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Category Archives: Manufacturing
Learn how to build a Jenga pistol
Mathias Wandell shows in this very pedagogic video how you can build your own Jenga pistol from his drawings.
Meet the amazing Egg-bot!
The people at Evil Mad Scientist hav just released their new Egg-bot! Check it out here.
Check out home-made laser sintering
SLS, selective laser sintering is a well-known technology used for 3D printing prototypes. The project Replaser has managed to create this experiment as a home-made version of laser sintering.
A 3D-printable Makerbot
The 3D printer Cupcake CNC from Makerbot Industries has become something of a small revolution for home 3D printing. The standard Makerbot is made out of plywood but in this case a clever maker has managed to 3D print the frame of a Makerbot!
The amazing chip-shooters
Ever wondered why electronic devices can get more and more complex but still cheap to manufacture? Here is the answer! :)
Meet the Ultimaker – New 3D printer
It seems like the world of making is undergoing a quite revolution. Every now and then there is a new 3D printer or manufacturing machine being launched! Here is the Ultimaker – The project aims to “designing/developing an easy to build low cost 3D printer with a small form factor but large build envelope”. Read more at ultimaker.com.
Lasersaur – An open source laser cutter
Most geeks dream of having their own laser cutter. With such a machine you can make the most intricate shapes in 2D and them cut them out on wood, carton, acrylic and other materials. Most commercial laser cutters are quite expensive but maybe Lasersaur will introduce some change in the future. Check out their project page here.
SketchChair, a lasercut heaven for chair makers!
SketchChair is a very cool 3D program created by Greg Saul. It makes it enormously easy to create and test chair designs in 3D. The software can even test them physically to check the balance! When the design is done it will produce 2D patterns that can be cut and assembled into the real thing! Kudos! :)
What about plastic injection molding on your desktop?
Most makers think of injection moulding of plastic as a difficult and expensive thing but there are good alternatives If you don’t need industrial high speed. The company GALOMB Inc. has affordable model that you can use with hand-power on your desktop! You can use moulds machined out of metal or even make your own from Epoxy. :-)