Although there are significantly fewer entries here covering rapid-prototyping and nano-fabrication, that’s no indication I haven’t been watching and reading. The guys over on RepRap have been plugging along. There is occasional news of some new 3D printer coming onto … Continue reading
Vik has been at it again. From Vik Olliver’s entry on the RepRap blog: It was during the process of explaining what we wanted it for that I tried to demonstrate a carriage mechanism, and walloped a saddle together out … Continue reading
Biomimetics isn’t really a topic I cover here, however two other areas seem to be increasingly tied to it. The first is the RepRap project. That makes sense to me since creating objects free from manufacturing constraints allows forms and … Continue reading
Vik Olliver has posted the above image to the RepRap Project blog. Unfortunately there’s apparently no “permalink” to the specific blog entry, so I’ll just quote Vik’s description: Adrian is currently printing the first draft of the pinch wheel feed … Continue reading
Some of my entries are going to seem like they just don’t belong here. I realize that. I post entries on applied art, virtual reality, and rapid prototyping technology, and a fair number of you probably don’t see how I … Continue reading