Adding Bluetooth to a MakerBot CNC
Caleb Cahoon’s excellent tutorial shows how to add a SparkFun Bluetooth module to your CupCake’s motherboard. I’d love to see this implement in the next version of the MakerBot.
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 Buried Treasure
Interested in learning about powder-based 3D printing and in the greater Seattle area on Thursday, February 10th? Matt over at Metrix Create:Space will be giving a workshop on the subject and will introduce his latest project, 3dburriedtreasure.com, a fun and educational skill building exercise for all.
Math Monday: Light Dimmer Knobs
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics I believe that in the future, 3D printing machines will commonly be used to make household parts, e.g., when you need to fix a broken appliance knob or handle. I put this into practice recently when I needed a replacement light dimmer knob and decided to make […]
3D-printed delta bot
So sweet. I’d love to see a video of it in action. After many little pieces, I am finally able to construct a delta robot that is mostly made of printed parts. This thing is a delta robot frame. There is the basic frame, mounted motors, arms, tool holder, and the like. The arms closest […]
Thing-o-Matic build at Betaworks
This great video shows the complexity of building a MakerBot… but did you notice the guest giving the Betaworks folks a hand? The dude in the sport coat is Adam (Phooky) Mayer, one of the co-founders of MakerBot Industries.
Chris Bathgate’s self-transforming elf machines
“His works look like randomly-generated parts for high-performance machines that don’t work in our universe.”
Browser-based 3D modeling
While gluing cubes together may seem like a terribly limited method of building 3D models, their software is easy to use and some types of parts–like puzzles and puzzle pieces–are well-suited to this kind of modeling. Shown uppermost is a marble maze that our own Matt Mets produced with 3DTin and printed on a MakerBot. For their part, MakerBot Industries seems to be excited about the concept: 3DTIn has just added a direct export-to-Thingiverse feature to their interface.
