technabob » cnc http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 makerbot prints ipod docks http://technabob.com/blog/2009/11/27/makerbot-prints-ipod-docks/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/11/27/makerbot-prints-ipod-docks/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:09:28 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=23576 Sure, there are thousands of iPod docks out there, but how many of them were printed out on somebody’s desktop? Not many, I bet. This unusual dock was rendered using a MakerBot desktop 3D printer.

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Will Langford from BotMade used his desktop MakerBot CNC to create this iPod/iPhone charging dock. The dock was made by building a 3D model on his computer, then allowing MakerBot to print out thin layers of plastic stacked on top of each other. The plastic snaps onto a block of sturdy plywood for stability.

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You’ll still need to provide your own iPod charging cable, but the dock can be purchased over on Etsy for $23 (USD). Or you can build your own MakerBot and crank out your own 3D creations with some of the models over at Thingiverse.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/11/27/makerbot-prints-ipod-docks/feed/ 0 bioshock belt buckle: how splicers keep their pants from falling down http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/16/bioshock-belt-buckle/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/16/bioshock-belt-buckle/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:14:45 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=15004 Bioshock fans. Technabob reader Matthew Borgatti (aka “M@”) created this intricately detailed bronze belt buckle which bears the inimitable Art Deco logo from the classic underwater shooter. M@ started out by having a wax mold carved on TechShop’s Tormach CNC. He then produced a silicone mold from the wax…]]> Here’s the perfect fashion accessory for Bioshock fans.

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Technabob reader Matthew Borgatti (aka “M@”) created this intricately detailed bronze belt buckle which bears the inimitable Art Deco logo from the classic underwater shooter. M@ started out by having a wax mold carved on TechShop’s Tormach CNC.

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He then produced a silicone mold from the wax and had the bronze casting made by the guys over at JR Casting.

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While I really love the way the raw bronze looked when it came back from the casting, M@ did a great job giving it that thoroughly weathered look that’s more apropos of the game’s decrepit atmosphere.

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You can check out more photos of the Bioshock belt buckle and M@’s other creative works over on Sinbox and Flickr.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/16/bioshock-belt-buckle/feed/ 3 it’s toast-errific… the toast printer http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/02/its-toast-errific-the-toast-printer/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/02/its-toast-errific-the-toast-printer/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 12:40:04 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/02/its-toast-errific-the-toast-printer/ Sure, we’ve seen toast with images of Elvis, Jesus and other famous cultural icons, but this device lets you create any image you’d like, in toast form.

CNC Toaster

The computer controlled toast burner uses a specially modified CNC fabricator with a hot air gun in its carriage. As the system moves along the horizontal and vertical axes, the heat source is modulated by a computer.

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And voila… totally custom toast. Now all the guys over at Evil Mad Scientist need to do is figure out a way to mass produce these.

[via Coolest Gadgets]

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