[hackpgh-discuss] Re: 3D printing, I mean, 2D printing...
- From: jeff kephart <n3glv1963@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:08:23 -0500
My fridge box is flatteed and the bike box is about 8" thick
but still a box, opened down one side. I think it would be
good for storing big flat chunks.
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Scott Thomas <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> as long as the cardboard is collapsed, stored well, and doesn't take up much
> room in the shop, i'd say it'd be cool. (not just yours, jeff; i'm talking
> about any of the cardboard box collection we tend to have around)
>
> cardboard boxes abandoned in box form will be enthusiastically thrown in
> recycling.
>
> back on topic, i think we could come up with some interesting
> cardboard-based machine...
>
>
>
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> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:43 PM, jeff kephart <n3glv1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> that's cute, I have some fairly large chunks of cardboard,
>> just got a 10cu/ft fridge and also the box for one of my
>> ebikes (that one is heavy cardboard). If someone with a
>> van / suv can come by and grab it.
>> May have some higher density foam too.
>> I would think the 'gears' maybe from foamboard vs normal
>> cardboard..
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Doug Philips <dgou@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Ran across this today:
>> >
>> >
>> > http://nerdstink.com/post/44631983969/a-functional-mini-plotter-made-with-cardboard
>> >
>> > Thought it might be a cool kind-of-thing to do for our Mini Maker Faire
>> > this
>> > year. (Aug 18th) Or rather to riff on and do a version of.
>> > Maybe re-animate Matt's Cheese printer in faux Medieval hand-driven
>> > form?
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > It seems there are an increasing number of cardboard based maker
>> > projects,
>> > and that's something I'd like to play around with.
>> >
>> > Figured I'd toss it out to see if anyone else is interested. We get a
>> > fair
>> > amount of cardboard going through the shop from our snacks, boxes etc.
>> >
>> > And yes, I'm thinking of cardboard, treated, for a balloon payload too.
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > -=Doug
>> >
>>
>
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