New In the Maker Shed: MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Kit
The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer kit is a breakthrough in 3D printing technology. Design your part, hit print, and let the fully-automated Thing-O-Matic do all the work.
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!
Intricate 3D-Printed Gaming Dice
Chuck Stover’s Thorn Dice can be purchased from Shapeways. A set of six printed in stainless steel appear to run around $75 excluding taxes. You can get them cheaper printed in plastic but according to Stover, “They look fine in plastic but are very light. Stainless steel has the heft to roll correctly and feel […]
Homebrew Liquid Resin 3D Printer Gets Resolution Boost
We’ve previously posted about Junior Veloso’s liquid resin 3D printer, which uses a DLP projector beneath a bath of resin to cure an object into its appropriate shape. Junior is reporting a huge gain in resolution from multiple improvements in the design. From our friends at Hack A Day: He’s keeping most of the juicy […]
Giant Machete-Shooting Slingshot
I love Cory Doctorow’s droll description of this creation almost as much as I love the thing itself:
This handy gentleman has built an (arguably ill-conceived, but nevertheless impressive) rifle-cum-slingshot that fires machetes, should you find yourself with the need to fire machetes.
The handy gentleman in question is YouTuber Jörg Sprave, slingshot enthusiast par excellence. He blogs about it here. [via Boing Boing]
MakerBot Interface Board Kit Lets You Print Without a PC
Today we are happy to announce a new product in the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic line, our new MakerBot Gen 4 Interface Board Kit v1.1! This is a fun DIY Interface that allows your to operate your Thing-O-Matic independently, without the use of a computer! So you can pop in your SD card into the Generation 4 […]
Laser Cutting LPs to Make Dinosaur Models
When we have blogged before about folks laser-cutting old records to make stuff, readers have been quick to point out that laser-cutting vinyl is dangerous because it releases chlorine gas which, in turn, presents two hazards: A) you don’t want to breathe it (and probably shouldn’t just vent it into the atmosphere), and B) it will corrode the metal parts of your equipment.
Ultimaker Pick & Place
Erik de Bruijn is working on adapting his Ultimaker 3D printer to act as a pick & place machine. Assembling medium quantities of PCBs was never within the reach of a home based manufacturer. It requires expensive equipment, but most of these parts can actually be 3D printed, and you can use your existing 3D […]