Recent content by ZiaMag

Having done a couple 20s10p pack builds (using the same Molicel 21700) with the copper/nickel sandwich method, this is what I came away with regarding the process and a couple months of daily hard (ab)use - I used .1mm copper, .15mm and .1mm nickel. I built the spot welder I used, and it was...

File -> Document Properties -> Grids Create a new axonometric grid. Inkscape defaults to isometric (120° angles) but you're not working in 3D space, just using the grid intersections as object center snapping points. Adjust major and minor line distances and reference the intersections as...

This was a major concern for me as well in the planning phase of my battery. This is where using Inkscape (the open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator) really started to make sense regarding the design platform I chose. I apologize for reusing the same pics I posted on page 3, but the...

Putting my desktop CNC to work. Designed in Inkscape.

Not a whole lot to contribute here (planning on changing that in the coming weeks) but I've joined the copper club. I'm successfully welding copper to both anode and cathode of throwaway 18650 cells, facilitated by a small portion of nickel of course. My setup is quite simple and creating a...