Automatismo para qualquer um! E acabamentos na Impressão 3D, com uma PISTOLA DE COLA(!), Concrete Molds, Derreter VIDRO no Micro-ondas, e temperar PLA

Qualquer um pode controlar agora a sua Màquina, sem saber programação!

Brutal! 
E podem controlar, vigiar etc.

Machine Control at Your FingertipsMichael Di Staulo 

We’re proud to present our new MachineMotion Pendant: a plug-and-play touchscreen interface for automated equipment powered by the MachineMotion controller. Now you can program, control, and monitor your machine through an intuitive code-free user interface.
The pendant features a 10.1-inch touchscreen, impact-resistant enclosure, rear mounting tabs compatible with UR’s eSeries Pendant Mount, and a comfortable hand strap. It also makes your system safer by ensuring an emergency stop button is always within the user’s reach. 

https://www.vention.io/blogs/machine-control-at-your-fingertips-184

Note: Besides the cool uses that you see on the neat idea below, think also it can be used to COLORIZE details on monocrome Prints!

Isto é uma  ideia que toda a gente gostaria de ter tido!

Paa o quê?

Para acabar, soldar ou reforçar, etc. umas peças com a vossa simples Pistola de Cola, o que vos poupa muito tempo e chatiçes!

Porreiro.

Até... 

Pode servir para COLORIR detalhes duma impressão Monocromo, já pensaram nisso? 

[Project] 3D Printing Sticks for PLA Hot Glue GunTyler Koslow
Who needs a 3D printer when you have a hot glue gun? This Hackaday project from Donald Papp shows us how to use molten PLA filament to glue 3D printed objects together.
When 3D printing ambitiously sized projects, hot glue guns come in handy as a tool to join two separate things together. But what if you could bind these objects with the very same PLA filament that you used to 3D print in the first place?

https://all3dp.com/weekend-project-3d-printing-sticks-for-pla-hot-glue-gun/

Cimento neles!

Já viram que bacansa de Impressoras 3D se faziam, com partes em CIMENTO, para tornar a máquina muito mais sólida?

Até TORNOS se podem fazer com Moldes, seguindo este método.

Useful both for 3D printers a lot more solid, AND even for Lathes, using this Cement Mold idea!

Create Concrete Products With 3D Printed MoldsFurther Fabrication  

In this Instructable I wanted to show you my process, for making 3d printed moulds, to create cost effective prototype products, with cast concrete.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Create-Concrete-Products-With-3D-Printed-Molds/

Note, although Metal on the Microwave is a big NO-NO, removing the Kiln, at a certain temperature, and quckly pouring it onto a Mold...

That's feasable.

Derreter VIDRO no Micro-ondas!

E sabe-se lá que outros Materiais não-metálicos.

Porque Metal, no Micro-ondas...

NÃO!

Mas... Isso não impede de se poder retirar o Cadinho, com uma boa temperatura...

E, rápidamente, inserir um pouco de Metal, e logo, se verter para um Molde! 

MEWAHAHAHAHA!

DIY Microwave Kiln | Fuse Glass in Your MicrowaveShakeTheFuture 

In this Instructable, we'll look into way to make a microwave kiln.
For those who don't know what is a microwave kiln, here is a quick introduction.
Microwave kiln is a kiln that you can put in your regular microwave oven.
It does not use a wire heating element or gas to heat up. Microwave kiln is covered with silicon carbide.
Silicon carbide absorbs microwaves and turns them into heat.
Microwave kilns are usually used to fuse glass.
You can turn broken glass into amazing jewelry. 

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Microwave-Kiln-Fuse-Glass-in-Your-Microwave/

Tempera-se Metal...

Porque não, PLA?

É o que este nosso amigo nos ensina a fazer:

Annealing PLA Prints for Strength – 2 Easy WaysMiroslav Sarcevic 
Background Information
Annealing, when referring to metals, is when you heat up a material to make it less brittle and more pliant. In order for this physical change to occur, you have to heat the material to a sweet spot that’s cooler than its melting point but hotter than the temperature it recrystallizes at. You have to maintain this temperature for a while and then let it naturally cool down.
...
Annealing Plastic
Though this definition refers mostly to metals, a similar process can also be used with plastic. The technology behind plastic annealing is not new. It has been used for decades in the production of injection-molded plastic objects. Annealing is used to reduce internal stress in molded parts and make those parts stronger and less prone to warping.

https://all3dp.com/2/annealing-pla-prints-for-strength-easy-ways/

Instructables! Zarabatanas, Soldadores, Pistolas de Cola, micro Web Servers, e um Cortador de Plástico portátil!

Ora cá vai, uma série de Instructables, e começo com o meu!

Queriam um Instructable fácil, fácil?

Pois este, é do mais fácil que há, pode-se fazer esta Zarabatana-Revólver com quase nada, até sem ferramentas eléctricas.

E tem tanto detalhe, passo-a-passo, que se pode fazer com qualquer grau de experiência, por isso, façam esta Zarabatana e disparem 6 tiros de seguida!

Revolver Blowpipe

Edgar

This is an Instructable as simple as can be, and with enough detail for anyone to make a Revolver Blowpipe, from PVC tubing, wood, some screws, hot glue, a rubber band or metal spring, and an O-ring.

You plug the ammo into the tubes, blow one, pull and twist the Cylinder, blow another, etc.

Easy! 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Revolver-Blowpipe/

Isto é um sonho tornado realidade para muito Engenhocas, Soldadura para o Povo...

Com a Sucata que um Engenhocas acaba sempre por acumular, podem soldar os vossos Protótipos, Maquinetas, Modelos, Esculturas, Etc. 

DIY Spot Welder

Make it Extreme 

The new project of make it extreme is the transformation of an old microwave oven into a brand new spot welder. How did we manage that? Firstly, we decomposed the microwave oven and took its transformer and the fan that cools it. The particular project was planned not to make a portable spot welder but one with a stable basis. 

www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Spot-Welder/

Parece-me uma óptima ideia, para Modelistas, e não só, uma Pistola de Cola com uma ponta bem fina, que chega a todo o lado, e se pode dosear melhor!
Por isso, cá vai o Instructable: 

HOW TO MAKE A MODED GLUE GUN / Tutorial / DIY

romanursuhack

I came up with an idea to customize or in other words to improve my glue gun. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO-MAKE-a-MODED-GLUE-GUN-Tutorial-DIY/

Cá está uma alternativa ao Arduino, para terem um Servidor, que podem acessar de onde quizerem, através da Net.

Ainda por cima, é bem mais barato, e neste Instructable até encontram onde o comprar!

Control ESP8266 over the internet (from anywhere)

CrtSuznik

 

There are but a few things better than (succesfully) programming and using your Arduino. Surely one of those things is using your ESP8266 as an Arduino with WiFi!

In this instructable I will show you an EASY way to get the ESP8266 working as a web server AND accessing that server from anywhere (over the internet)

Also if you find this instructable interesting, perhaps you'll like some of my others:

How to make a high voltage power supply

How to send data from Arduino to excel (and plot it)

How to display Arduino sensor readings on Nokia 5110 display 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-ESP8266-Over-the-Internet-from-Anywhere/

Pode-se dizer que que estes Instructables são todos de primeira, e acabamos com este, que vos permitirá cortar plástico duro, e onde quer que estejam, o que é um achado para mais uma vez, Modelistas, e Engenhocas, de toda a espécie...

DIY: An Ultra portable Torch knife

pocholox8  

Hey guys! so its been a while since i've written an ible and i must say, its great to be back! Seems like there's a ton of great instructables recently popping out and i hope this one makes it to your list of favorites ;)

Anyhow, here's a short read about how it was made..

As i was working on my cotton candy machine, here's a little list of problems (aka:opportunities lol) i had encountered back then

Due to the lack of tools at home, i really found it difficult to cut the hard plastic enclosure into a decent circle until i tried heating a retractable cutter blade with a lighter and to my not-so surprise, it worked quite well! but then an idea sparked from that simple combination of tools, what if i built a heating system that could be mounted on a cutter? after a handful of developments and instantly cauterized cuts on my thigh, i finally realized an x-acto™ knife would do the perfect job! Both aesthetically and functionally. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-An-Ultra-portable-Butane-knife/

3D com Pistola de Cola! E uma Impressora 3D por 100 dólares, 1 Fresa CNC, e tubo de PVC transformado em placa

Isto vai safar muito Inventor e Engenhocas, uma Engenhoca em Legomais uma Pistola de cola, e podem-se fazer muitas coisas, assim...
É uma caneta 3D de fazer em casa!

E o que é melhor, podem fazer o download dos Planos, são Open source.

Hot glue gun becomes handheld 3D printer with some help from Lego 

Paul Ridden

Given some biodegradable 3D printing filament and tasked with doing something creative with it, Vimal Patel built an extruder using Lego, attached it to a rather ordinary hot glue gun and ended up with a pretty funky 3D printing pen – a DIY 3Doodler if you will.

Before embarking on his Lego adventure, Patel did some preliminary work using the university's UP 3D printers to find out if he could incorporate zones of different stiffness into his single material objects. Though this proved possible, the layer by layer approach was found limiting and modeling and programming robotic assistance for extrusion along a path in multiple axes looked complicated, so he simplified the process.

http://www.gizmag.com/vimal-patel-lego-glue-gun-3d-printer/36598/

 ...Podem também fazer em casa esta Impressora 3D Open Source, por cerca de 100 Dólares, que exige apenas uma noção elementar de Impressão 3D:

Edge 3D Printer - an affordable open source 3D printer! 

appleman123987 

Hello everyone! In this instructable I will show you how to make a low cost 3d printer that I designed! It should cost around $150 US dollars or $175 Canadian dollars, if you buy from the links provided in this project (parts are from Aliexpress). You can also buy locally but it will cost more (about $300- $400 instead of $150).

You WILL need to have at least some knowledge in 3d printing top complete this project. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Edge-3D-Printer-an-affordable-open-source-3D-print/

Ou então, esta Fresa CNC que podem também fazer em casa, para as vossas pequenas peças, para fazerem peças em Metal, Madeira, e etc.

Basic beginners mini 3 axis CNC mill

Unclejake 

I've been a CNC machinist just short of 20 years. Owned a Fadal 4020 with extended Z made some neat gadgets with it. About 5 years ago after illness I started back working and looked into and purchased some micro-controllers. All with the idea of building my own little machines. And explore what makes it all tick. Above are two pictures of where my build started and ended over a 24 day period. I'll be doing updates and more instructables around this project in the future. Please enjoy and criticize where needed my first Instructable and CNC competion.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Basic-beginners-mini-3-axis-CNC-mill/

Mas também podem aproveitar Tubo de PVC, para aí, aos pontapés, transformando-o em Chapa que depois podem fresar, ou trabalhar, para o que quizerem!

Recycle Old PVC Into Flat Sheets 

kludge77

When you think about PVC, you're probably like me, and consider it as a tube. Well, it's pretty easy to get it into flat material for the shop. I flattened a 4" piece of schedule 40 PVC in about 20 minutes. You just need a heat gun and a flat surface. Odds are, you've got loads of the stuff sitting around the house. Why not recycle it into something useful? 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Recycle-Old-PVC-Into-Flat-Sheets/

Mindsets, Metal e Plástico. E ser invisível no Radar, com uma Impressora 3D caseira, mais um Gerador Eólico inovador

A Mindsets dá-vos uma boa base para fazerem uma data de coisas, eis só as ùltimas duas, aLiga de Estañho com que podem iniciar-se na Fundição de Metais, com um risco reduzido,

Pewter Casting
The perfect way to introduce the principles of casting metal cleanly and simply.
Make impressive automotive parts, cogs and jewellery etc.
Just create your design and cut out (by hand, laser-cut or CNC) from thin sheets of MDF.
Trap the design in the mould case, pour the molten metal in and leave to cool for at least two minutes.

...E uma fenomenal ideia de usar barras de Alumínio entre 2 Placas, para fazerem Injecção de Plástico, com Pistolas de Cola!

 

Injection Moulding System

This pack enables all the key principles of injection moulding to be taught and demonstrated at a fraction of the cost of using commercial equipment. It enables students to design and make either simple or very complex moulds.
The “tooling” for small mouldings can be made in a matter of minutes using hand tools!

The class pack contains 2 glue guns, 10 coloured glue sticks, silicone grease spray, 5 mould cases and three packs of aluminium strips.

...E como nessa Página vos fornecem também os Materiais para as Experiências, vão lá!

http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/emails/may13/may13email.htm

Para terem uma noção do que se não poderá fazer ainda com as vossas Impressoras 3D caseiras, eis isto, um Escudo que vos torna invisíveis ao Radar!!! Já podem brincar ao 007...  

Make your own invisibility cloak with a 3D printer

By Brian Dodson

Invisibility cloaks have been around in various forms since 2006, when the first cloak based on optical metamaterials was demonstrated. The design of cloaking devices has come a long way in the past seven years, as illustrated by a simple, yet highly effective, radar cloak developed by Duke University Professor Yaroslav Urzhumov, that can be made using a hobby-level 3D printer.

http://www.gizmag.com/invisibility-cloak-plastic-3d-printed/27433/

Quem tiver idade para isso, e vir isto, vai-se lembrar dos Wind Traps, Geradores de Vento do Jogo de Computador, Dune 2...

Pois a Realidade imitou mis uma vez a Ficção, e eis estes Geradores de Eletricidade, a partir do Vento, e qualquer força de Vento!

Invelox wind turbine claims 600% advantage in energy output

Antonio Pasolini

SheerWind, a wind power company from Minnesota, USA, has announced the results of tests it has carried out with its new Invelox wind power generation technology. The company says that during tests its turbine could generate six times more energy than the amount produced by traditional turbines mounted on towers. Besides, the costs of producing wind energy with Invelox are lower, delivering electricity with prices that can compete with natural gas and hydropower.

Invelox takes a novel approach to wind power generation as it doesn’t rely on high wind speeds. Instead, it captures wind at any speed, even a breeze, from a portal located above ground. The wind captured is then funneled through a duct where it will pick up speed. The resulting kinetic energy will drive the generator on the ground level. By bringing the airflow from the top of the tower, it’s possible to generate more power with smaller turbine blades, SheerWind says.

http://www.gizmag.com/invelox-wind-generator/27377/



 

Shopbot, Cubify, Hobby Technik, e peças com cola.

O Shopbot Desktop é bacano!

Por este preço, não há quem lhe chegue perto, tem peças e programas comó caraças, ponta digitalizadora, é o maio...

E digo isto, depois de ver um excelente artigo duma Página no Facebook dedicada à Carpintaria, American Woodworker, com uma comparação, e um Vídeo que convencem.

E eis outro Vídeo, este com uma peça em Alumínio:

Vão ver ao Site, onde até vos ensinam o que é, e não é fresagem 3D:

3D Cutting and CNC Routers

3D cutting, machining and sculpting can be used in many different types of projects. It is one of the most impressive capabilities a ShopBot CNC tool will bring to your shop. All ShopBots have full 3D capability, and the high-speed capabilities of PRS ShopBots make them excellent for efficient 3D work. There is a lot of confusion surrounding 3D and how to best make it work for you and your type of application.

This section is intended to provide you with an introduction to 3D and to clarify how you might to incorporate 3D features into your work. Understand at the outset that there are a lot of different ways to do 3D and there will probably be at least one that is right for you. 

http://www.shopbottools.com/mproducts/3-d_work_v2.htm

O Site da Cubify tem coisas do caraças!

Como este Enfeite de bolo de casamento, bem à Engenhocas!!!

http://cubify.com/blog/to-have-and-to-hold-robots/

 

Mas Romance de Casal Engenhocas à parte, descarreguei este Programa 3D da Cubify, e dei uma Voltinha nele, versão Grátis por 60 dias, é claro...

 

Tem uma série de Tutoriais, portanto, é de experimentar:

 

http://cubify.com/products/cubify_invent/tutorial_1.aspx

E depois, é irem à página dos Downloads:

Cubify Invent^™

Easy to learn 3D design software
Powerful to use
3D printing ready

http://cubify.com/products/cubify_invent/index.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekof112612

Lembram-se do Ornitóptero?

Pois aqui está onde comprá-lo, Hobby Technik:

About Us

Sean Kinkade started RC ornithopter development for the hobby market as a life long passion starting early in life. Throughout the 1980's and 1990's gradual progress was made with various prototype models.

Breakthrough success finally came in 1998 with the nitro powered VT-series of models which led to the 1999 release of the world's first production RC ornithopter called the SkyBird. The trend in RC around the time of the SkyBird was more towards electric power and especially smaller "park flyers" as battery, motor, and radio technology rapidly advanced. Kinkade followed this trend which resulted in the development of the Park Hawk, the first production electric RC ornithopter.

http://flappingflight.com/about_us

 

As peças feitas com Molde de Silicone e Cola de Pistola de Cola vão avançando, e cada vez melhor, a última é a de baixo, à esquerda, ao lado da roda dentada original:

É bom!

Protótipos pró Povo, parte 5

Uma maneira simples, e quase Instantânea, de fazerem peças para as vossas Engenghocas, é  no que eu estou a pensar, agora.

Já vos tinha falado desta Pasta de Moldagem, da Inventables...

Mas, o que lá pôr, no Molde? 

Andei às voltas com o problema, mas estava já cá em casa, a solução...

A fiel Pistola de Cola!

Eis os primeiros resultados, e não aqueci o Molde, senão, a aderência seria mais perfeita, mas já assim, a Roda Dentada funciona!

Aquecida, sai logo assim, do Molde, sem necessidade de emendas...

E o nosso amigo Fernando Lopes, vem-nos lembrar, que até há Bastões de Cola com Bastões dum Produto mais rígido, por isso, vai de tentar, Rapaziada!