Very exciting!!! This is the last week of the Kossel Pro – Kickstarter campaign. (PLEASE SUPPORT THEIR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN AS THEY ARE BIG CONTRIBUTORS TO THE OPEN-SOURCE COMMUNITY) Breaking news is that they are adding automated bed detection and leveling to the machines(Auto print platform calibration). Have a look at demo video of it in … Read More →
Openbeam is very handy and can be used for all kinds of projects…. Elizabeth Graves used it to build a Large Format Camera.
Machinable wax is very useful for testing new prototypes before machining the designs from more expensive materials. Below is a video of a DIY CNC machine ( Shapeoko ) cutting wax. Machinable wax usually comes in blue blocks or cylinders that look like these and is a bit expensive. Luckily it’s not that hard to make your own machinable wax at home and … Read More →
A few months ago I discovered a really cool Kickstarter project that developed a new type of Aluminium Extrusion. The aim was to get away from the current setup where the extrusions are cheapish and T-nuts that fit the extrusions are costly. Basically its just a marketing strategy where they sell you the extrusions at … Read More →
This little extension is very handy to join all the little Openbeam off cuts. It has internal grooves that align the two Openbeam extrusions for a perfect link. The design is can be downloaded from Thingiverse.com and printed. We also have a range of other items on Thingiverse.com that might interest you. http://www.thingiverse.com/protoneerconz
“The Mantis 9.1 design is a radical departure from version 8 and earlier. Most notably, the part count has been almost halved! The current design has 13 parts, all of which can be made with a handsaw and a drill press.” Building instructions and a bill of material can be seen at http://makeyourbot.wikidot.com/mantis9-1 If you … Read More →
What would an evil robot be without a classic robotic claw? The team at Aquaticus has come up with a brilliantly simple design. I must admit their main goal might not be to take over the world but I am sure this design can easily be upgraded with a stronger stepper-motor and a few pressure … Read More →
