Beautiful Printed Clock
This lovely clock, designed by Thingiverse user Mathieu Glachant of New Jersey, was printed by Pittsburgh resident rustedrobot. [Via the Makerbot blog.]
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
3D-Printed U-Boat
Matthew LaBerge of Minneapolis, MN, printed Thingiverse user Skimbal’s U-Boat. I just love his technique for getting away from the printer during the monster all-day prints — he watches from his iPad using a webcam and the Go2MyPC remote access app.
Print Your Own Desk Grommet
Chris from The New Hobbyist has a black desk but a white grommet for cables to run through, so he decided to model and print a new one with black plastic on his MakerBot. (It’s shown above installed in a white surface for illustrative purposes; it blended in too well with his black desk.) He […]
AutoCAD WS now on Android
Do you ever wish you could take your CAD drawings with you wherever you went? With the release of AutoCAD WS for Android, your chances of accomplishing this feat have increased dramatically as Autodesk brings this mobile version of their venerable CAD software in sync with the iOS version.
iPhone 4 3D Scanner
Using projected light from four different directions, an app called Trimensional, from Georgia Tech researcher Grant Schindler, will assemble a 3D scan using an iPhone 4’s built-in camera. Once you’ve captured a desirable visage you can optionally memorialize said countenance by outputting a watertight file and sending it to your favorite 3D printer.
3D-Printed Lathe
If you’d like to try your hand at turning on a lathe, but don’t want to shell out for a machine, how about printing your own EZLathe? Paul writes:
So I’ve built a complete mini lathe system I’m calling the EZLathe… Fully 3D Printable except a small motor, and a couple pieces of cheap electronics. And able to do small wood turning jobs, or small pieces of pretty much anything.
Add a few stepper motors and a controller, and before you know it you’ve got a nifty little cnc lathe.
Fabric That Looks Like Foil
The new curtain at the Oslo Opera House was commissioned from LA-based artist Pae White. It was reportedly created using a CNC loom weaving three different kinds of fabric to render a raster image of a scanned piece of crumpled aluminum foil. [via CRAFT]