Cycloidal Speed Reducer
From Thingiverse user mattmoses. I cannot resist a good .GIF mechanism animation
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 makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
MicroSD Drive Poses As Mini Atari 810 Floppy
We owned an Atari 800, when I was a kid, and also owned the full-size original version of this drive. Rossum built this tiny simulacrum around an MicroSD drive that uses 8 GB cards. The case is a 3D print from Shapeways.
Sharpie Pen Plotter
Check out this Sharpie plotter attachment for the Phlatprinter CNC kit cutter. Even though it requires a manual pen swap, it’s still mesmerizing to watch it plot in image.
Meet the Makers: Nirav Patel
Nirav Patel is literally making things with a wave of his hand. Harnessing a hacked Kinect, he has written a program for “Gestural 3D Printing”. He calls the project “inane and irrelevant” but it is actually a perfect, shining example of creative ingenuity!
Meet The Makers: Nirav Patel
Nirav Patel is literally making things with a wave of his hand. Harnessing a hacked Kinect, he has written a program for “Gestural 3D Printing”. He calls the project “inane and irrelevant” but it is actually a perfect, shining example of creative ingenuity! Nirav, his Kinect, and his RepRap will be at Maker Faire Bay […]
Printable Strandbeests
The amazing Meredith Yayanos, of Coilhouse (my hands-down favorite art/culture actual-print zine), posted news of these awesome mini versions of kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen’s now-iconic Strandbeests. They’re 3D printed, already assembled, and available for sale by Shapeways. Sweet. They’re not that cheap, at 106 bucks a pop, but hey, it’s art, it’s future tech, it’s […]
Beautiful Printed Clock
This lovely clock, designed by Thingiverse user Mathieu Glachant of New Jersey, was printed by Pittsburgh resident rustedrobot. [Via the Makerbot blog.]