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minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoI saw a really cool youtube channel about a guy who makes his own tools out of 3D printed parts and concrete. He built both a drill press and a lathe. Dunno how much cheaper that is than buying the tools outright, but it’s pretty impressive how people can find a way.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoLathes are expensive, but you can build a shitty one and use it to make a better one, and so on (if you have that kind of time and dedication).
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoSomething about this feels right. Like buying a cheap 3d printer and building your way up to a quality, printed 3d printer.
minus-squareHorsecook@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoThere’s a series of books written in the 1980s by David Gingery about how to manufacture your own machine tools, starting with a charcoal foundry.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoChris Borge? I love his videos, I find them very relaxing
I saw a really cool youtube channel about a guy who makes his own tools out of 3D printed parts and concrete. He built both a drill press and a lathe.
Dunno how much cheaper that is than buying the tools outright, but it’s pretty impressive how people can find a way.
Lathes are expensive, but you can build a shitty one and use it to make a better one, and so on (if you have that kind of time and dedication).
Something about this feels right. Like buying a cheap 3d printer and building your way up to a quality, printed 3d printer.
There’s a series of books written in the 1980s by David Gingery about how to manufacture your own machine tools, starting with a charcoal foundry.
Chris Borge? I love his videos, I find them very relaxing