3D Printing (Additive Machining)

3D Printing goes Mainstream

March 10, 2015December 30, 20153D Printing (Additive Machining)

Interesting article from Forbes and 2014 on the maturing market. http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2014/09/03/3d-printing-goes-mainstream/

Excellent Source of CAD Models

January 15, 2015January 15, 20153D Printing (Additive Machining), CAD, CNC

It`s hosted by Dassault Systemes, makers of Solidworks: Free 2D and 3D CAD Models of User-Contributed and Supplier-Certified Parts & Assemblies, 2D Blocks, Library Features, Macros, and more http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/default.aspx

Ball screw Mapping and Compensation

November 20, 2014November 20, 20143D Printing (Additive Machining), Ballscrews, CNC

If you’ve done any investigation into ballscrews, you’ll see there’s a bewildering array of variables: metric/imperial, tolerance classes, pitch/lead, rotational moments of inertia, backlash compensation methods. One that may affect cut dimensions is the

Extrusion Head for CNC

April 20, 2014April 20, 20143D Printing (Additive Machining), CNC3D Printing, Extrusion Printing

Well, Why not? You’ve most of the machine there! Well, some people believe you’ll have accelerated wear on expensive ballscrews in localized areas, and the speeds will never approach those of a lightweight machine (throwing

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