Build a Drawbot from Two CD Drives and a Raspberry Pi
Learn how to create your own drawbot: a portable CNC plotter using two old CD drives, a servo, and a Raspberry Pi.
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Computer-Controlled Bubble Blower Will Brighten Your Day
The CNC Bubble Iris is an automated machine to blow precise soap bubbles, with a fast servo and iris-like control mechanism.
A 5 Axis CNC Mill for Less Than $5,000
Every time I come back from a Maker Faire someone asks me what my favorite thing was that I saw there. At World Maker Faire 2013, that was an easy question to answer, the Pocket NC 5 Axis CNC. The possibilities of what could be made with a desktop 5 axis CNC mill are enough […]
Turn Your iMac Box into an Incredible Drawbot
Learn how to take an Apple iMac computer box and recycle it into a computer-controlled robot that can draw artwork.
This 3D Printer Mod Lets You Carve Metal With Electricity
Take any 3D printer, throw on this modular head, and use it as an EDM machine to do precise metal carving. Exciting stuff! What’s EDM? Electro-Discharge Machining or “spark erosion” is a fairly specialized field that not many hobbyists are familiar with. The technique flips traditional electrical design upside down by trying to maximize a […]
Skill Builder: Learn the Anatomy of CNC Routers
Anatomy of a CNC router For all the attention that 3D printers get in the Maker community, subtractive manufacturing โ in this case using a computer numerical control (CNC) router โ has a long history of making useful items. Like a 3D printer, it can do its job autonomously, but one should be nearby to […]
DiResta: CNC Mold for Leather Compact Case
The idea come to me to utilize the CNC to create a mold for a leather and bronze compact case.
