I'm Calvin Walden, and this is my website. It's home to various personal projects I've worked on and want to share.

For more information about myself and this site, or for contact information, see the About page.

Featured Pages

Softride Classic Beam Maintenance2022-07-05

Photos and notes detailing routine maintenance of the Softride Classic SRS carbon fiber beam, used on various Softride bicycles from 1990-2007.

Bicycles CAD

Solder Fume Extractor2021-02-20

A solder fume extractor that uses a 140mm PC case fan and an articulating desk lamp stand. The optimal shape of the 3D-printed shroud was found through fluid simulations.

3D Printing CAD Health and Safety Lab Equipment Quiet Things Soldering

Matrix Homeserver2019-12-30

An overview of the Matrix communication system, and instructions for joining the homeserver that I host and maintain.

Communication Home Datacenter Matrix Privacy Self-Hosted Services

Latest Blog Posts

Mission complete2021-12-18

The obligatory and predictable "first post" post on this website, just barely hitting my goal to make it public in 2021.

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