Shapeoko, the Affordable CNC Mill Kit
Travis Good reports on the development of the Shapeoko CNC Mill Kit
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Cast Cement CNC Chassis
Those of you who click through to read more about this very cool project from grad student Kenny Cheung of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms may be a bit disappointed: The page is not really complete yet and a bunch of the resources, including the physibles, are still “coming soon!” But it’s so cool, I didn’t want to wait. Looks like the molds are laser cut and, I would expect, reusable. [Thanks, thatcherc!]
Easy to Make MDF and Timing Belt Gears
This has to be one of the cheapest and easiest ways to create gears for medium-sized weekend projects. In a pinch, cut some MDF about the same size as the gear you want to make and then glue a piece of automotive timing belt around the circumference.
Punch Tape Programmable Metal Mill from 1952
This fascinating article from Scientific American describes one of the world’s very first numerically-controlled machine tools, a 3-axis Cincinatti Milling Machine Company “Hydro-Tel” painstakingly adapted for programmable electronic control two years before the first commercial silicon transistors.
Video Profile of Automata Artist Dug North
A peek inside the mind and workshop of automata artist Dug North.
Upgrade Your Office With An RFID Reading Door
Upgrade Your Office With An RFID Reading Door
Make: Talk 011 – Yury Gitman, Toy Inventor
Yury Gitman is a toy inventor and a product designer who teaches physical computing and toy design at Parsons The New School for Design in New York.
