CNC art machine

 Pretty neat use of a CNC for art
http://pelang.ch/installations/positioning_systems/positioning_systems.html

positioning systems I - falling objects from pe lang on Vimeo.

update

Just thought I'd update since I've been out of commission for awhile. Post-grad stuff to deal with (finding a job, life, etc). But I'm still planning on something with CNC experimentation. I recently got an xBox Kinect, lots of hopeful hacks to do with that, maybe something to combine with a CNC.

Dyson Awards

The Red Blue CNC project is currently in the running for the 2010 James Dyson Awards. From over 500 entries internationally, this project is currently in the top 20 shortlist! Next step (top 15) will be announced September 14th, then the winners to be announced October 5th. Good luck to all finalists!

http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/

video: assembly and conversion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rkPU32INyU

Assembly video: from parts, to standard 3 axis router configuration, to wheeled-cart

video: Tetris theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS8s5p6BMa8

At last, I'm finally able to record video. I will be uploading other ones, for the meantime enjoy the CNC playing the Tetris theme song using its stepper motors.

videos... almost

Sorry for the delay. My batteries died in my video camera, new batteries took awhile to ship but are in. Will be making videos this week finally!

As seen on...

As seen on Make blog

exhibition pictures

Pictures from the Emily Carr University of Art & Design: Design Grad Show 2010.  I fabricated the table/plinth specifically for the CNC machine and this exhibit.  I used renderings (posted in recent previous posts) for the infographics that is shown on the plinth.

physical build-up pictures

Internal view of mechanics

Most of the major components (unpainted)

rough mock-up (missing swivel adapter)

mock-up of cart form

Grad Show 2010 @ Emily Carr Univeristy of Art & Design

Been busy with graduation stuff and family visit the past couple weeks, but finally have time to catch up.  Will post up pictures soon, in the meantime here's an (HDR) picture I took of the Grad Show exhibition of the machine