Category Archives: CNC/3D-printing

Large home-brew CNC

Posted on June 8, 2012 by robertwilkie

A neat instructable on how to build a rather large CNC for foamboard. http://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-machine-for-shaping-large-pieces-of-polystyren/  

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Blue Ray laser CNC

Posted on June 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

I am more impressed with this as to how it can be used to mark wood.  I don’t think cutting would be a good idea with it right now thought. http://41j.com/blog/2012/06/bluray-laser-cnc-version-0-2/

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Hot glue gun hotend

Posted on June 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is neat, they gent made a hot-end for a 3-D printer out of a cheap glue gun.  Hot-ends are one of the most expensive bits (well for hobby homemade stuff) for the 3-D printers I have been tinkering in.  … Continue reading →

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Opensource book scanner

Posted on June 5, 2012 by robertwilkie

An interesting open source book scanner that you can build out of a few parts and laser cut plywood.   They had some for sale, but at 600 plus dollars, I’ll wait til I can build my own CNC and cut … Continue reading →

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SEEJ, a game you can print out

Posted on June 1, 2012 by robertwilkie

Neat game you can print out on your 3-D printer and with the combo of some rubber bands and pennies, you have a mini siege war game.  It looks pretty neat and would be a good way to A) intro … Continue reading →

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A bit worrisome for 3-D Printers

Posted on June 1, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting article about how one individual got hit with DRM for creating Warhammer figurines and putting them up on http://www.thingiverse.com/ and Warhammer pushed them off.  What worries me about this is DRM has had so many negative impacts on software, … Continue reading →

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3-D Printed Circuits

Posted on May 22, 2012 by robertwilkie

Very cool idea on using your 3-D printer to create a simple wiring setup for folks to make circuits for.  This would be a great way to teach kids the basics of circuits. http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Circuit-Boards-for-solder-free-printab/  

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The little 3-D printer that could

Posted on May 8, 2012 by robertwilkie

I found this nice little 3-D printer that is a 6×6 based system ,with all the parts needed to get started for $600.  Its very tempting to get but no reviews on quality or expandability.  Its at least worth keeping … Continue reading →

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All in One Skimmer

Posted on May 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Amazing how these things are moving along, custom molding with a 3-D printer.  Off the shelf hardware…. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/04/skimtacular-all-in-one-atm-skimmer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KrebsOnSecurity+%28Krebs+on+Security%29

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Cheap rail for CNC

Posted on May 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

Stumbled on this interesting post of how to built your own cheap rail for a CNC.  Most bought rails can run quite a bit of cash, so this is a nice alternative if you have the tools and patience to … Continue reading →

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