Fuyumachi Beaver's Nest
Notes on making metal things at home: desktop CNC mills, metal 3D printers and titanium parts, researched before buying. Most of the site is in Japanese; these articles are in English.
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Making Small Titanium and Stainless Parts on My Own Desk: Where to Start Reading
For anyone who wants to make small metal parts at home. My articles on desktop CNC mills and metal 3D printers, in reading order, with a quick comparison. A starting point for the ToolDance X1, C500, TwoTrees ED1 and SnowPod.
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Making Your Own Chess Set: Metal Pieces and a Wooden Board, and How to Make Each
I want to make a chess set with titanium or stainless steel pieces and a wooden board. Before starting, I looked into FIDE's standard sizes, which methods suit which pieces (cutting, printing or casting), material weights, and how to make the board.
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Making Small Titanium Parts with the ToolDance X1: Which Features Are Worth Paying For?
Why choose the ToolDance X1 over the C500 for small titanium and stainless parts? Pre-purchase research on the spindle, coolant, 4-axis vs 5-axis and help with setup, and what each means for the work.
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Is the TwoTrees ED1 Worth Buying? Researching an ATC Desktop CNC for Aluminium and Titanium
Pre-purchase research on the TwoTrees ED1 from someone who used lathes and mills at a technical college: the ATC, coolant, accuracy, titanium machining, and how it differs from the C500 and D1S.
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Making Metal at Home: What About Materials? SnowPod Examples, Powder Prices and Reuse
Can the SnowPod metal 3D printer use chips from a CNC as material? Pre-purchase research on its official examples, 316L powder prices, powder-reuse studies, recycling chips, and finishing and running it at home.
