Hackaday Omnibus
For the last ten years the Hackaday website has been sharing the best hacks from around the world. Now they are determined to have a permanent record of the best of those hacks. Hacking is an art form that uses
Commercialising ideas and inventions
Following a chat on twitter, I asked Patrick Andrews if he could provide some insight into how inventions and ideas could be commercialised. Ok, the first thing is to try to stop using the word “commercialisation”, because that is a
OpenSCAD
As part of the RoadTest of the CEL Robox 3D Printer I proposed to look at printing some gears. This will check both the printers ability to print detailed shapes and also if there is any warping. The geometry of
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Tags: CAD, OpenSource
Why doesn’t everyone have a 3D printer?
Stan Przybylinski @smprezbo posted an interesting quote from Autodesk University 2014. “Reality is that 3D printing is falling short. Only 200K printers have ever been sold. Up to 75% of printed models are failures #AU2014” Given the number of different
Posted in: 3dPrinting
10000 Mile Train Trip
A news headline that caught my eye earlier in the month was a 10000 km train journey from China to Spain (although some reports suggest up to 13000km). The train which had travelled from Yiwu to Madrid was carrying consumer
Multicoloured Sugru
Sugru is an air curing rubber that bonds to metals, plastics and wood. I’m a big fan as it’s good for making and repairing.It does bond to a wide range of materials and it has some flexibility once cured but
Model Engineering and Maker Faire
Last year the regular Model Engineer Exhibition at Sandown Park Racecourse added an extra room and a totally different kind of exhibit, that’s repeated again this year with the “Makers Area” at the Model Engineer Exhibition. They promise to have
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Tags: maker faire, Model Engineering
The metalwork of Marseille
Marseille is a city rich in history, it is also a city rich in metal. Ironwork is prolific around the streets from the grand balcoynied boulevards to the smallest of passageways, metal is everywhere. On the lower floors iron is
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Tags: Marseille, wrought iron
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
