My creations, a new form of life by Theo Jansen
Strandbeest Evolution 2017
Colin Furze
Homemade Hoverbike
Underground Beach Hut Build
Jimmy Diresta
Brass Hammer
Stained Glass Window
Clickspring
The Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1 - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets.
How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 1
Andre Will Do It
Rusty Remington Clone
Abandoned 1886 Colt Lightning
Black Beard Projects
Knifemaker Restore An Italian Chef's Knife Worth 1€
This Old Tony
CNC Sword
Alumi Tube
Casting REAL BRONZE THANOS Infinity Gauntlet
My Ford Boy
Casting and Machining a Toothed Pulley
Business Practice: Ponoko
Ponoko provides laser cutting & engraving services to turn your designs into custom products. You select from 99+ beautiful materials, download our design template, add your design to it, then upload it to get an instant online quote to make your design real. Pricing starts from $1. You can make 1 or 100,000. And your designs are made & delivered as fast as same day.
Business Practice: Ponoko Clocks
Thinking flat is about simplicity, and sometimes layers. In 3D Printing we think in layers of plastic; in Laser Cutting we can think in layers of whatever you are cutting.
Business Practice: Ponoko Cases
A great example of flat layers adding up to create more than just flat thing are Raspberry PI cases.
Business Practice: Wallets
A good example of a flat cut product that makes good money, is the wallet!
Kickstarter has an article about wallets Why are there so many wallets on Kickstarter? Take a look at Trayvax and Dango Products for more ideas.
Dremel Laser Cutter Demo ($6,499.00 - $8,499.00)
Business Practice: Laser-cut Leather
Sarah Kirkham and Anna Warren created a Leatherworking business where they use a laser cutter to create fancy products.
Consider creating a similar business (see The Founder)
Dremel DigiLab Laser Cutter Luggage Tag Project
Business Practice: Laser-cut Leather
Visit Tactile Craftworks for product demos.
CNC Plasma Cutter Demo
The price of the CNC plasma cutter used in MAKE IT REAL videos below ranges from $30,000.00 - $45,000.00, pro version is up to $92,000.00
As the part 2 says, having someone else run cutter is actually reasonably priced.
Visit the the Hacksmith YouTube Channel for more.
Building Stormbreaker: Part 1
BRING ME THANOS! Building Stormbreaker: Part 2
CNC Plasma Cutter Demo: Man At Arms
Man At Arms use a similar cutter, but tend to use the resulting product as a template/test for real blacksmithing.
Optimus Prime's Sword from Transformers: The Last Knight
Plasma CNC in Action
You can see the Plasma CNC in action at 4:03
Waterjet Cutter Demo
A small desktop sized waterjet is about $8,000.00, take a look at Wazer It can cut 0.120" Stainless Steel, Marble, Boro Glass, HDPE, Silicone, and Carbon Fiber.
Here is a small business example based on a large waterjet waterjetknives.com
Visit Cut in Half and Waterjet Channel for more shenanigans.
cut in half - 1911 Airsoft pistol
55lb Kettlebell VS. Waterjet at 60,000 PSI
Water Trapped in Quartz Rock vs 60,000 PSI Waterjet - Enhydro Agate
