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3D Printing Copper

January 20, 2022 Al Williams 181 Viewscopper 3d printing, metal 3d printing, selective laser sintering 1 min read

People really want to 3D print metal, but while true metal printers exist, they still are expensive and out of reach of most hackers. However, even if you can afford

Bringing the Power of EDM to the Home Shop

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Bringing the Power of EDM to the Home Shop

January 20, 2022 Dan Maloney 189 Viewscnc, EDM, Electrical Discharge Machining, machining, servo, stepper, tension 1 min read

When you see something made from metal that seems like it would be impossible to manufacture, chances are good it was made with some variety of electrical discharge machining. EDM

Printing Your Own Exoskeleton

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Printing Your Own Exoskeleton

January 20, 2022 Matthew Carlson 187 Views3d printed, 3x0, DIY exoskeleton 1 min read

While not quite in a cave, the idea of making your own exoskeleton with limited tools does have a Tony Stark esque vibe. [Andrew Piccinno] is a mechanical engineer pursuing

Monowheel Mayhem: When Good Gyroscopic Precession Goes Bad

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Monowheel Mayhem: When Good Gyroscopic Precession Goes Bad

January 19, 2022 Ryan Flowers 166 Views3d printing, esc, gyroscope, gyroscopic precession, IMU, monowheel, motor 1 min read

Since the dawn of the age of the automobile, motorheads have been obsessed with using as few wheels as possible. Not satisfied with the prospect of being incompletely maimed by

Extreme Thermal Mods for 3D Printing Exotic Materials

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Extreme Thermal Mods for 3D Printing Exotic Materials

January 19, 2022 Dan Maloney 166 ViewsCR-10, Creality, high temperature, liquid cooling, peek, polyether ether ketone 1 min read

For general everyday use, there’s nothing wrong with the standard selection of plastics that most 3D printer filaments are available in. PLA, ABS, PETG — they’ve all got their place,

A DIY CAD Mouse You Can Actually Build

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A DIY CAD Mouse You Can Actually Build

January 18, 2022 Dave Rowntree 157 Views3D printable, 3DConnecxion, analog joystick, arduino pro micro, diy, oled, Orbion, rotary encoder, spacemouse 1 min read

When you spend a lot of time on the computer doing certain more specialised tasks (no, we’re not talking about browsing cat memes on twitter) you start to think that

Ultra Cheap PCB Wrenches Make Perfect Kit Accessory

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Ultra Cheap PCB Wrenches Make Perfect Kit Accessory

January 18, 2022 Tom Nardi 181 Viewscheap tools, KiCAD, panelization, pcb, wrench 1 min read

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear. We do not, under any circumstances, recommend you replace your existing collection of wrenches with ones made out of PCBs. However, as creator [Ben

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Ballpoint Typewriters

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Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Tri-lingual Typewriter

January 18, 2022 Kristina Panos 163 Viewsaerodox, bluetooth, ergodox, macropad, nRF51822, redox, solderless, solderless circuits 4 min read

Isn’t it just fantastic when a project finally does what you wanted it to do in the first place? [Simon Merrett] isn’t willing to compromise when it comes to the

3D Printed Magnetic Switches Promise Truly Custom Keyboards

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3D Printed Magnetic Switches Promise Truly Custom Keyboards

January 17, 2022 Jenny List 190 Views3d printed keyboard, keyboard, magnetic keyboard, openscad, parametric design 1 min read

While most people are happy to type away at whatever keyboard their machine came with, for the keyboard enthusiast, there’s no stone to be left unturned in the quest for

Aeroponic Cell Grows Garlic, Forwards CellSol Packets

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Aeroponic Cell Grows Garlic, Forwards CellSol Packets

January 16, 2022 Arya Voronova 186 Viewsaeroponic, Aeroponics, automated plant care, automatic gardening, gardening, growing, horticulture, plants 2 min read

Certain pictures draw attention like no other, and that’s what happened when we stumbled upon a Twitter post about “resuscitating supermarket garlic” by [Robots Everywhere]. The more we looked at