardens 15 ich plastic bonsai" class="alignleft"/></a>Ill admit it, I'm an aquarist.  I am also a tarantula fancier, so I regularly find myself  at the pet store replenishing my supply of crickets...]]></description>
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