FreeD: A Handheld CNC Milling Device
MIT Media Labbers Amit Zoran and Joe Paradiso have created a handheld, digitally-controlled milling device that attempts to combine the benefits of CAD and freehand fabrication.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makersโincluding the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether youโre already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
3D-Printed Shells for Hermit Crabs
If you can endure the relentless puns, the tag aggregator page for MakerBot’s Project Shellter is a fun read. There are cool pics of the denizens of MakerBot’s official “crabitat” sporting their fused-filament homes (such as “Paris Shelton,” above, in a lovely little daffodil yellow number) as well as oddly touching night-time videos of each […]
Dale Dougherty is on CBS Radio this AM
Dale Dougherty, MAKE founder and publisher, will be on CBS New Talk Radio this morning (TODAY) at 9:20am PST, talking about 3D printing, what it is and why it’s important. CBS Radio News Desk KCBS AM & FM Radio ALL NEWS 740 AM, 106.9 FM
The Convenient Typer
Max Lupo of Barrie, ON, built this rig by which three people can cooperatively type out “it is as it is” using four key-punchers and a space bar presser. All the blue parts in the picture above were 3D printed and are available on Thingiverse.
Instructables Giving Away $50,000 3D Printer
Our pals over at Instructables are always having one cool contest or another, and have given away some fabulous maker dream-prizes in the past including four Epilog laser cutters, now, in a series of annual contests. But with their new Make It Real Challenge, they have truly outdone themselves: The grand prize is an Objet30 […]
Help Crowdfund the Rygo: The Largest 3D print in North America
Standing two meters tall, the Rygo will be the largest 3D print in North America, and will be installed at Gropp’s Gallery in Vancouver, Canada.
How-To: Add a Laser Head to a CNC Mini Mill
David Prutchi, whose surplus plutonium probe shenanigans we covered last week, received Micro-Mark’s branded version of the popular Sieg X2 mini mill for a recent birthday, then retrofitted it with a CNC kit from CNC Fusion, and then retrofitted it again with a CO2 laser head he built himself from a surplus tube. David writes: […]
