Monday, November 19, 2012

Affordable resin 3d printer

I am exciting cos there are many funny and creative products and projects on modeling getting real in the market. Machines are getting smaller and affordable by hobbyist. I can try out more design work and build the prototype all by myself. There are a lot of toys in my shopping list again but if I get them all (surely I do not have much budget) , they need to be kept in a studio bcos they generate a lot of noise and dirt. Also any chemical is harmful.

This is one of my target, a 3d printer by Formlab. I discover it just a few days before the funding ended and I missed the last call. So I have to wait for its formal launch.

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Sunday, April 01, 2012

rebuild iMAC G4

It is almost done! Thanks to Dremel Junkie's blog instruction, I fixed the display problems and get the sandy bridge system with right form factor. Apart from the OS which I have to switch to Win 7, I keep most native features as possible: power supply, pro speakers, tray load DVD, rear panel sockets etc. And this spend me 3 month in building and sourcing from internet. Besides, I replace firewire with USB 3.0 which should be more useful for file transfer.....but this sacrifice the possibility in connecting Apple external iSight.
Well, a classic design should have a nice keyboard and mouse, HHKB mac keyboard  is definitely my first choice. Perfect match, right?