Have you seen this alternative to compressed air?

I saw one of these a few years ago on a large Mazak gantry, but this one is for smaller, enclosed machining centers:

http://www.mmsonline.com/blog/post/behind-closed-doors

Yet more 3D Printing

Greg Rockwood sent this over:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24528306


This is getting serious. When you see the Airbus hinge, you can see that machining that would be very hard. Saving weight in an airplane is EVERYTHING.

Thanks Greg.

Differential Gears Simplified

http://www.flixxy.com/how-your-cars-differential-gear-works-best-tutorial.htm

Electromagnetic Radiation Chart, circa 1944

Recently re-discovered at Lawrence Livermore Labs. How cool is this:

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-08/let-chart-1944-teach-you-about-electromagnetic-radiation

More Titanium Printing

Check this out. Elon does it again.

http://youtu.be/xNqs_S-zEBY

Lego CNC?

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pX1cO2XhMrg#action=share

CNC for carpenters

As some of you know, my father had a couple of careers. Depending on the current economic cycle, he was either a carpenter or a gifted fabricator of aircraft skins. The transition came several times in my life, usually on a Friday afternoon when he would get laid off. During his carpenter life he was a framer and swung a 16 oz. hammer for a living. I wish he could have lived to see this. How small can CNC get::

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1320575205/handibottm-a-smart-digital-power-tool?ref=category