Category Archives: CNC/3D-printing

Graffiti sand printer

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting robot printer combo that prints out words with sand and the medium. This was an article on it from a while back, but I never got a chance to look into it til now. Cool looking bot, but … Continue reading →

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Looking back at CNC

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Its been a few years since I have had a chance to get back into my CNC projects. Since I was rebuilding everything anyways (I took everything apart a few years ago to move to a new house). I thought … Continue reading →

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Printrbot makes a CNC

Posted on May 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

Looks like Printrbot is moving into the CNC world. It looks like a nice little CNC, but no word on price, which could be a big deciding factor for alot of folks. If its under a grand, it may stand … Continue reading →

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Oh this has to be a robot for your kids to make

Posted on May 14, 2014 by robertwilkie

I like this CNC/robot project. There are 2 versions, 1st one is lego based and would be a good project for a kid to work on. 2nd is more CNC oriented. I wonder if the author is planning to make … Continue reading →

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Injection Molding With Hot Glue Gun

Posted on May 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

This has crossed my mind a few times to do myself. The author basically CNC’ed some molds and then uses the gluegun to squirt glue into the mold to make it. http://hackaday.com/2014/05/12/injection-molding-with-hot-glue/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29 http://www.scorchworks.com/Blog/hot-glue-injection-molding/

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Japanese man arrested for making 3D printed guns

Posted on May 9, 2014 by robertwilkie

I’m going to guess from the pic it was more interesting to the person than bad (each of the 5 “guns” are different types). But if you are going to do this, you should know the laws in the area … Continue reading →

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Good intro to CNC for beginners

Posted on May 7, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice article with lots of reference links on the basic terms and concepts for CNC. Good for a beginner http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2014/05/06/6-things-a-brand-new-cncer-should-do-to-get-started/

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Good article on CNC bits

Posted on May 2, 2014 by robertwilkie

Actually router bits, Its a nice starter article for DIY CNC. http://100kgarages.com/blog/2013/04/cnc-router-bits-demystified/#.U2PKNHVDtu4

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3D print (knit) a teddybear

Posted on April 30, 2014 by robertwilkie

Clever idea, basically the printer is doing a form of knitting a teddybear together. The video is worth watching. http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/28/this-printer-can-make-a-real-teddy-bear-in-a-few-hours/

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Straw based filament

Posted on April 30, 2014 by robertwilkie

Apparently a company in China has been working on making filament that is based off straw to reduce its costs. If they pull it off, it will be worth it (cost of filament is crazy these days). http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/28/straw-based-filament-could-drive-down-the-cost-of-3d-printing/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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