Using a CNC Machine to Build Marble Machine X
Wintergatan is a Swedish musical group known for using a variety of unusual instruments including theremin and a homemade music box. They became a bit of a YouTube sensation when they developed a...
View ArticleUsing a CNC Machine to Build Marble Machine X
Wintergatan’s at it again! We’ve loving this new marble machine build video and are so excited to hear this is just the first episode. From Wintergatan on YouTube: With this CNC machine we can cut...
View ArticleNew Tutorial! Using CAM in Fusion 360 for Engraving
I learned a lot about the engraving operation in this week’s project. Seems like every time I come back to CNC milling there’s something new to learn. The CAM workspace in Fusion 360 is a universe all...
View ArticleNew Project Video! Making PCBs with CNC Milling
This week I thought I’d document my progress on an upcoming project. In this video we’ll take a look at using the Othermill desktop CNC machine to make some PCBs for 8mm soft tactile buttons. More...
View ArticleInteractive Star Wars Lightsaber Beer Tap by @DIY_Engineering
David Johnson from DIY Engineering shared on youtube: Episode 031: Jedi Force Beer Tap! It’s a beer tap you can control with the force! In this episode I share the Jedi Force Beer Tap! a collaboration...
View ArticleMADE: Grain Surfboards #ManufacturingMonday
Watch York, Maine based Grain Surfboards’ making process in this hypnotic video from Bloomberg on YouTube: In this episode of Bloomberg Pursuits’ MADE series we visit a shop in York, Maine. Grain...
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John Park’s Workshop: CNC Machine Kit Build @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit
I put together a 2’x3′ CNC machine from CNC Routerparts — here’s a timelapse of it. It was about a two day build, (and lots of fun, I love assembling a well designed and nicely documented kit!)...
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CNC Tips: Upcut & Downcut Router Bits Differences | #ManufacturingMonday
Canadian CNC machine manufacturer AXYZ have a neat blog with weekly tips. A recent one addresses the differences – simple as they may be, they still elude many – between downcut and upcut router bits:...
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Making a Lego Saturn V blast off @realasa #CNC #3DThursday
Asa Miller shares: I had a string of NeoPixels and an Adafruit Trinket. I wasn’t sure if the Trinket was enough to run and power the NeoPixels. I mostly have used Particle Photons but since this...
View ArticleMarble Machine X Pushes Fusion 360 to its Limits
Martin Molin of the Swedish musical group Wintergatan is continuing the development of his Marble Machine X musical instrument which he hopes to be able to take on a world tour. In weekly videos he...
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CNC Pro Tip: Avoid Vacuum Bleed with Weekly Sacrificial Bed Skimming |...
Another good, straightforward and simple tip from Canadian CNC machine manufacturer AXYZ, all about sacrificial bed skimming. In the video below they show how 25mm MDF is used for the sacrificial bed,...
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Robots drawing robots
We recently got our hands on a one of those cutting machines to make templates for papercraft projects. These machines are great for cutting out templates on paper, cardstock and vinyl. You can also...
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DIY SMT Pick-n-Place Sneak Preview | #OpenPnP
This. Wow! I won’t be anywhere near ECC18 but I look forward to seeing coverage of this machine from the conference floor (hopefully the talk will be streamed or archived for viewing as well). I will...
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Polycrystalline Diamond vs Carbide Tooling – Quick Tips |...
Really enjoying AXYZ’s weekly tips, especially when it’s something recently discussed in other circles – in this case polycrystalline diamond (aka ‘synthetic diamond’) CNC bits: The notion of PCD...
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Adafruit New Products this Week: Featuring Adafruit CRICKIT! @adafruit #adafruit
They’re new, they’re cool, they’re here! NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express: COMING SOON! Sign up to be notified as soon as we have these in stock! Sometimes we...
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CNCing (and Reverse Engineering) the Hitachi FD1089 CPU Security Module on...
Developing project from ‘Arcade Hacker‘ Eduardo Cruz – watch the video below for the CNC clip! Dear all, I’m glad to announce the successful reverse engineering of Sega’s System 16 cpu security...
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CNC Technical Tip on V Carving
V Carving is a fast and easy way to create great looking signs and other products. Unlike full 3D machining V Carving is fast – it doesn’t require multiple passes and the results are very impressive....
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New Products 8/8/2018 Featuring Adafruit 1.8″ Color #TFT #Shield! @adafruit...
Browse through all that’s new here! NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK Adafruit Pi Protector for Raspberry Pi Model B+ / Pi 2 / Pi 3 B+: You’ve seen the A+ pocket protector – cometh the hour for the full size Pi...
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Internet Radio with Raspberry Pi #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Internet Radio with Raspberry Pi from Nico_J on Vimeo. Using _Marcel_’s Instrcuctable Nico made this lovely version of a Raspberry Pi Radio with a CNC router:Thanks _Marcel_ for this instructable. It...
View ArticleOpen LED Race
Thrilling LED racetrack shared by Gerardo Barborov Rostan on Hackster.io. The simulated gravity resistance really adds to the suspense:In the basic game mode, the only one implemented for the moment,...
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New Products this Week Featuring Black Multi-Hub Wheel for TT / Lego / N20...
Browse through all that’s new here!NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK Fluorescent Pigment – Yellow: We’re with the squad back at New York’s hottest cyberpunk club, Near Field Commune(ication), and it’s still got...
View ArticleMachining Apple’s Mac Pro Grille on a CNC @WinstonMakes
@WinstonMakes shared on YouTube:Machining Apple’s Mac Pro Grille on a CNCSince no one outside of Cupertino has yet to lay hands on the Mac Pro, I figured I’d try to recreate that instantly recognizable...
View ArticleMachining Parts for Apollo 11 Project Engress @NYCCNC
John Saunders of NYC CNC shared on YouTube:Machining Parts for the Apollo 11 Anniversary: Project Egress!! | WW258Apollo 11. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 50th Anniversary. Adam Savage....
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Rad Lines – Online Vector GFX generator by @msurguy #plotter #CNC
Maks Surguy shared on Twitter:Rad LinesThis week I’ve released #RadLines, a web based tool for making beautiful vector shapes for pen plotters, laser engravers and other #CNC machines. Check it out...
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How to Make a CNC Plotter with Netduino and a Motor Shield
From Vasily Pintov on Hackster.io:Yes, it is yet another one CNC plotter project, but this time it was made using Netduino 3 and Adafruit motor shield.Read more on Hackster.io and GitHub
View ArticleFlexure Gripper and Demo Board by Amy Makes Stuff
Amy Makes Stuff shared on YouTube:Flexure Gripper and Demo BoardI made this gripper and demo board to accompany a talk on flexures that I plan to give at the Hackaday Superconference 2019. I have often...
View ArticleJimmy DiResta Makes a Stained Glass Window on a WAZER Water Jet Cutter
In this video, Jimmy DiResta creates a gorgeous stained glass window version of his shop sign. He cuts the glass pieces out on a WAZER water jet cutter and creates the “leading,” in acrylic, on his...
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Extending The Maker Machine into a vinyl cutter @squix78
Daniel Eichhorn posts on squix.org about hacking a desktop 3018 CNC mill into a vinyl cutter.A while back I got a cheap Chinese 3018 CNC desktop mill. It can mill wood, acrylic and many other softer...
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Adding Step and Direction (CNC) control to Cheetah style motors #Robotics...
Bart Dring posts about the motors designed for builds like Cheetah robots and modding them for CNC use:The proliferation of dog like robots has spawned a new generation of servo motors. These motors...
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A CNC Kitchen Sink Strainer #3DThursday
Via Ed Nisley’s blog,Our Young Engineer recently rented a house, now knows why our sinks have CNC-machined strainers, and asked for something better than the disgusting stainless mesh strainer in the...
View ArticleBantam Tools Desktop CNC Milling Machine @bantamtools
Bantam Tools Desktop CNC Milling Machine – Bantam Tools® is excited to announce its newest machine, the Bantam Tools Desktop CNC Milling Machine, with pre-orders available at bantamtools.com. Making...
View ArticleBuilding a Beautiful Star Wars Book Nook Diorama
I have been sort of obsessing over the amazing book nook dioramas that people are building. What a great way to enchant your library with a tiny world inside of a book-shaped box on the shelf.In this...
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New Products 8/21/20 featuring Adafruit MS8607 Pressure Humidity Temperature...
Browse through all that’s new here!NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKAdafruit SPI Non-Volatile FRAM Breakout – 4 Mbit / 512 KBytes – MB85RS4MT: FRAM, or Ferroelectric Ram, is the coolest new data storage method...
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Inventables launch event Tuesday, October 6 @ 12pm CST @inventables...
Our friends at Inventables have a big launch tomorrow, sign up here – https://make.inventables.com/launch/ – We are hosting a virtual launch event Tuesday, October 6 @ 12pm CST. Link to RSVP is here:...
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Making a robot to carve photo real pumpkins #ElectronicHalloween
Stuff Made Here makes some of the whackiest over-engineered projects on the tube. Its exciting to see how much thought and work they put into less serious projects. Have you carved your pumpkins yet?...
View ArticleNew Layer by Layer Tutorial – Engraving Patterns for CNC Milling via @ecken...
Today we’re taking a look at a workflow for generating geometric patterns for CNC milling. Showcasing some pieces of acrylic with engraved patterns we’ll step through the manufacturing process.Acrylic...
View ArticleSimone Giertz Turns Her Bed into a Magical Treehouse
Simome Giertz likes loft beds. She decided to create a raised platform bed in her new LA home. But to make it look more like the “treehouse beds” she’s used to (how she likes to think of a loft bed),...
View ArticleNew Layer by Layer – CNC Milling Key Caps via @ecken
In this tutorial I walk through setting up the tool paths for CNC milling key caps for a custom macro pad using the Bantamtools PCB milling machine.Lemon Keypad...
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New Video! CNC Milling Keycaps in Wood @ecken @videopixil
In this video, I’ll show you how to machine these keycaps in different types of wood. These DSA profile keycaps are fully symmetrical and feature a slightly concave top surface.Fusion 360 Project File...
View ArticleNew Guide! How to CNC Mill Keycaps #CNC #Bantamtools @ecken @videopixil
Learn Guide: CNC Milling KeycapsHey folks! We’ve been doing more CNC projects and we wanted to try milling some keycaps out of wood. These DSA profile keycaps a bit tricky when it comes to CNC milling....
View ArticleCreating a Parser Drill for Cutting Any-Shape Holes
Here’s some fascinating proto-CNC cutting from the 1800s. The parser (or passer) drill was a bow-type drill, held against your belly, that used a template to cut out any shape of hole in wood (for...
View ArticleCNC Checkering of a Wooden Tool Handle
On this installment of This Old Tony, he tries his hand at CNC checkering the handle of a hammer. He runs through how he did it, what he did wrong, what he did right, and discusses the results.
View ArticleCan You Carve Ice on a CNC Machine?
So, can you carve ice on a CNC machine? Turns out, you can!
View ArticleMaking a Sign Inspired by Star Wars Using CNC and Laser Cutting
Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff was asked by comic artist Brian Kesinger to create some digital files for an image that he’d created, inspired by a scene in Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. Bob...
View ArticleHow to Cut EVA Foam on a CNC Router
Can you successful cut EVA foam on a CNC machine? That’s the question they wanted to answer at Carbide 3D. The answer is, yes, yes you can. There are a few issues to consider, like how to clamp your...
View ArticleFashioning a Paper-Remaining Indicator for a Manual Typewriter
Morley Kert is in love with the Underwood manual typewriter he bought online (who wouldn’t be?). But one thing he finds annoying (that everyone who ever used a manual can relate to) is that you can’t...
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Adafruit Learning System Weekly Update: CNC Router Projects
This week on the Adafruit Learning System we are going to take a look at a whole bunch of guides that use a CNC router. Take metal, wood, and even circuit boards and use them to take your electronics...
View ArticleTwo Methods for Making Star Trek Badges
In this Punished Props video, Bill shows how he designed a Star Trek combadge in Fusion360 and then 3D printed one and cut a metal one on a CNC machine.
View ArticleNew Layer by Layer! Kumiko Inspired CNC Engraving via @ecken
Learn how to sketch the asanoha kumiko pattern in Fusion 360 and create toolpaths for CNC engraving. Also take a quick look at using the emboss feature to wrap the pattern around cylinders.Fusion 360...
View ArticleDesigning and Laser-Cutting a Custom Paint Bottle Rack
Norm and Tested were given a complete line of Mission Model hobby paints. Norm needed a convenient way of storing them with the ability to carry them back and forth between his home and the Tested...
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