Building Aluminum Guitars: The Open-Source Lobo CNC
This 3-axis CNC can go where 3D printers cannot.
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Tux Cases for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Now Available in the Maker Shed
Aluminum cases for the Arduino and Raspberry Pi, custom CNC machined by Tux Labs, are now available in the Maker Shed.
Geeky Aluminum Can Sculptures
Japanese artist-maker Makaon turns trash into treasure, making papercraft-like sculptures out of discarded aluminum cans.
Sandcast aluminum ray gun, with bonus pour vid
Craig Bush saw our recent post about Ryan Palser’s Fallout 3 replica weapons and thought we might be interested in this photoset of his home-poured aluminum Call of Duty ray gun replica. He was right. As much as the prop itself, I really dig his video of the pour, embedded above. If you’re interested in sandcasting aluminum at home, there’s a lot to learn, in the 120-odd seconds of this video, about how to do it right.
New material: composite metal foam
Mechanical and aerospace engineer Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei set out to create a material “as light as aluminum and as strong as stainless steel,” and she has succeeded, in the form of composite metal foam. In this Science Nation video, she discusses its applications as a building material, a way to make car bumpers stronger, and […]
Aluminum Technic bricks
Bill Shaw creates and sells Lego Technic-compatible aluminum bricks. It all started as a supplement to enhance Bill’s Mindstorms projects. All the elements are made to work with the original Lego Technic elements, but what makes them interesting is the fact of being made from high grade 6061 aluminum, instead of plastic. All the elements […]
Ann Arbor Aluminum Casting Demo
Last week, I spoke at the GO-Tech meeting, which was held at the A2 Mechshop in Ann Arbor, MI. I was there for a terrific demo of aluminum casting by Rick Chownyk. He was not only well-informed but very entertaining. Rick began with a styrofoam mold he had created already. He had built his own […]
