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List: CNC Projects

April 5, 2025January 15, 2026 paschmann

A list of CNC projects since getting into the hobby with a Carvera Air.

Year	Project	Notes	Link
2025	Canyon Garmin Mount	–	Link
2025	Canyon Headset Spacer	–	Link

While prepping my bike for Leadville, I completely screwed up and managed to strip the hex head of the shock mount bolt. I subsequently used an easy out to get some grip on the bolt and start applying some rotational torque. In doing so, I missed the fact the bolt could be seized in the shock bushing 🙁 So while I thought I turning the bolt out, I was implying “pushing” the back of the shock stay outward, and it cracked the frame 🙁

Sweating I reached out to Canyon, explained the situation, and they kindly warranted it! Part of the claim process was to destroy the old frame so after ~ 4,814 miles, it’s gone in the trash can. Some good memories on this bike for sure! read more

Travel: Atlanta, GA

March 28, 2025April 10, 2025 paschmann

Big South volleyball with Charlotte and Ella. A hectic weekend with both of them participating. We stayed in the Hilton about 15 minutes walk to the Georgia World Convention Center.

DIY – Canyon Garmin Mount

March 24, 2025December 22, 2025 paschmann

My second CNC project on the Carvera Air is a Garmin mount for my MTB. I have 3D printed these in the past, but thought it would be a good introduction to CNC. I also made a small water bed to cut the Carbon Fiber in to avoid the nasty dust which is generally made when cutting or sanding it. Fun weekend project!

List: Software

March 9, 2025June 5, 2025 paschmann

A list of applications which I have used extensively and relied on for various reasons, scenarios or situations.

Software	Description	Notes
Winamp	Mp3 Player	No comment needed. A staple for many years along with the mesmurizing visualizations.
Sony Vegas	Video Editing Software	Used for many of my “home videos” starting in around 2002. Switched to Adobe Premier Pro in 2010
Adobe Premier Pro & After Effects	Video Editing Software	Continued to create “home videos” using Premier. I think the plugins and integration with AE is what enticed me to move away from Sony Vegas. One of those plugins was camera tracking, which I used in the intro for one of the videos.
Evernote	Note Taking	After 14+ years of using Evernote as my “second brain” I switched to Obsidian in 2024.
Quicken	Finance	As of 2025, I have 22 years of financial transactions categorized and reported. I originally started tracking my expenses using Microsoft Money and shortly after switched to Quicken.
Adobe Illustrator	Vector Design	Compared to some of the others on this list, it is a more recent addition to my “often used” tools. I only really started seeing and understanding the value of vector based design once we got a laser cutter in ~ 2018. Having the ability to scale designs was a necessity and since, it has gotten more use compared to PS.
Adobe Photoshop	Photo, Graphic Design	Another long running constant in my suite of software I regularly use. I started with a free trial of Corel Draw (6?) in 1995 from a “Demo” version on the cover of the PC Shopper magazine, and then later switched to Adobe. (Around 4.0)
Filezilla	FTP
Visual Basic / Studio	Code Editor	Another staple which I first was introduced to from a Demo version on the cover of a Computer mag ~ 1995 – version 4.0 or 5.0 was my initial introduction with some basic tutorials and sparked my love for software development 🙂
Adobe Dreamweaver	Code Editor	Spent a ton! of time in Dreamweaver as my preferred web development IDE in the Web 1.0 days …