3D Printing Projects

Making a Plotter for Trondheim Maker Faire – Part 2: Structural & Mechanical

October 23, 2014

As stated in the Overview post, we wanted to base our core design on the previously built Laser Engraver. That implies using the same basic frame principle as well as stepper motors for actuating the machine in the XY plane…

Making a Plotter for Trondheim Maker Faire – Part 1: An Overview

October 2, 2014

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Drawing Machines

We thought it would be fun to build an old fashioned plotter which could be both interactive by duplicating what is drawn on a computer, as well as being able to draw vector graphics. All the actual drawing would be…

An open source CNC Dust Shoe

August 14, 2014

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects

If you don’t have a good performing dust collection system, the joy CNC machining will quickly fade away. Especially when you realise how much dust this kind of subtractive manufacturing creates. We upgraded our Shapeoko 2 with a Makita RT0700C router. This…

Building a Laser Engraver: Part 2. Technical insights

September 15, 2013

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

This post contains a review of different aspects of the Laser Engraver. And it will probably be updated continuously. System overview Just to start out on the right foot, this image explains how we name all the different main parts…

A Video from the making of a Laser Engraver

August 18, 2013

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

The Laser Engraver is now 99% finished, and has already taken part of a preview for Trondheim Maker Faire: PSTEREO Mini Maker Faire. The music is from the bonus track on Seven Journeys to a New Home, an album made by…

Building a Laser Engraver: Part 1

August 9, 2013

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Lasers, Mechatronics

Last year we made a small laser engraver, aimed toward creating small engravings on wood. It worked, kind of. With kind of, I mean some features could have been better: Size: The last one had only a 2.5cm x 2.5cm work…

Creating a 3D printed spare part

April 14, 2013

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects

Printing out already created models downloaded from sites like Thingiverse is great, but what to do you do when you cannot find the part you need/want there? In my case I needed a new shower handle holder. Because of a leak in…