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Exploring Flextures With Amy

Exploring Flextures With Amy

You may recall Amy Qian from the last time we told you to go watch her channel. This fantastic example of flextures and how they can work is simply fascinating to watch. Some folks might have been tempted to create something like this using a microcontroller or something like that, but a purely mechanical solution […]

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First Impressions of The Bantam Desktop CNC Mill

First Impressions of The Bantam Desktop CNC Mill

I was really excited to see this mill pop up, and very happy I got to borrow one for a couple weeks to try it out. In my mind, the Bantam desktop cnc mill represents a positive move, where cnc milling is getting more approachable by normal people. Bantam have put in some effort to […]

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Pocket NC Launches Titanium-Grade Machine and 5-Axis Milling Simulator

Pocket NC Launches Titanium-Grade Machine and 5-Axis Milling Simulator

The Simulator provides a risk-free way to preview G Code programs in a 3D environment, which is a great way to verify your work, to teach users who are new to 5-axis milling and to experiment with 5-axis milling in general.

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Turning a Log into a Wood Pile with a Simple Alaskan Mill

Turning a Log into a Wood Pile with a Simple Alaskan Mill

Wood artist David Groth uses a simple Alaskan mill to cut a redwood tree into perfect, gorgeous 4″ slabs to be used in building a bench.

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Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build — Part Two

Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build — Part Two

In this concluding episode of the gyroscope build, I show you how to finish off the remaining parts, and then put it all together for a run.

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Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build

Watch This Transfixing Benchtop Gyroscope Build

Gyroscopes really are amazing devices, and as a home machine shop project, they really don’t come much better than this.

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