Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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.


Thursday, July 18, 2013

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

Friday, July 12, 2013

Printing metal at room temperature

Here's another 3D innovation, sent by Greg Rockwood:


video of liquid metal printing  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql3pXn8-sHA