the best days are full stack engineering days.

let’s build something great this week!

**The Simple Elegance of the Integrated Timing Belt Loopback Fastener** I wrote about a technique I recently learned about for securing timing belts to actuated components, which I have dubbed the "integrated loopback fastener". danielmangum.com/posts/integr...

**The Simple Elegance of the Integrated Timing Belt Loopback Fastener** I wrote about a technique I recently learned about for securing timing belts to actuated components, which I have dubbed the "integrated loopback fastener". danielmangum.com/posts/integr...

name anything better than going to home depot with your dog.

may i interest you in a second axis?

really leveraging the full diagonal here.

**Leadership Lessons from The Odyssey** After months of anticipation, I finally saw Christopher Nolan's depiction of The Odyssey last week. Over the weekend, I attempted to evaluate Odysseus's stature as a leader and relate his successes and failures to my own. danielmangum.com/posts/odysse...

Leadership Lessons from The Odyssey

Disclaimer: this post contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s 2026 depiction of The Odyssey. If you are planning to watch the movie, I would recommend doing so prior to reading, even if you are alre...

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**Leadership Lessons from The Odyssey** After months of anticipation, I finally saw Christopher Nolan's depiction of The Odyssey last week. Over the weekend, I attempted to evaluate Odysseus's stature as a leader and relate his successes and failures to my own. danielmangum.com/posts/odysse...

Leadership Lessons from The Odyssey

Disclaimer: this post contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s 2026 depiction of The Odyssey. If you are planning to watch the movie, I would recommend doing so prior to reading, even if you are alre...

danielmangum.com

new blog post tomorrow.

i saw one of these Veeder Root mechanical fuel pump computers in the wild last weekend and now i can’t stop reading the manual.

fridays are for demos!

let’s build something great this week!

would south dakota be your first guess?

fridays are for demos!

american airlines is by far the most consistent airline. they consistently bungle every flight I book with them.

on my run this morning I saw someone riding a converted electric bike, but it had been converted by removing the back wheel and replacing it with a Onewheel.

Part of a weekend project coming together: belt-driven linear actuator with a 28BYJ-48 stepper controlled by Zephyr firmware on a @nordicsemi.com nRF52840. Linear rail bases and carriage attachment designed from scratch in Onshape and printed on Bambu Lab A1 Mini.

Part of a weekend project coming together: belt-driven linear actuator with a 28BYJ-48 stepper controlled by Zephyr firmware on a @nordicsemi.com nRF52840. Linear rail bases and carriage attachment designed from scratch in Onshape and printed on Bambu Lab A1 Mini.

let’s build something great this week!

I accidentally cut too far in on the corner of this rail / motor support base, but now I kind of like it.

not looking too bad.

cycloidal drives are so cool.

you know it’s gonna be a great weekend when it starts with a new set of machine screws being delivered.

fridays are for demos!

small test print to evaluate printer accuracy on clearance holes.

let’s build something great this week!

I love this little baby linear rail.

Motor control with Zephyr’s stepper driver API on the @nordicsemi.com nRF52840.

let’s build something great this week!