Friction welding 3D prints
Turns out 3D printed stuff can be welded with a rotary tool. When a piece of filament is mounted in a rotary tool and spun against a 3D printed object, the friction causes enough heat...
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HackBBQ and Open House 8.6.2016
Grill + Friends. Open house to show and display past and future projects. 3D-art, wooden thingies, jewellery. The event starts already at 16 but no idea on when the grill is hot. At the same...
Hack the Lab 7.6.2016
On Tuesday 7.6. there will be a Hack the Lab day. The focus is on making the lab a better place. Focus is on organizing, guides and cleaning. We need more stickers, more guides, more...
Fun with laser cutter: wood grain sticker for phone
Inspiration for this project was a company named dbrand which sells skin sticker for phones, tablets and laptops in different colors and patterns. After looking around on their site I thought “How hard this...
Jälkimateriaalia ohjelmoinnin peruskurssilaisille
Pari viikkoa sitten pidettiin ohjelmoinnin peruskurssi, jonka aikana lupailin tehdä blogipostauksen materiaaleista. Kurssi pohjautui pääasiassa omiin kokemuksiini ohjelmointityössä ja “Automate the Boring Stuff with Python – Practical Programming for Total Beginners” -kirjaan, joka on...
Course: Soldering Silver 24.5.2016
Learn how to solder silver in an easy way at home. Learn what tools to use, how to use them and where to get them. It s free of charge to attend but for...
Laser cutting balsa wood
Today we tested laser cutting balsa wood with different power and speed settings. Seems to work well.
New life to wooden furniture
At Hacklab we have the possibility not only to create wonderful robots and build 3D-printers. Sometimes the time is spent also at the dusty side of the Hacklab, with different types of woodwork. One...