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quinta-feira, 27 de dezembro de 2018

Starlite? Muháháháá! E EduExo, uma maravilha, Façam o vosso Micro-Drone(!), imprimir 2x mais rápido, e um Micro-carro!

Um Material que aguenta chamas como se nada fosse, e não passa a temperatura ?
MUÁHÁHÁHÁ!
Entusiasmente...
Algo para as Impressoras 3D, os ferros de soldar, e sabe-se lá quantas mais maquinetas que já vos queimaram os dedos, para não falar de Pegas de Cozinha pá Patroa!
É bom.







A Super-Material You Can Make In Your Kitchen (Starlite?)
NightHawkInLight

In this video I attempt to recreate a lost supermaterial called Starlite. This material could supposedly resist temperatures up to 10,000 degrees Celsius, having undergone testing by NASA and the Atomic Weapons Establishment in the UK. I believe in this video I have come close in function to the original formula for Starlite, but there is still some work to be done. My result works very well, but for a few reasons I may talk about in a future video I do not believe Starlite used PVA glue as it's binder, and I also suspect a different CO2 producer was used instead of baking soda. More experiments are required.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqR4_UoBIzY









Algo de altamente louvávél, é este Projecto, o EduExo, que vai facilitar bastante a vida a muitos Deficientes Motores, aumentando artificialmente a força de braços debilitados.
Bravo!




EduExo is a DIY exoskeleton kit
Arduino Team

You’ve seen exoskeletons in movies such as Aliens and Iron Man, and perhaps even heard about current experiments with human use. Unfortunately though, if you want to learn about this technology, the barrier to entry is very high.
EduExo, now available on Kickstarter, is an attempt by robotics researcher Volker Bartenbach to bring this technology to the masses. Based on an Arduino Uno, the device takes the form of an upper and lower arm cuff, along with a motor and force sensor to allow it to be used for haptic control.

https://blog.arduino.cc/2017/05/10/eduexo-is-a-diy-exoskeleton-kit/











Quem é que não quer construír isto?
Um Micro-Drone? 
Todo o Geek quer um! Pois Jan Olejnik, dos nossos amigos da Prusa, dizem-vos como o fazer, para vosso deleite e edificação...





How to build a cool & cheap 3D printed micro drone
Jan Olejnik

Radio controlled drones are extremely popular and you can get them in all shapes and sizes. In recent years, one specific type of drone has seen a sudden rise in popularity: micro quadcopters. They fit in your palm but can be powered by high-RPM brushless motors and a two-cell Li-Po battery, so they have, potentially, tons of power. Combine it with first-person video transmission and you have one amazing toy that’s nearly indestructible. And today, we’ll demonstrate that RC vehicles and our 3D printers are a perfect match! We’re going to tell you how to build a cheap, yet powerful, 3D printed mini quadcopter suitable for both indoor and outdoor flying thanks to its diagonal size of 90mm (measured from the motor to motor).

https://www.prusaprinters.org/how-to-build-a-3d-printed-micro-drone/










Dos antípodas, que é o mesmo que dizer, do outro lado do Mundo, vem-nos ainda mais esta Dica do sempre bem-disposto nosso amigo da Maker's Muse, para acelerarem nas vossas Impressões 3D, com umas pequenas mudanças aqui e ali...







3D Print parts TWICE as fast with simple slicer tweaks. 3DP101
Maker's Muse

In this video I'll show you how I created a super fast slicer setting "0.3mm Stupid Fast" to create strong prototype parts quickly and reliably on my Prusa MK3 3D Printer. This might be obvious to some, but many 3D Printing enthusiasts never try and push the limit with their print settings. You'll be amazed just how quickly you can churn out parts with a few simple tweaks - in some cases more than twice as fast and just as strong! Just want to see my settings??? Jump to 6:27 ! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kW9SnK4LKc















...E como  não quero que vos falte nada, terminamos com este engraçadíssimo Micro-Carro, tele-controlado, e MESMO pequeno!
Até dá para brincar com o Gato, ou assustar as míudas!
LOL







Micro RC Car
KRP-01

Remote controls cars are now widely available, however there's one astounding model that one can scratch-build. It measures merely 2inches long but is equipped with proportional control system including 12step steering control, headlights and more!










sábado, 8 de dezembro de 2018

Raspberry Pi 3, A+! E alojar as Impressoras, Mini-satélites(!), Lixar sem Stress, e o PVC sem Mestre

A placa Raspi não pára!
Agora um autêntico Computador, Quad-Coore de 64 bits, e o que mais,  a 1,4 GHz, vão ver à página deste Link as Especificações desta bela máquina!










Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Unboxing
e14phil

Introducing the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, the latest product in the Raspberry Pi 3 range.
Like the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, it boasts a 64-bit quad core processor running at 1.4 GHz, dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless LAN, and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE.
The dual-band wireless LAN comes with modular compliance certification, allowing the board to be designed into end products with significantly reduced wireless LAN compliance testing, improving both cost and time to market.














...Algumas dicas que não são óbvias, e são mesmo essas as que nos tramam, quando não as sabemos...
Saibam então como fazer uma caixa para as vossas Impressoras 3D, que permita uma temperatura estável, sem abafar a máquina, e mais!
Dicas porreiras.






5 Tips for Building a 3D Printer Enclosure
3D Printing Nerd

While at Printed Solid, I spoke to David Randolph about 3d printer enclosures. They sell a number of enclosures, and even white label their enclosures for other resellers. Knowing I tried to build one myself with Bill Doran, I asked Dave to give me his five best tips for building one!













MINI-SATÉLITES!!!
Muháháhá!
Malta Estudante, e Super-Geeks, aprendam como construír estes bichinos, mas para durarem, que lançá-los, não é pela UPS, ou pelos Correios.
Ainda... LOL
Maravilha.




ArduSat-1 and ArduSat-X launched from the ISS Picture credit: NASA
Build a CubeSat Satellite that actually works, Part 1: Make it Resilient
Bill Marshall

It’s such a great idea: students in schools and colleges inspired to become the next generation of Space engineers by building and orbiting their own satellite. But it’s not a new idea. The first amateur satellite, OSCAR 1 was actually launched in 1961 as a secondary payload - only four years after Sputnik 1. Project OSCAR continued with more launches until 1969 when the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was formed to co-ordinate further activity. The OSCARs are primarily amateur radio communication satellites built by students in educational establishments worldwide. Three were constructed at Surrey University in the UK starting with UoSAT-1 (OSCAR 9) in 1981 then UoSAT-2 (OSCAR 11) in 1984 and UoSAT-3 (OSCAR 14) in 1990. The educational purpose behind these satellites was highlighted when a special purpose radio receiver with software for the BBC Microcomputer became available. In the late 1990’s the CubeSat was born when it was realised that thanks to microelectronics it had become possible to squeeze most of the functionality of an OSCAR satellite into a 10cm cube. Since the first one made it into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) in 2003, many more have followed. But the failure rate has been high for two reasons: the stresses of launch can ‘break’ the CubeSat before it even reaches orbit, and the Space environment is very hazardous for delicate electronics once orbit is achieved. What can be done to increase the likelihood of success?











Para não ficarem piores da Vista, nem dos Pulmões, não se lixem, ao lixar à máquina, e usem mas é esta Caixa protectora, que a saúde é essencial.
E também é essencial à paz de espírito, uma Garagem limpa, para terem de ouvir a querida Esposa a ralhar à brava...
LOL









Garage Dust/Sanding Enclosure
corbor4shore

INTRODUCTION:
I have a very small shop in my two car garage. Unfortunately I have to share that space with two cars. When I am sanding, routing or drilling, dust seems to coat every surface in my garage, including my wife car. I was tired of washing my wife’s car so I needed to find a solution to all the dust I was creating. I did some research and found some sanding downdraft tables, but I couldn’t imagine those working without an incredibly powerful vacuum (which I do not have), plus they do not contain the dust jettisoned out. I then started looking at bead blasting cabinets and found that I liked the containment aspect of the cabinet but I needed the downdraft capabilities of the sanding tables, so I decided to create a hybrid.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Garage-DustSanding-Enclosure/












Aprendam 5 lições duma assentada, sobre como usar o humilde, mas tão útil, Tubo de PVC para uma data de coisas boas, cortesia da nodda amiga, audreyobscura, que não pára de nos surpreender com a sua creatividade:




PVC CLASS
audreyobscura

Plastic PVC is most commonly used by plumbers and very clever DIY enthusiasts. This material and pipe were designed to transport water, as it cannot wear out over time like rusting metal can. PVC is also structurally very strong. When parts are constructed properly, it can support structures that are hundreds of pounds!
This class aims to go over the material properties of PVC as well as the most common ways it is worked, machined, joined, and finished. You'll be inspired to create furniture, agriculture projects, and more after learning these simple techniques to work with PVC.












quarta-feira, 28 de novembro de 2018

Impressão 3D melhor e mais barata! E uma Fresa CNC impecável, um aviso sério, 3 dicas e uma bitola, e calibrar a Imprssora!

Aqui vai uma Dica das boas, deste nosso amigo para tanto imprimirem melhor...
Como mais barato!
Vão a uma Papelaria, e compram folhas auto-colantes deste material para as placas onde se colam Post-its, e são muito mais baratas que o Builtak, e permitem uma impressão com a camada inferior muito mais lisa...
E até vos explica como também comprarem placas de vidro, para essas folhas!
É bom.








Print bed coating you can attach to regular glass beds
Paul Rogalinski

Turns out that dirt cheap black board sticker works great as print bed coating you can attach to regular glass beds. I love the mate finish. Last photo shows a uncoated (to the left) vs. coated (to the right) finish.

PLA adhesion is great and parts do come off without any residue on the build surface after cooling down. Will keep you posted about long term results, a bit worried about expansion of the coating and tearing. Not an issue right now though.












O bacano que fez esta obra-prima de Carpintaria, vai-vos dar uma Fresa CNC, planos grátis, por menos de 900 Dólares!
Vão ao seu Site, também, porque aprender com ele, vale bem a pena.







 
DIY CNC Router for Under $900 - Free Plans Available
DIY Builds

The CNC has a half sheet of plywood cut capacity with a maximum thickness allowance of 6". The entire unit cost under $900 to make. A free set of plans and cost breakdown analysis (with links to every product used) is available for download on my website DIYBuilds.ca














Para os Iluminados que pensam logo em ARMAS DE FOGO, quando se fala em Impressoras 3D, meditem bem nisto:
Se a pressão dos gases, na câmara duma arma de fogo, essa pressão, COMPRIME COBRE...
O que fará a uma pistola feita em Plástico?


If the pressure on a gun's Chamber compresses a copper slug...
What will it do to Plastic Guns?






Mosin-Nagant Factory Pressure Test Rifle
Forgotten Weapons

How did people determine chamber pressure in the years before computers and fancy electronics? Well, by squishing a calibrated slug of copper. Factories would convert rifles specifically for pressure testing use by adding a pressure ring around the chamber, drilling a hole in it, and then threading in a gage to crush a block of copper. This Mosin Nagant is an excellent example of the system, complete with the all the testing apparatus!
















O nosso amigo Angus, da Maker's Muse, brilha, com estas 3 boas Dicas para fazerem Impressões com buracos nelas, mas que não têem depois de acabar com uma broca, e ainda...
Com uma Bitola para verem como vão regular as medicas das vossas Impressões, para fazerem peças que se encaixam na perfeição!
Impecável.








3 Design Tips for Better 3D Printed Holes - CAD For Newbies
Maker's muse

3D Printing isn't a perfect technology, however with clever design we can improve the quality of our parts!
















Mais um tipo impecável, é Chris Thorpe, que me ajudou a ter as Impressoras a imprimir cubos de tamanho mesmo igual, e rodas circulares, mesmo, com esta Instructable que me apontou, para resolver o problema, duma vez por todas!





How to Accurately Calibrate Your 3D Printer
mrakuaku

One of the steepest learning curves when starting with 3D printing is learning how to calibrate all the motors accurately. The good news is that once you know how to calibrate one motor of the printer, the rest are pretty well the same. The following instructable shows you how to accurately calibrate your printer using minimal filament (filament is only needed to calibrate the motor that feeds the filament through the hotend).
I'll be using a Printrbot simple and Repetier for this instructable, but you should be able to follow along with any printer and software combination.














terça-feira, 13 de novembro de 2018

6 canudos! E impressão em papel(!) , uma serra motorizada para imprimir, servos, e um avião em cartão!

A pedido de várias Famílias, eis uma Zarabatana-Revólver para aumentar a Diversão inocente das Zarabatanas de Cones de papel, que todos já fizemos...

E agora, fazemos outra vez, prá Filharada, e atiramos com eles, também, "para mostrar como é"! 
LOL
Pois agora, são 6 de cada vez, cortesia deste vosso amigo, para se divertirem com as vossas Impressoras 3D, com um projecto fácil de fazer, só 4 peças, e que se monta num instante:







Six Shot Blowgun
Edgar Castelo

3D model description
A Blowgun with a revolver's cylinder, 6 shots in rapid succession. It uses 20 mm PVC tubing, and it's just 4 pieces and a rubber ban, all easy to print and assemble.

Some 3 and a half hours to print, 98*44*30 mm, the larger part.The rest is the PVC tubing;
One large PVC tube part is the barrel, and 6 smaller tube parts, along with 2 other printed parts, make the cylinder.
The last 2 are a Rubber band, and the cylinder holding piece, that holds the cylinder, but rotates.















Não só respeitador do Ambiente, (embora o PLA seja tão biodegradável, que mais, era comestível...), como, talvez, uma forma de ter um material de suporte, para impressoras de 2 ou mais cabeças, eis algo a seguir de perto...
Imprimir 3D em POLPA DE PAPEL!




Designer Develops 3D Printer That Spits Out Wet Paper Pulp
Tyler Koslow

Designer Beer Holthuis has developed the Paper Pulp Printer: a 3D printer that squirts out fascinating objects made from wet paper pulp. The project aims to give artists and designers a way to 3D print more sustainable objects.
3D printing is a marvelous and innovative technology that enables us to create even the most complex designs, but one issue that has concerned environmentally-minded makers is the excessive use of plastic materials. Sustainability is becoming a major focus for many 3D printing companies and enthusiasts, leading to the development of recycled materials and other more earth-friendly processes.
Taking inspiration from the mischevious kids that sat in the back of class shooting spitballs at one another, designer Beer Holthuis has developed the Paper Pulp Printer: a 3D printer that extrudes sopping wet paper. Using a bit of natural binder and wet paper, the designer created a 3D printer that could extrude a thick bead of pulp that could be built up layer-by-layer into a 3D object.












Eis uma muito boa razão para se ter uma Impressora 3D;
Fazer dela, UMA MÃQUINA QUE FAZ MÁQUINAS!
Isto vai-vos dar muitas ideias, e fazer uma Oficina, a partir de Filamento, é habilitar a Malta a ter outro nível de vida...
Ou, apenas, uns momentos bem passados!



Power Hacksaw by 3D Printer V4.0
Tomlie_Xie May

This time, I use bakelite to make the base. And the base reduced to 30cm. I have made two hacksaws for my friends.
Now, I'm building the v5 hacksaw, its base is 270x135mm and more easy to make. i'll update the STLs after test finished.











Pessoal da Robótica, e Tele-controle, aprendam umas coisas sobre os Drivers, que impelem os Servo-motores a fazer o que lhes mandam:




556 Servo Driver
hombremagnetico

Servos (also RC servos) are small, cheap, mass-produced servomotors used for radio control and small-scale robotics. The are designed to be easily controlled: the position of the internal potentiometer is continually compared to the commanded position from the control device (i.e., the radio control). Any difference gives rise to an error signal in the appropriate direction, which drives the electric motor either forwards or backwards, and moving the shaft to the commanded position. When the servo reaches this position, the error signal reduces and then becomes zero, at which point the servo stops moving.
Radio control servos are connected through a standard three-wire connection: two wires for a DC power supply and one for control, carrying a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal. The standard voltage is 4.8 V DC, however 6 V and 12 V is also used on a few servos. The control signal is a digital PWM signal with a 50 Hz frame rate. Within each 20 ms timeframe, an active-high digital pulse controls the position. The pulse nominally ranges from 1.0 ms to 2.0 ms with 1.5 ms always being center of range

https://www.instructables.com/id/556-Servo-Driver













Mais fiéis ao original, de certeza, que as Caravelas feitas com Pau-de-Fósforo, e com aplicações em toda a espécie de Espectáculos, Desfiles, e Filmes amadores, vejam como se fazem, no humilde cartão, Modelos convincentes...








Boeing 737-800 Build Out of CARDBOARD
Lalramsiam
 
Hello. Today, I am going to share with you, how I made an airliner (Boeing 737-800) out of CARDBOARD.
This is my first instructable, so please forgive me if i post something incorrectly.











domingo, 4 de novembro de 2018

Parafusos 3D! E construír Circuitos, mais uma Impressora 3D Open-source, e testem a Impressora!

Um Parafuso faz falta... 
A muita gente! 
LOL
Por exemplo, nas vossas Engenhocas, pode ser importante imprimir em 3D uns parafusos, mas uns que funcionem, mesmo, sem falhas, e com dimensões e outras características que não encontrem por ai.
Por isso, sigam este Tutorial:
 







Step-by-step easy guide: designing and 3D printing threads
Katarzyna Plewa

In this blog post, we will show you how easy it is to 3D model threads, which are used all around us. We have them in our bathrooms, kitchens, gardens. Most of them have universal size and can be easily designed and 3D printed with an online service like Sculpteo. Our 3D printing experts will show you how simple 3D modeling and 3D printing can be. Let’s get started!

What are the benefits of 3D printing threads?
One would ask, why would you 3D print threads if they are already available on the market? But the benefits of 3D printing threads are numerous. Let’s start with the customization. No other technology in the world gives you that much design freedom and a high level of details. With Additive Manufacturing you can design and produce parts perfectly fitting just your needs.

https://www.sculpteo.com/blog/2018/10/31/step-by-step-easy-guide-designing-and-3d-printing-threads













Para perderem o medo a criar os Circuitos Electrónicos, que precisem, aprendam com este Instructable, porque aprendendo, o que custa mais, é dar os primeiros passos:






How to Build Your 1st Circuit
lonesoulsurfer 

Building your own circuits can seem like a daunting task. Circuit diagrams look like hieroglyphics and all those electronic parts make absolutely no sense.
I have put this Instructable together to hopefully help and guide you to ultimately build your own circuits. The 10 tips in this Instructable are ones that I have picked-up over the years through much trial and error. I’m no expert (the great thing is you don’t have to be an expert to learn how to create circuits!) so please don’t expect this Instructable to be a complete guide. Rather, I hope it’s used to help anyone who is interested in learning about electronics and circuits, to pick up a soldering iron and get started.
 







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Mais outra Impressora 3D Open Source, para não dizerem que vos faltam opções, e este, com práticamente tudo o que é bom, mas ainda assim, com a possibiliade de ficar melhor!




LightBlue 3D
fkirita

Hello.
In the past 4 years I've played with 3D printers.
I have discovered and learned new skills and knowledge. I designed and printed a lot of objects. I fell in love with 3D printers. And I hated them. And again I fell in love.
And now I've decided to make a 3D printer. An open source printer.
In this instructable I will describe how to build your BlueLight 3D printer. It is the first 3D printer we produced and is the basic model. If you want, you can upgrade to DeepBlue 3D or even to DeepBlue 3D Pro.
Highlights: cube like frame, new cross XY rolling system design, servo Z probe for all bed surfaces, four point translation bed design, simple filament run out sensor, active cooling with laminar air curtain and Marlin 2.0 firmware (early stage).
The DeepBlue 3D Pro, the top of the Blue3D range has an active enclosure, wi-fi connection, raspberry pi with octoprint and direct extruder.
 
https://www.instructables.com/id/LightBlue-3D/



 










Um Diagnóstico completo à qualidade das vossas Impressões, é o que vos oferece este fichheiro que é um Teste de Impressão, bem mais completo do que o simpático Benchy:







Autodesk and Kickstarter Develop a Free, Downloadable Universal Test Print for 3D Printers
Rain Noe

Before buying one, how do you determine if any given FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printer will be able to do what you need it to? Shouldn't there be some universal test print, like those printer test pages that you can use to determine if your printer's up to snuff?
Kickstarter thinks so. As the host for over 200 successfully-crowdfunded 3D printers, most famously Formlabs', the company realizes it would be beneficial if all developers of 3D printers could demonstrate their machines' capabilities by all producing the same complicated object. Hence they've partnered with Autodesk to develop the following file:
  

 




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 ...E se o vosso malvado Extrusor só vos dá dores-de-cabeça, aprendam mas é a calibrá-lo em 6 passos, para ser sempre a abrir...
É bom!






Extruder Calibration – 6 Easy Steps
Emmett Grames

Extruder calibration is crucial to FDM 3D printing for many reasons. The point of extruder calibration is to ensure your printer is pushing exactly the right amount of filament through the hot end during a print.
Too little filament and a part will have gaps between layers, or the layers themselves will be weak or missing. Adhesion will also not be very good, and prints can be subject to layers delaminating and warping.
Too much filament and your prints will come out with over-extrusion problems, resulting in blobs, stringing, and droopy details. Extreme over-extrusion can also contribute to clogging and filament jamming in the hot end.
To avoid these problems, we suggest following this simple step-by-step guide to calibrate your extruder.

https://all3dp.com/2/extruder-calibration-6-easy-steps-2/