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September 3, 2023 Dave Rowntree 6 Views 3d printed, 5-Axis, generative design, parametric design

Hackaday Prize 2023: Gen5X A Generatively Designed 5-Axis 3D Printer

[Ric Real] is entering the 2023 Hackaday Prize with the Gen5X, a generatively designed 3D printed five-axis 3D printer. The concept is not a new one, with the type of

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August 30, 2023 Bryan Cockfield 5 Views 3d printed, alcohol, carburetor, damage, engine, head, valve timing, valves

3D Printed Engine Gets Carburetor

3D printed materials have come a long way in the last decade or so as printers have become more and more mainstream. Printers can use all kinds of different plastics

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August 15, 2023 Michael Shaub 10 Views 3d print, 3d printed, database, garden, gardening, NFC, NFC tag, website

NFC Puts a Stake in the Ground

Sometimes we have a new part or piece of tech that we want to use, and it feels like a solution looking for a problem. Upon first encountering NFC Tags,

This Kinetic Art Display Uses a Gin Bottle

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August 7, 2023 Dave Rowntree 8 Views 3d printed, LDPE, marble run, TMC2208

This Kinetic Art Display Uses a Gin Bottle

[David McDaid] likes gin. So in homage to their favourite tipple, a certain brand of Scottish origin, a kinetic art project was brewed. Tabled as a Rube Goldberg machine —

Splitting 3D Prints Into Parts Can Add Strength

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July 28, 2023 Donald Papp 9 Views 3d printed, cad, dfm, strength

Splitting 3D Prints Into Parts Can Add Strength

One of the great things about 3D printers is their ability to make a single part all at once. Separating a part into multiple pieces is usually done to split

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July 27, 2023 Lewin Day 9 Views 3d printed, 3d printer, R/C car

A Nifty 3D Printed RC Car

Once upon a time, a remote controlled (RC) car was something you’d buy at Radio Shack or your local hobby store. These days, you can print your own, complete with

Beautifully Rebuilding a VR Headset To Add AR Features

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July 25, 2023 Donald Papp 12 Views 3d printed, 3d scanning, ar, augmented reality, custom, hand tracking, Quest, Stereolabs, Ultraleap, virtual reality, vr

Beautifully Rebuilding a VR Headset To Add AR Features

[PyottDesign] recently wrapped up a personal project to create himself a custom AR/VR headset that could function as an AR (augmented reality) platform, and make it easier to develop new

Hackaday Prize 2023: Tilting Mechanical Panels Make a Beautiful Display

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July 17, 2023 Donald Papp 15 Views 3d printed, art, display, mechanical display, servo, sg90

Hackaday Prize 2023: Tilting Mechanical Panels Make a Beautiful Display

Mechanical displays use a variety of different methods to represent data with physical objects, and [AIRPOCKET]’s Mechanical Display aims to be a platform anyone can use. Each “pixel” in this

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July 9, 2023 Bryan Cockfield 17 Views 3d printed, ball bearing, clock, escapement, kitchen, rolling ball, time-keeping, timer

Clock Escapement Uses Rolling Balls

The escapement mechanism has been widely used for centuries in mechanical clocks. It is the mechanism by which a clock controls the release of stored energy, allowing it to advance

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July 9, 2023 Bryan Cockfield 19 Views 3d printed, Chemistry, lab, laboratory, magnetic, magnetic stirrer, mixture, solution

Stirring Up 3D-Printed Lab Equipment

Magnetic stirrers are a core part of many chemistry labs. They offer many advantages for ensuring the effective mixing of solutions compared to other methods of stirring, including consistency, precise