In this video Adrian Bowyer shows how to 3D print PLA on a plate of glass with a Reprap 3D printer.
Adrian Bowyer shows how to 3D print on glass
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CAD work expanded for core part of OSPS
This is a new screen-shot from the CAD work in Kompas-3D for our project Open Source Photo Studio. The core spin table is maturing and will be the centre part of the design. Read more.
Massimo Banzi talks about Arduino
Massimo Banzi, one of the creators of the popular Arduino board talks about this phenomena and why they released it as open source.
Interesting video about wind powered devices
We found this on the Internet and found it to be quite interesting. Perfect stuff for Mythbusters! :)
The first component of Open Source Photo Studio
One of the projects that we have at Geekubator is the Open Source Photo Studio (OSPS). It aims to design and develop a hardware for image documentation of objects through hardware, photography and smart software. We have spent ages brainstorming, tinkering and defining concepts.
Now we are very proud to have started the hardware design in Kompas-3D CAD where we create all the hardware components. The whole design and matching software will be released under an open source license for everyone to download.
The screenshot above shows a very simple but crucial component of the OSPS. It is the spin table and measures 500 mm in diameter and 22 mm in thickness. The five holes are for holding small magnets for object positioning purposes.
Stay tuned here at geekubator.org for more information about the Open Source Photo Studio.
Lots of fun wooden gears
This video shows some really cool hand-made wooden gears.
Check out the new volume of Make Magazine
Check out the new exciting stuff in this latest volume of Make Magazine.
The Rebirth of the Maker Movement
You can see here the videotrailer “The Rebirth of the Maker Movement”.
Check out this home-made DLP 3D printer
Junior Veloso seem to be a very very clever guy. He has managed to create this home-made 3D printer which created 3D models by curing a photopolymer with a DLP projector. Read more here.
What’s that? Is it a bomb? [Makerbot]
Today I walked to our weekly meeting at the Geekubator hackerspace. It is just a couple of minutes stroll from where I live. During this walk and while proudly carrying my Makerbot I passed by a lady. She looked at me and I at her. After some seconds of polite silence she smiled and asked: “Are you carrying a bomb?!”
That gave me an immediate gigantic smile on my face and I kindly replied that I carried a benign device called “Makerbot” which is only used for kind purposes! :)