Thursday, December 17, 2015

CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAM & JOE CHRISTMAS PODCAST 2015!

Hello Adam Buxton podcast listeners and loyal Black Squadroneers! I’m seeing Joe this weekend (19th December 2015) and the plan is to record some burbling to put out on Christmas day as a special Adam & Joe edition of my podcast. It’s been 5 years (I think) since we did a christmas podcast, so it’s ...

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Laser Cut-and-Weld Makes 3D Objects

Everybody likes 3D printing, right? But it’s slow compared to 2D laser cutting. If only there were a way to combine multiple 2D slices into a 3D model. OK, we know that you’re already doing it by hand with glue and/or joints. But where’s the fun in that?

LaserStacker automates the whole procedure for you. They’ve tweaked their laser cutter settings to allow not just cutting but also welding of acrylic. This lets them build up 3D objects out of acrylic slices with no human intervention by first making a cutting pass at one depth and then selectively re-welding together …read more



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