Category Archives: CNC/3D-printing

Dust boot for CNC

Posted on July 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Another instructable by the same author as below on a dust boot mask for your CNC. http://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-router-dust-boot/

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Simple Little Dust Collector

Posted on July 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting write-up on a simple and small dust collector.  I built myself a simple dust collector out of PVC and an old bucket to help get all the sand out of my sand filter (for my pool).  It works great … Continue reading →

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CNC tablesaw Jig

Posted on July 3, 2012 by robertwilkie

OK I haven’t hit this point in my life where I do enough woodworking to warren tee building something like this, but it looks pretty straightforward to build. http://woodgears.ca/box_joint/computer_jig.html

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Cheap parts tumbler

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice cheap parts tumbler for parts that are CNC’ed out from metal.  Having done some metal work in the past, cut metal can be very sharp on its edges.  I typically sanded the edges down or use a de-burring tool.  … Continue reading →

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Printed out balancing robot

Posted on June 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting little robot that can balance itself.  The author printed the thing out on his 3D printer and built it with code from scratch. http://www.jddorweiler.appspot.com/electronics.html#robot  

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Neat Mechanical Computer from 3-D printer

Posted on June 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice little writeup on building a mechanical computer all from parts printed out on a 3d printer. http://chrisfenton.com/the-fibiac/

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Little and Cheap (under 100) CNC

Posted on June 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

I remember reading about these a few years back when they first came out of MIT.  The biggest issue at the time was the need for laser cut parts…I think.  But now in version 9.1, it much simpler and cheaper…under … Continue reading →

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Cheap geared motor set

Posted on June 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice instructable on how to take the motor with gears out of a cordless drill.  Yeah 15-20 dollars for the drill isn’t cheap.  But if you look at buying the motor with gears from a hobby shop (60 up) its … Continue reading →

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Filabot for making your own Filament

Posted on June 9, 2012 by robertwilkie

As any 3-D printer person knows, the filament is expensive.  But most of us toss out (or recycle) the basic plastics all the time (think milk carton).  The only problem is the stuff is not in the nice long thread … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter project for a dual extruder

Posted on June 8, 2012 by robertwilkie

This seems like a good price for a dual head extruder with mounts, can be all assembled for $130.  Definitely something to keep and eye on. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qu-bd/open-source-universal-3d-printer-extruder-dual-ext?ref=live

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