Anthony Howe’s Kinetic Art
Anthony Howe builds fantastic, intricate metal creations that move with the wind, almost resembling some sort of alien technology.
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
PCB Mill-Drill Built From Makeblock Beams
Stijn Kuipers is using his Makeblock aluminum building set to build a PCB mill with two rotary tools, one for boring the vias, and the other for milling the traces.
Make the World: Prosthetics Build Party
Adafruit Industries just hosted the final session of their Make The World: Prosthetics Program. To help out, Matt Stultz of 3D Printing Providence put together a build party at AS220 Labs with 19 local 3D printers to make prosthetic hands for those in need.
Formlabs Raises $19 million in Funding
Formlabs, which raised nearly $3 million last year on Kickstarter to produce a high resolution consumer 3D printer, announced today that it has raised an additional $19 million from a group of investors.
Chatting with Inventables’ Zach Kaplan About Shapeoko
This Monday, Chicago-based DIY resource Inventables announced the release of Shapeoko 2, hailed as one of the most inexpensive CNC mills in the world — $300 without electronics.
Tutorial: Laser Cutting Techniques and Projects
Ideas for designing projects that exploit the strengths (and avoid the weaknesses) of laser cutters.
Here are three projects, each of which demonstrates techniques and systems I’ve developed specifically for this form of digital fabrication.
Shapeoko 2 Milling Machine Launches Today
Shapeoko promised a $300 desktop CNC mill, and the first version delivered. The Shapeoko 2 goes on pre-sale today.