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title: "TekTree part 2 - Lasercutting"
date: "2015-12-19:23:00"
template: "post"
category: "IOT"
tags:
  - "tektree"
  - "christmas"
description: "Dangerous things involving lasers and christmassy figures. Fun!"
disqusId: "16"
socialImage: "./media/plate.jpg"
---

Last friday I actually got to cut the parts for my TekTree! So excited! This is by far the biggest "piece" I have ever laser cut but luckily everything went well. This in part is thanks to my brilliant friend [Ron](https://www.ronnabuurs.nl) who helped me create the sketches for the laser cutter. Thanks again [Ron](https://www.ronnabuurs.nl)!

**Top tip!** You don't have to laser cut the designs. Just print the designs with a regular printer and stick it on some wood. Then just use something like a bandsaw to cut the pieces!

## Laser cutting video

I've gotten so much positive feedback on my last laser cutting video that I decided to make another one. This one is a little different though. It's a compilation of a few different cuts.

<iframe width="560" height="235" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/92aTol52q8o?wmode=transparant" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

## TekTree assembly

Below you'll find a series of pictures I took while assembling the TekTree.

![plate](./media/plate.jpg "the baseplate")

![bottom](./media/bottom.jpg "bottom of the assembly")

![bottom2](./media/bottom2.jpg "bottom with box closed")

![tree](./media/tree.jpg "the tree inserted into the base")

![back2](./media/back2.jpg "the arduino and breadboard will just be hanging in the back")
tektree blogs, zooming images and a categories list 2022-09-20 18:48:33 +02:00			`---`
			`title: "TekTree part 2 - Lasercutting"`
			`date: "2015-12-19:23:00"`
			`template: "post"`
			`category: "IOT"`
			`tags:`
			`- "tektree"`
			`- "christmas"`
			`description: "Dangerous things involving lasers and christmassy figures. Fun!"`
			`disqusId: "16"`
fix: added social images to the frontmatter of most blogs 2022-11-16 09:04:34 +01:00			`socialImage: "./media/plate.jpg"`
tektree blogs, zooming images and a categories list 2022-09-20 18:48:33 +02:00			`---`

fix: several pages linked to redirected urls. This replaces those links with the destination instead 2023-06-28 22:56:03 +02:00			`Last friday I actually got to cut the parts for my TekTree! So excited! This is by far the biggest "piece" I have ever laser cut but luckily everything went well. This in part is thanks to my brilliant friend [Ron](https://www.ronnabuurs.nl) who helped me create the sketches for the laser cutter. Thanks again [Ron](https://www.ronnabuurs.nl)!`
tektree blogs, zooming images and a categories list 2022-09-20 18:48:33 +02:00
			`Top tip! You don't have to laser cut the designs. Just print the designs with a regular printer and stick it on some wood. Then just use something like a bandsaw to cut the pieces!`

			`## Laser cutting video`

			`I've gotten so much positive feedback on my last laser cutting video that I decided to make another one. This one is a little different though. It's a compilation of a few different cuts.`

			`<iframe width="560" height="235" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/92aTol52q8o?wmode=transparant" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>`

			`## TekTree assembly`

			`Below you'll find a series of pictures I took while assembling the TekTree.`

			`![plate](./media/plate.jpg "the baseplate")`

			`![bottom](./media/bottom.jpg "bottom of the assembly")`

			`![bottom2](./media/bottom2.jpg "bottom with box closed")`

			`![tree](./media/tree.jpg "the tree inserted into the base")`

			`![back2](./media/back2.jpg "the arduino and breadboard will just be hanging in the back")`