by Jon Bondy | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I created two simple molds, one for a sphere, the other for an angular spheroid approximation: I forgot to put a releasing agent inside the mold, which bit me later on. Last time, I used grease. I then used clamps to hold the mold halves in place, and then poured the...
by Jon Bondy | Nov 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of my customers wanted a prototype of a handle with a metal tang inside. The original thought was to print everything in plastic, but I pointed out that the heft and balance of the prototype would not be realistic. Instead I suggested that we print the handle in...
by Jon Bondy | Sep 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Open flames are not permitted at the Champlain Maker Fair, and commercial hot plates are difficult to control and unnecessarily large. And I did not make them. So…. I took a page from my friend Ralph Lemnah’s book and purchased some PID temperature controllers off of...
by Jon Bondy | Jul 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
It took a few weeks, but they’re all done. Each print consists of 2 parts, for a total of 5 hours of print time per print.
by Jon Bondy | Jul 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve just started those 50 prints. Here we can see all 3 of my Aluminati running flat out: This video lets you see and listen to the printers at the start of the prints: And this video shows you how loud they can be when all three are running full...