Archives for: February 2009
Jay Leno, steam power and 3d printing. Can it get any better?
February 28th, 2009Jay Leno rebuilding a steam engine with a 3D printer!
Well, maybe it could if it was cheaper. I won't be able to afford this stuff until it drops an order of magnitude in price. Still, a lot of the talk about 3d printers was that people could set up a… more »
Ideas are cheap. . . and getting cheaper
February 24th, 2009I am truly a bit unnerved by this. Although I have frequently been told that ideas are cheap and that all that matters is getting things done before someone else does them, it keeps bashing me on the head! Why am I ranting about this? Ideas. Have you eve… more »
A great example of what backyard casting can do
February 22nd, 2009[video:youtube:H4pQyf6NdjM]
This is a great video of what can be done with EPS and sand casting. Great stuff! I'm pretty sure that most people think that this kind of thing is not possible to do. Now I just need a CNC machine for foam. . . I'm glad I've… more »
The Great Experiment: Update 2
February 17th, 2009One of the things that has been difficult for me in my experiment is trying to explain what I'm doing. I can do it with a long dissertation but I've avoided giving that dissertation because each time I want to give a simple understandable answer. Now to… more »
Finally some engineering sanity!
February 17th, 2009PC World reported that cell phone manufacturers are going to universal micro USB chargers. Something that Make magazine has been advocating for some time now.
In an industry that is dominated by a lot of proprietary engineering solutions, this is a br… more »
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