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A Comprehensive Look at FDM Supports
A Comprehensive Look at FDM Supports
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A Comprehensive Look at FDM Supports

March 27, 2023 Al Williams 3 Views3D printed supports, 3d printing, slicer, support material 1 min read

When we first started 3D printing, we used ABS and early slicers. Using supports was undesirable because the support structures were not good, and ABS sticks to itself like crazy.

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Advanced 3D Printing Tips
Advanced 3D Printing Tips
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Advanced 3D Printing Tips

March 17, 2023 Al Williams 9 Views3d printing, gears, print in place, printed threads 1 min read

One of the best things about hanging around with other hackers is you hear about the little tricks they use for things like 3D printing. But with the Internet, you

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Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor
Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor
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Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor

March 9, 2023 Al Williams 23 Viewsfume extractor, power tool battery, soldering 1 min read

A solder fume extractor is something we could probably all use. While there isn’t much to them, [Steven Bennett] put a lot of thought into making one that was better

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Your Phone is a 200X Microscope — Sort Of
Your Phone is a 200X Microscope — Sort Of
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Your Phone is a 200X Microscope — Sort Of

March 6, 2023 Al Williams 19 Viewsmicroscope, microscopy, mobile phone 1 min read

[A. Cemal Ekin] over on PetaPixel reviewed the Apexel 200X LED Microscope Lens. The relatively inexpensive accessory promises to transform your cell phone camera into a microscope. Of course, lenses

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MEMS Teardown and Macroscopic Models
MEMS Teardown and Macroscopic Models
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MEMS Teardown and Macroscopic Models

March 6, 2023 Al Williams 20 ViewsMEMS, MPU-6050 1 min read

There is a bit of a paradox when it comes to miniaturization. When electronics replaced mechanical devices, it was often the case that the electronic version was smaller. When transistors

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Will Carmakers Switch Clay for Computers?
Will Carmakers Switch Clay for Computers?
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Will Carmakers Switch Clay for Computers?

March 3, 2023 Al Williams 23 Viewscad, car design, clay modeling 1 min read

The 3D printing revolution has transformed a lot of industries, but according to [Insider Business] the car industry still uses clay modeling to make life-sized replicas of new cars. The

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PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays
PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays
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PCB Makes 7 Segment Displays

March 3, 2023 Al Williams 21 Viewsclock, LED display 1 min read

Of course, there’s nothing unusual about using 7-segment displays, especially in a clock. However, [Edison Science Corner] didn’t buy displays. Instead, he fabricated them from a PCB using 0805 LEDs

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The Curved Nature of Time Clock
The Curved Nature of Time Clock
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The Curved Nature of Time Clock

March 3, 2023 Al Williams 24 Viewsclock, ws2812 1 min read

While we’re told that space-time curves, we aren’t sure that was what [andrei.erdei] was going for when he built a great-looking curved LED clock. The LEDs are courtesy of a

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Electromagnetic Mechanism Makes Reconfigurable Antenna
Electromagnetic Mechanism Makes Reconfigurable Antenna
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Electromagnetic Mechanism Makes Reconfigurable Antenna

February 22, 2023 Al Williams 37 Viewsantenna, compliant mechanism 1 min read

Antennas are a key component to any RF gadget. But antennas often only perform well over a narrow band of frequencies. For some applications, this is acceptable, but often you

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3D Printing Antennas with Dielectric Resin
3D Printing Antennas with Dielectric Resin
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3D Printing Antennas with Dielectric Resin

February 21, 2023 Al Williams 29 Views3d printed antenna, antennas, resin 3d printer 1 min read

[Machining and Microwaves] has long wanted to use a 3D printer to print RF components for antennas and microwave lenses. He heard that Rogers — the company known for making

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