[image] Home Made 5-Axis CNC Head Is A Project To Watch [Reiner Schmidt] was tired of renting an expensive 5-axis CNC head for projects, so he decided to build his own. It’s still a work in progress, but he’s made remarkable progress so far.…

Yep definitely PETG - printed when I thought it was the definition of exotic material! One was a tool handle for a heavy bar, tap-fit and printed solid (I used to set 99 perimeters to be sure). I dropped it on concrete and it just flew into a bunch of little shards. On the other hand, I’ve just…

[image] BROS™ on Instagram: "CNC IN VAN — PART 3 This isn’t a desktop CNC. It’s a... 202 likes, 11 comments - made_in_bros on September 13, 2026: "CNC IN VAN — PART 3 This isn’t a desktop CNC. It’s a full-size CNC built into a van. Approx. 2600 × 1500 mm, designed to take full 2440 …

I am really hoping that this develops into a replacement for Meshmixer!

You folks hear about Super Wood yet? A buddy told me about it and it’s got me nerding out, it’s real life sci-fi! They use chemicals to remove all the lignin from the wood and then compress it down until the cellulose forms hydrogen bonds with itself. End result is wood that is stronger than steel!…

I don’t even want to know what that costs per board foot.

I wonder how it changes when they use new growth pine vs hardwood. It would be nice if we didn’t have to cut down all these ancient hardwood trees.

Another one, significantly less neat than Super Wood lol. Have we all been over thinking vacuum tables? This thing is just a single hose that goes into a bench dog hole and provides enough suction to hold a workpiece down. I saw it in a YouTube vid, it seemed to work great! [image] The Ori…

I used quite a few 3d printed jigs when I built my kayak.

These are cool too. I have the Grabo. [image] Vac Pucks for MFT - Now only sold on swantoolgroup.com Now sold on Swantoolgroup.com

[image] Mike: You folks hear about Super Wood yet I was eagerly waiting for some Trump video here :slight_smile:

Neat!

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Fabien (Fabien) October 31, 2026, 9:55am 1448

@vicious1 have you seen this one?

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