FELIZ ANO NOVO! E V-Slots made in Portugal, mais um Fórum de Roboótica, e reciclar no Microondas

FELIZ ANO NOVO PARA TODOS VÓS, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY, E TUDO DE BOM PARA 2015!

Para ajudar a isso, cá vai uma boa notícia!

Já podem comprar as V-Slots para as vossas Impressoras 3D, fabricadas em Portugal e vendidas por esta Empresa Portuguesa...

Mas não fazem só isso, é toda uma panóplia de Kits e coisas boas para Fotografia e Filmagens, e para dar um funcionamento impecável para Robótica, Fabbing, e todas as Engenhocas Geek que possam imaginar:

 

About Rat Rig

Rat Rig is a Portuguese company that develops Hardware for creatives, both hobbyists and professionals. We design and sell affordable hardware for various fields such as photography and audio.

Our Products
Rat Rig will become a place of interest to people in various fields such as Photographers, Video and Filming professionals, Music producers both Live and in Studio, 3D Printer and CNC enthusiasts, among others. We have a whole line of interesting products in the design phase. These will be both affordable and innovative. Most of our products will rely on a 2cm extruded black aluminium rail called V-Slot, which not only looks good but is really functional in so many ways. It is also an open source design. It differs from normal extrusion due to its 45º angled concave openings. This allows to easily setup a non-static mecanic system which operates with one or more of its parts in motion.

http://ratrig.com/

E descobri isto neste Fórum de Robótica, o Fórum LusoRobótica, que farão bem em visitar amíude, para estas e ourtas Dicas:

LusoRobótica

A robótica é uma das ciências mais desafiantes. A perfeita fusão harmoniosa entre um sem fim número de ciências faz da robótica um excelente desafio, que nos convida a imergir neste grandioso mundo da tecnologia, e utilizar a construção de robots como uma forma única de explorar todas as ideias que nos surgem no dia-a-dia.

Junta-te a nós e aprende como a robótica pode mudar a maneira como observas o mundo. Ajuda-nos a desmistificar a robótica em Portugal!

http://lusorobotica.com/

 

Mais algo para pensarem ao longo do próximo Ano, não é que se podem reciclar  as Embalagens de Folha de Alumínio num qualquer Microondas velho que tenham para aí?

E Produzindo Óleo, ainda por cima!

Mas isto com Azoto lá dentro, e também, com muito cuidadinho....

Microwaves enable economical recycling of plastic-aluminum laminates
Darren Quick

You may not know what they're called, but odds are you've eaten or drunk something from them. I'm referring to plastic-aluminum laminate (PAL) packaging, which has long been used for toothpaste tubes and in recent years has gained popularity as pouches for food, drink and pet food. Although it threatens to approach the ubiquity of the aluminum can or plastic bottle, PAL packaging lacks the familiar recyclable logo found on cans and bottles. But that could be set to change, with a process to recover the metals contained in PAL packaging, developed some 15 years ago by researchers at the University of Cambridge, now being demonstrated in a full commercial-scale plant.

http://www.gizmag.com/plastic-aluminum-laminate-packaging-recycling/35388/

 

Máquinas! De Papagaios, Impressão 3D, Tornos, e Serras Tico-tico, mais Madeira Antiga

Uma máquina de lançar Micro-Papagaios, ora eis algo para exibir aos outros Engenhocas, cortesia do nosso amigo Kiteman...

Make a kite-flying machine

Kiteman

Many people try to fly microkites in the breeze from a desk fan.
Almost every single one fails, due to the extremely turbulent nature of the breeze from a fan. It's worse than trying to fly a full-size kite between tall buildings.

This device allows you to fly microkites indoors, and could be seen as a kind of art installation as well.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-kite-flying-machine/

Zim, parece bom!

80 Microns de altura, eis a máxima resolução desta simpática Impressora 3D, simpática, porque faz isso, e com 2 cabeças de Impressão, e ainda por cima, é barata...

E tem wifi, para verem no SWmartphone, quando a Impressão está feita!

Zim offers dual-head 3D printing right out of the box

Jonathan Fincher

With easy-to-use devices like the Buccaneer and the Cube hitting the market, we're beginning to see a growing trend of 3D printers aimed squarely at the consumer. Now Zeepro, a design team spread across Switzerland, France, and the US, is adding another desktop printer into the mix that promises to give users an even more elaborate set of tools to work with. The Zim is one of the few pre-assembled 3D printers that offers dual print heads and a greater resolution to create more complex objects, as well as a camera to monitor print jobs through a smartphone.

http://www.gizmag.com/zeepro-zim-dual-head-3d-printer/29113/ 

 

Como o Fablab Lisboa tem um Torno por lá, e tudo, eis, para eles, e outros, um Instructable para aprender a fazer Rosca, tanto Interior, como Exterior:

Thread Cutting - Internal and External on a Myford ML10 Lathe

qthurtle

This Instructable shows my first effort at thread cutting. It seemed to be reasonably successful and I didn't want to forget what I did, so having a long-term record should be useful for me. I don't expect to do too much thread cutting in the future???

The Instructable gives details about making a pair of internal/external metric threads in 1" (25mm) diameter aluminium tube/bar. It covers the calculations, the preparation of the cutting tools and doing the whole job. I have a Myford ML10 with a metric leadscrew, however only a couple of steps will be specific to that lathe.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Thread-Cutting-Internal-and-External-on-a-Myford-M/

 

Uma dica para cortar a direito com uma Serra Tico-tico, algo que uns sabem, outros, não, por isso, cá vai:

How To Cut A Straight Line Using A Skill Saw Or Jig Saw

mbecks

This Instructable will teach you how you can cut straight lines using an electric skill saw, circular saw or jig saw. This is very handy when cutting long boards like a piece of ply wood. The ideal thing to use would be a table saw, but like me, some people can't afford one.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Cut-A-Straight-Line-Using-A-Skill-Saw-Or-Ji/

 

E da Inventables, vem esta Madeira Antiga, muito densa, e com uma história curiosa, submersa por um Século!
Ora, eis uma Madeira bastante durável, para os vossos projectos mais memoráveis de Corte Laser CNC:

Antique Heart Pine

A reclaimed hardwood that is durable and dense

Much of the wood recovered from woolen mills, tobacco barns and the river basins of the Southeast is from old-growth Heart Pine. Many of the densest, heaviest timbers sank and have been submerged underwater for over a century, making this a green reclaimed wood. Antique Heart Pine is particularly heavy (37 – 40 lbs per cubic foot), durable and dense with tight growth rings, unlike most of the pine used in the lumber industry today.
Because this is a natural material, the color and pattern will vary slightly from piece to piece. The photos above show 2 common grain patterns. Please see the thickness tolerance below and note that thickness will change based on conditions like humidity.
Thinner boards take more time and labor to produce; therefore, while the 1/16" pieces are thinner, they are the same price as the 1/8" pieces.

https://www.inventables.com/technologies/antique-heart-pine

 

  

Monorail Halbach, Pilhas-maravilha, Modelismo, Grafeno anti-.corrosão, e Lentes impressas em 3D

De volta, e às voltas, com o Arranjo Halbach, imaginei fazer um Arranjo Halbach a partir duma fonte inesgotável de Ímanes, as barras de íman dos Frigoríficos abandonados, que se encontram por aí, deitados fora.

Descubram o Pólo Norte da barra, com uma Bússula, lembrem-se, o Polo Norte dum ìman é o que faz a Bússula virar a ponta Sul:

Desta forma, basta cortar barritas com a mesma largura da espessura dessas barras, que se cria uma fileira sem fim de ímanes de secção quadrada.

Depois, é a rotina de plantar os Ímanes um a um, pôe um, roda o seguinte 90 graus em relação ao anterior, pôe, etc. 

Só na retranca, fiz este "Monorail" para provar o conceito, os ìmanes estão por debaixo do Plástico, mas vocês podem fazer muito melhor...

 Mãos à obra!

Estas Células de Combustível, a Hidrogénio, do tipo de combustível sólido, prometem ser úteis numa data de situações, em vários tamanhos, e é claro que os Engenhocas as vão usar numa data de Protótipos e maquinetas...
Tudo isto, com 20 Anos de duração!

Solid Fuel Type Hydrogen Fuel Cells Deliver High Efficiency and Increased Safety

ROHM, together with Kyoto-based Aquafairy Corp. and Kyoto University, have co-developed compact, lightweight, high-power hydrogen fuel cells designed to power smartphones and other portable devices. These fuel cells overcome the drawbacks of dry cells, lithium-ion cells, and direct methanol fuel cells, significantly reducing weight and increasing output power while providing a higher level of safety, making it possible to provide power in places where AC power is not available or cannot be used.

http://www.designspark.com/content/solid-fuel-type-hydrogen-fuel-cells-deliver-high-efficiency-and-increased-safety

Uma boa fonte de Material difícil de encontrar, como Fibra de Carbono, e toda a espécie de pecinhas, engrenagens, e Engenhocas úteis, são as lojas de Modelismo. Por isso, aqui vai o Link desta, bastante porreira, e dum atendimento impecável, a SVmodelismo:

http://www.svmodelismo.net/







Poder-se-há futuramente proteger o Cobre, e outros Metais, com uma camada de Grafeno que protege contra a Corrosão, isso vai ser impecável, para uma data de fins:

Graphene coating makes copper almost 100 times more corrosion-resistant

By Darren Quick

Following on from news out of the University at Buffalo earlier this year that a graphene varnish could significantly slow the corrosion of steel, researchers from Monash and Rice Universities have used a graphene coating to improve copper’s resistance to corrosion by nearly 100 times. The researchers say such a dramatic extension of the metal’s useful life could result in significant cost savings for a wide range of industries.
Metals are often treated with polymer coatings to help prevent corrosion, but their protective capabilities can be easily compromised by scratches. Although graphene is only one-atom thick and is invisible, not changing the appearance or feel of the metal, it is exceptionally strong and much harder to damage. This gives the material enormous potential for protecting metals even in harsh environments.

http://www.gizmag.com/graphene-metal-corrosion/24434/

A Disney surpreende-nos com esta novidade, Lentes impressas em 3D, por se utilizar um Material com óptimas propriedades ópticas...

Disney Research develops 3D printed optics

Jason Falconer

Researchers at Disney Research Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are experimenting with 3D printed optics using clear resin. Printed optics can create a variety of effects within 3D-printed objects, from focusing light within printed prisms to channeling light through honeycomb-like "light pipes," which give the effect of individually lit pixels.

   

One of the examples of the new technology uses a mobile projector and internal light pipes to transfer projections through an object, giving a printed toy a pair of animated eyes. An obvious benefit of the technology is the reduction of electronic components. Entire toy lines that would normally require individual LCD or LED displays (and batteries) for animated parts could use light pipes partnered with a single mobile projector to accomplish the same effect.

http://www.gizmag.com/disney-research-3d-printed-optics/24435/

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O que é que eu estava a pensar?

Tanto trabalho, tanta peçinha, tanta complicação...

Não sou eu um Inventor?

Basta deixar-se o Papel ser quem ele é!

Uma série de Tiras de papel, que dobram naturalmente, enfiadas em espaços numa caixa, e já está!

Vai funcionar às mil maravilhas...

PENSO EU! 

LOL

Open Materials

Vi, e gostei.

Vem no Open Materials, um Site a visitar, até tem estes fios luminosos, é do caraças!

Nas palavras dos próprios organizadores, sobre a Iniciativa:

about

OpenMaterials is a research group dedicated to open investigation and experimentation with DIY production methods and uses of materials.

In the spirit of the open source software and hardware movements, we hope to promote materials to be researched and developed in a public, collaborative manner. We see materials as an open resource, and wish to establish an open process for exploring and sharing knowledge, techniques and applications related to materials science.

Inspired by Eric Raymond’s comment in ‘The Cathedral and the Bazaar’, regarding the bazaar style which he described as “a great babbling bazaar of differing agendas and approaches”, we hope to encourage discourse and experimentation with the broadest range of materials and processes possible.

This website is intended as a platform to share knowledge, resources and discoveries, as well as document experiments and processes.

Por estas, e por muitas mais, devem ir à

http://openmaterials.org/

Dia de Instructables

...E que Instructables!

Para passear o cão, quando anda de bicicleta:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Dog-Walker/

Um Churrasco, para assar até Javalis:

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Wild-Pig-Smoker/

Um Limpador Magnético de Aquários:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-magnetic-fish-tank-cleaner/

Uma Cadeira de Rodas para doninhas:

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-FerretMobile-DIY-Ferret-Wheelchair/

Um cartão de referência para Resistências:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Resistor-Reference-Card/

Amanhã há mais!

Relojoaria, engenhocas com Cultura!

Eis Sites incríveis, para quem quer um Hobby com Maquinaria intrincada:

Um com até Microscópios para Relojoaria!

http://www.csparks.com/watchmaking/Microscopes.html

Do mesmo Autor, outra página com maravilhosas maquinetas para cortar rodas dentadas:

http://www.csparks.com/watchmaking/GearTools.html

Outra página ainda, com uma Calculadora para Rodas Dentadas:

http://www.csparks.com/watchmaking/Microscopes.html

Um Génio, que é um Pai Modelo, vejam a cara mais-que-feliz do filho, hé, hé!

http://gizmology.net/tanks.htm

Este Engenhocas,


Fez ISTO em Madeira:


...com esta máquina CNC que ele próprio fez:

http://thms.tedatum.com/

Hân? E explica tudo!

Ainda mais Links

Lindsay's Technical Books, uma data de livros:
http://www.lindsaybks.com/

Uma página com uma experiência importante para quem quer fazer engrenagens sem-fim:

http://dragonworks.info/Metalworking/Gearbox/gearbox.htm

Uma página explicando a fundição de alumínio em moldes de Esferovite cobertos com uma camada de tinta de cerâmica, num Bidon cheio de Areia, e submetido a Vácuo

http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/vac1a.html

Dos mesmos autores, uma Fundição de Metais, com um... Forno Microondas!

http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/mvpage.html