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BALKE WORKBENCH

Tools we built because we needed them.

Small, focused utilities for developers, designers, and site owners. No accounts, no nonsense. Most processing stays in your browser. If one saves you ten minutes, it did its job.

MAKER / MOTION

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Line Art to STL

Convert PNG line artwork into proportional, 3D-printable STL geometry directly in your browser.

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MAKER / MOTION

02

Stepper Motor Calculator

Calculate stepper resolution, pulse frequency, shaft speed, and linear travel for screw and belt drives.

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MAKER / MOTION

03

Gear Ratio Calculator

Calculate gear reduction, output speed, torque estimates, and rotation direction for simple and compound gear trains.

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MAKER / MOTION

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Pulley & Belt Calculator

Calculate pulley ratios, belt speed, pitch length, and center distance for an open two-pulley drive.

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IOT / ELECTRONICS

05

Voltage Divider Calculator

Calculate divider voltage, solve for a resistor, and see how a connected load changes output and power.

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IOT / ELECTRONICS

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Resistor Calculator

Decode color bands and SMD markings, find standard values, and calculate resistance and power.

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WEB

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Favicon Builder

Turn one image into a complete favicon and browser-icon package.

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IMAGES

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OG Image Builder

Create polished 1200 × 630 social-sharing artwork and metadata.

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IMAGES

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Image Optimizer

Resize, compress, and convert images directly in the browser.

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IMAGES

10

Image Shape Cropper

Crop images into adjustable geometric shapes with transparent backgrounds and borders.

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WEB

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PWA Kit

Generate installable PWA icons, manifest files, and setup examples.

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WEB

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Meta & Social Tags

Build and preview SEO, Open Graph, and social metadata.

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DEVELOPER

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JSON Workbench

Format, validate, repair, inspect, and edit JSON.

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DEVELOPER

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Cron Builder

Build cron schedules, understand them, convert them, and deploy them safely.

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ACCESSIBILITY

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Contrast Checker

Test foreground and background colors against WCAG contrast rules.

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IMAGES

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SVG Workbench

Inspect, sanitize, crop, recolor, transform, and export SVG artwork.

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