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Aug 20, 2015

Spam

What better way to hold your pencils beside your computer than with this can? Oh, do you know Blackwing pencils? They’re really great.

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Aug 10, 2015

Desktop Refuse

When I’m doing electronics-related stuff, I generate lots of little tiny bits of garbage. Metal, solder, plastic etc. This little makeshift garbage works well for collecting them rather than tossing them in a bigger bin. Plus, when I knock this off my desk occasionally, the flap-like opening keeps the…

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Aug 18, 2015

Measure Up

A pair of calipers — even cheapo ones like these — are a handy item. Reasonably accurate to about 0.1 mm, they get the job done.

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Aug 7, 2015

3D Slices

The process of designing a thing for printing on a 3D printer means try and try again. Rather than print the ‘whole thing’ each time, often…

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Sep 1, 2015

Pencils

This combo paperweight and paperclip/pencil holder probably originates in mid-century period. I remember it as a kid, and think I (?) gave it…

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Aug 6, 2015

Scrub

This old toothbrush is a valuable part of the team. Its job is scrubbing newly-built circuit boards with isopropyl alcohol to clean them before testing.

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Sep 10, 2015

Sharp

They’re pretty lethal but indispensable too. I thought I’d heard that XActo knives are the sources of most office injuries — so I’m always extra…

RossGK in Thing On My Desk

Aug 6, 2015

Armadillo

This armadillo was given to me when I visited some colleagues in San Antonio, Tx. A nice touch, giving visitors a few items celebrating their local area. Now he keeps watch over my desk for whatever it is armadillos prey upon — maybe typos?

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