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3D Printing with a Video Projector
This is an interesting method of printing in 3D similar to Stereolithography. Instead of using the typical photopolymer resin. This method uses a basic video projector to polymerize a fluid. “In this...
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D.I.Y. Selective Laser Sintering – Update
Update. Peter is still working on his SLS project. He is experimenting with a new fully laser-cuttable x/y stage. He is catching some flack for the ideas in some blog comment sections like hackaday....
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The Age of the Self Replicating Machine.
There is a saying amongst DIY CNC router builders that goes something like this… “You only need to build your first router good enough to build you second one“. In my case that turned out to be true....
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DIY CO2 Laser – Using Exhaled Air!
I saw this over at Hackaday. Magx1 has created a homebuilt CO2 laser using air exhaled into a balloon as the gas source. There is a great Flickr set and a video. He explains a little bit about how...
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PVC – Update
FORMUFIT I saw couple of thing on various blogs regarding PVC lately. I think every general purpose maker has made something out of PVC at some point. It has a lot of desirable qualities. It is...
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Using a ShuttlePro as a Laser Pendant
I have been using a ShuttlePro as a pendant for years on my router. A pendant is basically a hand held remote control for your CNC. It allows you to control a set of functions right at the machine....
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The Quantum ORD bot
Update: This is now available at Inventables.com I was invited to this really cool event called ORD Camp. ORD Camp is unique, yearly event put on by Inventables and Google in Chicago. It brings...
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Camera Slider Controller Hack
I have been having fun with my camera slider controller. It is a cool, little, general purpose motion and camera controller that will soon to go on sale at Inventables. Taking a picture is very easy....
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grAMPS 1.0 Stepper Motor Shield
The newest version of the CNC controller software, grbl (0.9g at this post) has a lot of cool new features, but the two that caught my attention were the ability to compile and upload from the Arduino...
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Skate-oko-asaurus: The self replicating skateboard
We build a lot of skateboards for fun at Inventables. Some of the guys even sell them at local craft fairs. They thought it would be cool to have a CNC router optimized for skateboards that was...
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The Bipolar ORD Bot
It’s ORD Camp time again this weekend. Every year I have done a gonzo build of some type of CNC machine. This year I only had a few hours to spare, so I wanted something simple. These are never...
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A Line-us Clone
I have been going to the monthly Amp Hour, Hardware Happy Hour meetup. A lot of people bring something to show. My projects are too big. Also, you need to bring your own power. The meetup standard...
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PSoC 5 Port Of the Grbl 1.1 CNC Controller
Image from Cypress Grbl Grbl is a high performance CNC controller. It is used on a lot of small scale CNC machines and is the motion control code behind a lot of 3D printers. It was originally...
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Hobby/RC Servo Control in PSoC
The PSoC family is my go to line of processors for prototyping. It is like having a breadboard full of digital and analog circuits that you can wire up on the fly. I have been doing some stuff with...
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Line-us Clone Controlled by Easel and Grbl
Last week I made a Line-us drawing robot clone. Unfortunately I had no good way to make it draw easily. I thought I would give the CNC toolpath a shot. My goal is to have a super portable thing to...
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Polar Pen Machine Kinematics
When you have a round work piece like a drink coaster, it makes sense to have a round work area. A round work area works best with a polar coordinate system. A polar coordinate system uses an angle...
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The Polar Coaster – A Drink Coaster Drawing Machine
I designed this machine to draw custom, round drink coasters. I already have a laser cutter for square coasters and I wanted to try something unique for round coaster. The Base The base of the machine...
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Coasty Version 1.2
Here are some updates to Coasty – The Coaster Toaster, the tiny laser cutter specifically designed to cut drink coasters. New Traction Roller I made the traction roller diameter a lot smaller and...
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TWANG!
I have been a Patron of Robin Baumgarten for a while. He makes experimental hardware for games. His Line Wobbler one dimensional dungeon crawler is my favorite and I have always wanted to play it. It...
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TWANG Shield
While the my TWANG clone has been running great, I wanted to clean up the wiring, so I made a shield to plug into the Arduino. I previously used header connectors plugging into the Arduino. The...
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