Category Archives: CNC/3D-printing

Neat LED bracelet

Posted on February 24, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice LED bracelet that the author first 3D printed.  Then added an atiny and an accelerometer so you could change the LED lights/pattern by shaking it.  Down side…the material to build this is a bit pricey.  And you need a … Continue reading →

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Openknit, looks like its moving along now

Posted on February 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

I had heard about this project…gee a year ago, but it had a long ways to go.  Now it looks like its coming along nicely.  Its basically a CNC loom for knitting.  Its fun to watch the video of the … Continue reading →

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A review of the Handibot

Posted on February 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

I remember when the kickstarter project came out last summer.  I so wanted to buy one of these.  Well those that could afford to fund it are getting them and are starting to play/review them.  The author below does a … Continue reading →

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Fixing up a cheap CNC

Posted on February 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

I have been eyeing the Chinese CNC 3020 for some time now,  Runs between $550 and 800 bucks.  But never pulled the trigger since its still allot of cash, and I have been leery of reliability.  But this author has a … Continue reading →

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A $200 decent 3D printer?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

This looks interesting, a cheap (2-3 hundred in kickstarter when it comes out) 3D printer that looks pretty robust.  Its suppose to sell for $3-400 after kickstarter.  Which puts it in the printrbot range.  But it looks like it might … Continue reading →

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Another cheap CNC

Posted on February 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

This CNC reminded me of another cheap one made with iron pipe several years back.  I have to say with allot of salvaged parts this would be a pretty simple build. http://hackaday.com/2014/02/12/cheap-resourceful-diy-mini-cnc-routermill-contraption/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29 http://cq.cx/pcb-router.pl    

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Government Stego for your 3D printer

Posted on February 6, 2014 by robertwilkie

Article covers a blog post on how the government may in the future force 3D print makers to put hidden serial numbers in print jobs so they could be tracked.  The same way many 2D printers do it for counterfeiting … Continue reading →

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Vaccum Pump Muffler

Posted on January 31, 2014 by robertwilkie

The author was building a vaccum pump gripper and found it was a bit noisy, so he designed and printing out a muffler for it (looks like a spark arrest muffler, but a bit more fancy).  The goal was to … Continue reading →

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The FilaWinder

Posted on January 30, 2014 by robertwilkie

And yes, yes I do have my own filament maker.  And yes its a pain to have to wind it up on a spool, so this is a project I could see myself making someday.  Not paying the $160 for … Continue reading →

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Cheap Laser-based 3D printers could be coming soon.

Posted on January 29, 2014 by robertwilkie

There is a key patent expiring (along with some other ones this year) that could cause a change in 3D printing, to the point that the cost of a 3D printer, and the quality could drop quite a bit.  Kindof … Continue reading →

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