CNC carpet weaving
I came across this rug that was obviously woven from a digital image. It’s a cool concept but the colors were very washed. I think it’s because the pigment in…
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I did some fidgeting around with acrylic paint to see what sort of stuff would be easy for a robot. This isn’t going to be easy. Blog this! Digg…
Read moreInterview with media in San Antonio
Here are some parts of a recent interview with San Antonio media. Steve Bennett: You are the designer that worked with San Antonio artist Judith Cottrell on her automatic drawing…
Read moreSyringe-o-matic
I’ve woke up this morning and discovered that Mario Klingemann has created a super sexy syringe system much like the one I’m working on. I’m going for a larger displacement but…
Read moreTapestry software
Anybody know of any good software or different processes of getting an image into a format useful for tapestry? I found this brief article on it. I figure something could…
Read morearTEFax
I think this is: “artEfax” by Gintautas VELYKIS I came across it because he subscribed to my youtube channel. I asked if he had a Web site, we’ll see if…
Read moreArray extruder
Here is a way of using linear rails and bearings to get the paint extruder working. As you can see in the diagram, there are two direct drive possibilities for…
Read morePaint dispenser thoughts
I was just thinking of ideas of how to dispense acrylic paint. My brother and I have been working on this on and off over the past while and have…
Read moreServo progress
Looks like Michael over at NoM1 is making a some good progress with their servo project. I’m wanting to get some of these for my Painting Robot project. Steppers will work…
Read moreHow to transfer paint
Brett brought over some syringes since we were working on the Paint-O-Matic design. He got these syringes at Princes Auto. They have a pretty tight seal but need a lot of…
Read morePaint-o-matic
Brett and I spent a couple of hours brainstorming and trying to solve the paint delivery challenge for the painting robot project. We are starting to converge a bit on…
Read morePaint delivery
Michael sent me a few links to give me ideas on paint extrusion and dispensing. There are auger pumps in the market place as well as DIY versions. There are…
Read morePainting Robot
My friend Michael is making some servos. I may get some of them to use in the PaintBot project. They will be very fast and precise (1728 counts per rev)…
Read moreAcrylic Paint!
Okay, I broke down and got some acrylic paint. This will be for experiments now but later I will be using it on the robotic painting project. I may try…
Read moreChuck Close
I was tooting along in the Metropolitan Museum of Art one day and I came across this painting called Lucas by Chuck Close. This painting is incredibly striking. A picture…
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