Whenever we talk about 3D printing we also have to mention that the printing process uses some sort of eco-questionnable acryllic material. Why not ‘print’ to wood instead?
This little monkey from Sears(!), is the Craftsman CompuCarve Compact Woodworking Machine.
It allows “computer-controlled” 3-dimensional woodworking that even a novice can use.
OK, ok, you can carve plastics too. And let’s pretend to ignore the waste the carving creates (Crikey, you can’t do anything creative these days and be green, it seems).
[link via NewsToday]

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2 students have created a prototype that is fairly cheap, (possibly better than the sears version) and open source. It just may kickstart this fabricating revolution. A good read.
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10922-desktop-fabricator-may-kickstart-home-revolution.html
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Thanks Ross!
January 22nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm