Um Emulador de Playstation! Roland Imprime em 3D, e uma lista de 50!

E para o que é que um Raspi não servirá?
Eis mais uma finalidade, um Emulador de Playstation!
É preciso dizer mais?

PiStation - A Raspberry Pi Emulation Console

scott!

I'm moving and will no longer have room for all my classic systems like my NES, SNES, Genesis, etc, so the first thing I think is that I can just play the games on emulators on my PC. But still, I love the experience of sitting back on the couch and playing with a controller, so where's the happy medium? The PiStation! Essentially, I am removing all the parts from a PlayStation 1 and replacing them with a Raspberry Pi, although I still want the new system to function almost perfectly like it's own system, with original buttons working and all. I've seen this done with other systems, but not with the PS1, so I thought I'd give it a try. I picked up a used PS1 for cheap at GoodWill and got started.

http://www.instructables.com/id/PiStation-A-Raspberry-Pi-Emulation-Console/

Vão-me desculpar, mas a Roland?

Não sabia sequer que fazia Fresas 3D, para além dos Instrumentos Musicais, pelos quais, esse, sim, eu conhecia a Marca!

Pois fazia, e agora fazem, Dica da Garagem Fablab, uma bela duma Impressora de estéreo-litografia...

Para além da maior rapidez e muito melhor definição, próprias deste tipo de Impressão 3D, esta em particular oferece-vos a oportunidade de imprimirem várias peças, simultâneamente!

Tomem nota, também desta E-zine, a Output...

 

Tomem nota desta E-zins, a output.

Roland moves into 3D printing with monoFab range launch

Ben McCabe

Despite having produced 3D milling devices for 25 years, this is the company's first 3D printer

Roland DG has announced its new monoFab 3D device series, which includes the company's first 3D printer.

The ARM-10 is a 13 x 7 x 7 cm additive prototyping machine suitable for prototyping and complex shape modelling. It uses a stereo-lithography process with a UV-LED projection system to cure layers of liquid resin and can attain build speeds of 10mm per hour. The machine incorporated a suspended build system to reduce resin consumption and allows for multiple objects to be created simultaneously.

http://www.outputmagazine.com/production-print/production/3d/roland-moves-into-3d-printing-with-monofab-range-launch

 

... E que tal uma lista de 50 boas ideias a apoiar?

Aqui estão elas, cortesia da Makezine, vão vê-las todas, só cá apresento uma, a que gosto mais:

Cool Crowdfunding: September 6th 2014

Caleb Kraft

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Display piece using ultrasonic levitation. Incredibly cool and could be used for education.

http://makezine.com/2014/09/06/cool-crowdfunding-september-6th-2014/

Verve 2, um Arduino para quem não sabe Programação! E como imprimir em Tela, e mais um outro Instructable sobre Fibra de Carbonore

Têem cada vez menos desculpas para não construírem O QUE SEJA!

Não querem aprende Programação? Este Verve 2 faz-vos a papinha toda, não se ralem...

Verve 2 is like Arduino for people without programming skills

Dave LeClair

For tinkerers and people who love programming complicated projects, devices like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino are amazing, but for those without technical knowledge, they can be a terrifying proposition. A new device called Verve 2 aims to bring the functionality of these devices to the masses without the need for programming skills.
The crux of a lot of cool projects you see developed using Arduino is the device itself, along with some connected sensors. From there, someone with electronics and programming knowledge writes the code that tells the system what to do when the sensors detect something. The general idea for Verve 2 is the same, except it doesn't require the programming step.

http://www.gizmag.com/verve2-project-maker/33560/

Como poderão imprimir em Tela, se quizerem, na vossa Impressora comum, de Jacto-de-Tinta?

Eis como:

How to Print Fabric at Home
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Learn how to print on fabric using an ink-jet printer. There are great places like spoonflower, where you can get yards of fabric printed with your own design, but did you know that you can print custom designs at home too? Oh, the possibilities.

This Instructable will also go over some helpful tools and tips that will produce the right print for your project.
What you need:
- Ink Jet Printer
- White 100% Cotton Fabric
- Cutting Mat
- Rotary Blade
- Metal Ruler
- 8.5" x 11" packing labels
- Somewhere to soak and wash fabric
- Computer with photo editing software installed (GIMP is free)
- Bubble Jet Set (you may not need this, please read all steps before buying materials)

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Printing-Fabric-at-Home/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fibra de Carbono, para Aeronáutica?

Pois pode servir para reparar as vossas Avionetas, Ultra-Ligeiros, Modelos tele-controlados, Quadracópteros, etc. mais este Instructable, e bastante exaustivo, por sinal, por isso aproveitem para ver:

 

 

 

 

Carbon Fiber Aircraft Flap

danvida

 

Carbon fiber composites have been used for decades in high-performance applications that require high strength and lightweight components. Making something out of carbon fiber may seem daunting at first, so the goal of this Instructable is to demonstrate composite manufacturing techniques and provide a list of materials and vendors.
This aircraft flap contains four pieces that are bonded together using adhesives and fasteners. The leading edge, lower, and upper panels contain honeycomb core. The spar in the middle does not contain a honeycomb core and only contains carbon fiber plies.
5 Milestones

• Mold preparation (Steps 1 - 38)
• Honeycomb core preparation and carbon fiber cutting (Steps 39 -42)
• Layup in molds (Steps 43 - 60)
• Cure (Steps 61 - 72)
• Machine and bond (Steps 73 - 98)

http://www.instructables.com/id/Carbon-Fiber-Aircraft-Flap

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTISTAS! A Trotinete em madeira, Cerâmica impressa em 3D, uma Engenhoca FX para a TV, e a Maker Faire em Lisboa

Este nosso amigo Zeloko, do grande Blogue L'air du Bois, é um Génio!

Ver isto, é maravilharmo-nos perante algo que só visto, e pasmarmos, pensando, porque é que a Trotinete não foi inventada pelos Gregos?
Porque ninguém se lembrou!
Material para apresentar em Grande Estilo, na próxima Maker Faire, em Lisboa, penso eu...

Trottinette en bois
Zeloko

Voici une trottinette quasiment entièrement en bois (hors axes). La technique principale utilisée est le lamellé collé, tant pour les roues que pour le cadre.
La géométrie des roues m'a été inspirée par cette vidéo de Chet Baigh.

J'ai conçu ce projet pour qu'il soit réalisé dans le cadre d'un atelier de découverte des possibilités du bois et par des adultes en majorité débutants dans le travail du bois.

Les principales pièces ont été préparées dans mon atelier et la finalisation du projet a été faite en itinérant dans le cadre d'un séminaire d'entreprise.

www.lairdubois.fr/creations/548-trottinette-en-bois.html

Mais um Artista, este não desistiu de tentar, até que fez a Impressão 3D funcionar, para algo como para obras Primas em Cerâmica, que seriam impossíveis de fazer de outro modo. 

Maravilha!

3D Printed Clay Art of Oliver Van Herpt
Cabe Atwell

 

Oliver van Herpt is an artist whose obsessive compulsion has led to a victorious invention: a 3D printer which creates lovely pottery. Considering the manner in which 3D printers work, one layer at a time, creating 3D pottery has been less than elegant as each layer cannot be masked. Of course, this doesn’t even take into account how hard it is to stop wet clay from collapsing in on itself.

So, van Herpt’s elegant pottery is quite an impressive feat which was achieved by hours of intense messing about with code and hardware. In the end, this version of van Herpt’s creation is a water cut steel, delta-style printer that stands 5 feet tall and can create clay pots both big and small (yep, it even rhymes).

http://makezine.com/2014/09/03/3d-printed-clay-art-of-oliver-van-herpt/

 

Eis algo que não é Arte, mas é um Efeito Especial bacana para o vosso Monitor, que prolonga de algum modo a Cena que vocês estão a ver, porque faz um show de LEDs à volta.... Impressionante, para fazer da vossa Sala uma Sala de Espectáculos.... 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/meet-zambilight-the-update-for-your-television

...A não perder, a Maker Faire em Lisboa dias 19, 20, e 21 deste Mê, vão lá, e participem se puderem, que é muito importante neste País de Engenhocas, verem como é, neste Certame que valoriza a Inovação e a Capacidade de FAZER!

What's a Maker Faire

Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth -- a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds. The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community.

http://makerfairelisbon.com/en/

 

A Bolsa, através do Raspi? E 3D em Fibra, um T-Cóptero, e uma Parede Insonorizada

Têem Acções na Bolsa?

Acompanhem os Valores da Bolsa, através deste Raspi, que pode estar ligado a toda a hora, mesmo quando o vosso PC não está...

Getting Stock Prices on Raspberry Pi (using Python) 

scottkildall

I working on some new projects involving getting stock price data from the web, which will be tracked and displayed via my Raspberry Pi. I wanted to share the setup on how to do this using Python.

This short Instructable will show you how install a stock querying library to get (mostly) realtime stock prices using Yahoo Finance API. There's no GitHub involved!

You can also use this stock price-gathering engine on any Linux server.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Getting-Stock-Prices-on-Raspberry-Pi-Python/

Eis uma Impressora 3D para um Filme do Homem-Aranha!

Mas sériamente, quando pensamos em Fibra-de-Vidro, já se vê como se podem um dia fabricar coisas como Capacetes, peças de Barcos e Aviões, etc...

Fiber Composite 3D Printing (The Bug)

Sebastian Morales

Think of this machine as a very friendly sculpting spider.

For my last semester as an undergrad at IIT, I decided to give my education a twist and create my own research project. Fascinated by natures way to fabricate, I got inspired to create the Bug, a 3D printer-like robot that can create using composite fibers.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Fiber-Composite-3D-Printing-The-Bug/

 

 

Um T-Cóptero, é uma configuração com várias vantagens sobre os 'cópteros que já existem, como ser mais resistente, e ficam a conhecê-lo, aqui, juntamente como calcular o vosso próprio T-Cóptero, uma autêntica Iniciação aos 'Cópteros de toda a espécie:

 

Cheap, crash resistant portable T Copter 

All that i do

Hello People of the world.

One fine morning, I woke up and decided to find out what is going on in the world of aeromodelling. I was surprised to see the world had been overtaken by drones. There were multirotors everywhere and everyone was making one for themselves.

So I decided to make one for myself. Being always out of cash I was hell bent to make something that was cheap. And since the only mode of transport I have is my trusty 3 yr old Honda motorcycle, it had to be portable as in backpack-able. As it goes without saying, it had to be crash resistant as this would be my first multirotor.
A portable , crash resistant T-copter seemed to be the ideal candidate for this adventure.

In this instructable I will stress on how to make the frame rather than going into the intricacies of the electronic component selection and their settings. There are a lot of websites which provide enough information on those subjects. A quick google search should do fine. (Edit : I did add basic info for the benefit of any person new to all this)

http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-crash-resistant-portable-T-Copter/

Um Engenhocas precisa às vezes de ter máquinas algo barulhentas a funcionar, (Hé, hé, hé...) ou precisa de fazer experiências com Som, ou lá o que seja, pois cá está como o podem fazer, sem incomodar os vizinhos ou a Família!

Build a Soundproof Wall 

Natalina

Up until recently, the only thing between my room and the one adjoining was a set of double doors. I like living with people and do so by choice, but being able to hear someone's entire phone conversation word for word seemed a little much. So I set out to build a more proper wall between us, and in the process learned quite a bit about soundproofing. It worked out great, as now we can barely hear each other when talking at a normal volume. Success!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Soundproof-Wall/

Vitorino Moreira Fernandes, um Exemplo, e uma Vida dedicada à Invenção e à Nação.

É com uma grande alegria que vos venho apresentar um Site que inspira a todos, a Auto-Biografia do maior exemplo de Inventor Português vivo, e actuante, ainda hoje.

Um homem que se fez a si mesmo, com muita dedicação ao dever, e sentido de humor, um Homem do Norte, sempre pronto a ajudar, mas sem papas na língua, e um Inventor.

Acham que é difícil inovar? 

Vejam-se neste exemplo, e verão que já tudo foi feito, por Pioneiros da Invenção, como ele:

AUTO-BIOGRAFIA

Vitorino Joaquim da Silva Moreira Fernandes

http://www.vitorinomoreirafernandes.com/

A Invenção dele de que eu mais gosto, foi feita com muito esforço, numa altura em que em Portugal, não havia nada de Fabbing, Prototipagem, ou o que fosse, mas isso não o impediu de fazer uma maravilha de Automação, para a altura, e ainda agora:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yVqpagq-AdE

Por isso, vão lá, para verem não só a Auto-Biografia, mas ainda, as Invenções, a sua história, as Patentes e as Medalhas deste Homem a que eu me orgulho de chamar meu, e nosso, Mentor e Amigo!

http://www.vitorinomoreirafernandes.com/

3D SOBRE 3D! E Sintratech, não de Sintra, mas da Suiça

Eis algo que vai ser de uma enorme utilidade para quase tudo, porque se vai um dia imprimir em 3D, SOBRE um objecto, não uma placa, mas um objecto qualquer que caiba na impressora!
Por conjugar uma Impressora com um Scanner, a Impressorasabe sempre onde, e como, a superfície de impressão está.

Haverá melhor maneira de reparar tanta coisa, e de fabricar peças de artefactos muito mais complexos do que os de hoje?

Havia a Foto-Montagem, isto será a 3D-Montagem! 
E como aponta aqui Cabe Atwell, da Make Magazine, poder-se-há RETOMAR uma Impressão 3D, parada a meio!

3D Printer That Scans Objects to Print on Its Surface

Cabe Atwell

When it comes to unusual 3D printers and materials, MIT takes the proverbial cake. Students and researchers from the prestigious institution have designed printers that can print food (The Cornucopia and the latest machine to print ice cream), robots (Origami Robot), and even composite bones (CPU optimized designs of soft and stiff polymers).
Now researchers have designed a prototype 3D printer that is capable of locating and printing on objects that are positioned on its printing tray. Trying to print on an object usually involves ‘eyeballing’ the location or using specialized camera equipment to get the precise location. MIT’s solution was to combine the printer with a 3D scanner, making the job a heck of a lot easier to do, especially on irregular surfaces. Not only that, but it works for previously stopped printing projects that would otherwise become useless preformed objects destined for the trash.

http://makezine.com/2014/08/22/3d-printer-that-scans-objects-to-print-on-their-surfaces/

Esta é uma Impressora 3D com um nome curioso, Sintratech, não é de Sintra, mas de Sintering, e são da Suíça.

De qualquer maneira, cá vai o Artigo, também da Make Magazine, onde podem ver, no vídeo, porque estas Impressoras 3D, de método SLS, valem a diferença de preço, são mais rápidas, executam peças impossíveis nas mais baratas, as de deposição de plástico fundido, e em plástico que permite criar peças muito mais resistentes!

Sintratec: Affordable Home SLS Printer Coming Soon

Caleb Kraft

Desktop Selective Laser Sintering, or SLS, is a highly sought after item in the 3d printing world. SLS printers print by layering fine powder, then selectively “sintering” or melting it with a laser. Since there is a solid “cake” of powder, no support materials are necessary. Typically these machines are extremely expensive and quite large. Sintratec is hoping to change that.

The Sintratec team currently consists of 3 electrical engineers based out of Switzerland: Joscha Zeltner, Christian Von Burg, and Dominik Solenicki. The three hope to launch a crowdfunding campaign in October to raise enough money to ship at least 60 kit printers. Their current target price is under 3999€ ($5,277), which is considerably cheap for an SLS machine, though still quite pricey compared to your typical FDM printer. However, as you can see in the video above, they are quite different machines.

 

http://makezine.com/2014/08/25/sintratec-affordable-home-sls-printer-coming-soon/

Impressora Invulgar! E a Verbatim vende Filamentos, e o Gerador Whimhsurst

Isto é FENOMENAL! 

Trata-se da mais genial Impressora 3D que eu vi, porque pode ser construída por qualquer um que vá a uma Sucateira, e arranje uma Impressora Multi-Funções, mais umas peças...

Já não há desculpa para não imprimirem em 3D!

Plan B, an open source 3DP (powder and inkjet) 3D printer

dragonator 

Plan B is an open source 3DP 3D printer. It uses binder and powder to create it´s parts. It can be built for €1000,- ($1300,-) if the parts are sourced right. It uses standard 3D printer parts and electronics, off the shelf inkjet components, 3D printed parts and a sturdy laser cut (or water cut) aluminium frame.

It has a step accuracy of up to 0.05mm and has a printing accuracy of 96DPI (coming from it's HP C6602 inkjet cartridge). The inkjet technology on Plan B is based on the inkshield. It has a printing envelope of 150mmx150mmx100mm and has a layer thickness of 0.15mm to 0.2mm. It's current speed is 60mm/s, though with better firmware this speed can easily be doubled.

It currently prints in special 3DP printing gypsum with matched binder. Additional materials are going to be investigated.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Plan-B-an-open-source-3DP-powder-and-inkjet-3D-pri/

Dica de Tozé Soares, no Blogue da 3D Printers PT, eis a prova de que a Impressão 3D ganha força no Mercado, até a Verbatim, a Marca que vende CDs e DVDs, já vende Bobinas de Filamento!

Verbatim Enters the 3D Printing Market with its New Filaments
The Engineer

Data storage giant Verbatim is using IFA Berlin running from September 5-10, 2014 to announce its entry into the fast developing 3D printing market with the availability of a top-grade range of PLA and ABS plastic filament materials.

The 3D printing process enables physical objects to be made from three-dimensional models by laying down successive layers of a material in an additive manufacturing process. The 3D printing industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation and enjoying unprecedented growth that is estimated to reach a value of $669 million (€500 million) in 2014, according to Gartner. Now, new and more technologically advanced 3D printers are increasingly being introduced that target use in homes, schools and universities, and key business and industrial applications.

 

http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingArticles/ArticleID/8268/Verbatim-Enters-the-3D-Printing-Market-with-its-New-Filaments.aspx

E para rematar, um pequeno Gerador Whimhsurst, que podem fazer com Cartolina e CDs, e produzir as sempre tão satisfatórias, FAÍSCAS!

Muháháháhá!

Small Wimshurst generator from cardboard and CDs

Sparticles

The Wimshurst influence machine was a popular machine at the end of the 19th century to generate high voltages.
From it's development ~1883 it superseded other devices such as the "Holtz" and "Voss" machines. It was one of the first ways to generate high voltage to more or less conveniently take Röntgen pictures around the turn of the century. For example, this 1909 book on radiography: Radiography and the "X" rays in practice and theory with constructional and manipulatory details by S.R. Bottone has an interesting chapter on Wimshurst machines, how to hook them up to a Crookes tube and how to take X-ray pictures. My little Wimshurst machine should in theory be able to do the job, but it will take a very long time to get 10 good flashes. And the tiny crank is not ergonomic. And I don't have a Crookes tube.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-Wimshurst-generator-from-cardboard-and-CDs/