by news | Aug 14, 2014 | Engineering
I just emailed 16 laser cutting companies in the UK. I really hope I can just find one place who could do the whole job but this might not be possible. The lead time for the quote I received today was 4 weeks, which means I get the uncut plates, send them to the laser...
by news | Aug 14, 2014 | Engineering
Getting the base right is quite a balancing act, you want to keep it compact and quite low but too compact and too low and you run the risk of the sphere over balancing and coming off the base. This can NEVER happen. This is bad!! The problem could be that people over...
by news | Aug 14, 2014 | Design
I don’t quite know what happened but I lost the new XY base I was working on… I’m planning on using extruded aluminium to mount the motors and supporting wheels. It’s light, strong and cheap. It also comes in variety of finishes so you can hide...
by news | Aug 14, 2014 | Marketing, Startups
I decided to see if anyone in my local Hackerspace group would be interested in getting involved, so with a bit of luck I can get on with more technical aspects and hopefully someone else can do a little administration and marketing. I found a great book about...
by news | Aug 14, 2014 | Design
So that should generate 7 replies and 2 quotes ! :p Actually I think it will be more than that, these are all metal spinning companies so as long as they can handle the size they should be able to make them.
