Category Archives: CNC/3D-printing

Interesting door opener

Posted on March 26, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting 3D printed build to open doors without touching them. Me, well with the lever doors I just use a stick. I think the design is to also work on turn doorknobs as well. https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Door-Handler-V3/

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Cool build for making power with a rain gutter

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

I had thought about this before. I like this authors build as he makes the power generator with 3D printed frame, wire and magnets. This would make a cool kit to make with kids. He even has frames you can … Continue reading →

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Interesting robot wheel build

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

I have seen similar builds in the past, but this is the 1st one you can build yourself. Ints an interesting build as when its in wheel form, you can go faster, but the other form is good for climbing … Continue reading →

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Simple 3D printed face shield

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

with some elastic string, foam, and a transparency. Nice build overall and looks like its a small enough design that most home 3D printers can handle it. https://www.instructables.com/id/COVID-19-Coronavirus-Face-Shield/

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3D print your own hands free soap dispenser

Posted on March 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this one. basically its a simple plunger based build for a hands free soap dispenser. Uses an ardiuno, servo, and ultra sonic sensor. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Automatic-Soap-Dispenser-3D-Printed–1/

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3D print a tumbler

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robertwilkie

Great way to sand objects. The author designed the parts to 3D print out and make your own tumbler. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4076827

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Cool infinity cube

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

Now the author 3D printed the frame, but it maybe easier to just build it out of wood. https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Infinity-Cube/

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RasterCarve, interesting app to convert images to gcode

Posted on March 3, 2020 by robertwilkie

I haven’t tried this myself yet. But…this looks alot nicer than my current method of importing into inkscape, modifying the image and then using the plugin to create gcode. https://rastercarve.live/

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Nice turret gun build

Posted on February 27, 2020 by robertwilkie

Typically I see these with an existing gun, but this is one where the entire build is from scratch. https://www.instructables.com/id/Turret-Gun/

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Another nice etch a sketch CNC

Posted on February 26, 2020 by robertwilkie

This one is pretty professional grade build. https://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-Etch-a-Sketch-and-Video-Player/

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