Jeremy at FirstBuild pulled a couple of vacuum molds for the light diffuser on the Trilife cellular computing project. Here’s a video showing a softened thick PETG sheet forming over the triangular mold: Next you let it cool, then you tap it to knock it off, and then pull the mold down as in this …
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Pop up 3D structures printed on stretched fabric
Amy discovered some good settings for getting 3D printed materials to stick to spandex. We can print flat, thin structures and have them control how the fabric bends and folds. We can also use the fabric’s tension to warp them into 3D shapes. This concept has a lot in common with our microscale pop-up structures. …
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