Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
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Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
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Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#2Great guide! I've often thought about trying some DIY resin castings and this is by clearer and more thorough than anything else I've found online.
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#3Very impressive compilation of information for the robot hobbyist (among other stuff) !
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#4Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need
As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
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#5Great article, I am glad MSDS was touched on before machining cast parts. The only thing I would add is that users should check MSDS before machining ANY material. There are a few exotic metal alloys whose dust can cause severe respiratory trauma.
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#6Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
MakerSpace (or HackerSpace) is the term you're thinking of.
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#7Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
This is a really cool idea. One of the first problems you'd probably have to overcome though would be insurance. For pilots there are very strict certifications and strong personal incentives not to crash. With a modern Cnc machine it's very easy to cause more damage than you can afford to fix (if you can't afford the equipment in the first place) and you don't even have to put yourself in danger to do it.
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#8Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
Yep, it's a thing ... an example from my own backyard in (or rather, near) Orlando, FL - http://familab.org/
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#9Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
There's at least one US company I know of called TechShop[1] who have 5 or 6 places around the US with pretty well equipped workshops, along with instruction/safety classes etc.
On the more DIY front, Hackerspaces[2] are a sort of community/timeshare approach to various equipment, and are much more widely spread,[3] but since they're largely community-driven, the range of stuff available varies widely.
Re: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting
#10Is there a co-operative movement in the maker movement - one where the mysterious "Well equipped machine shop" is a co-op or subscription approach - it strikes me as very similar to airplane ownership - very few pilots own a whole aeroplane, and why should every maker own all they need As an aside I have often felt this would be a fantastic Mythbusters franchise
Maybe look into Fab Labs. They're not so much a franchise as they are a community outreach / educational thing. The program was started by MIT. The complete hardware specification totals to around $50,000, which isn't too bad.