A job well suited to Handibots is machining cut-outs for hardware items of one sort or another – – brackets, outlets, hooks, fixtures, lamps, switches, controls, handles, etc. My Handibot was particularly useful for just that type of job on a recent boat project. Project Details I had broken the pull-ring for a floorboard...
Read more →The rotary axis allows you to machine your material in the round to create detailed carvings from your 3D models. It functions similar to a lathe in that it rotates a part that is being carved to allow the tool to machine all sides of the material. However, rather than spinning the material at a...
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Bay Area Maker Faire 2015 – The 15th annual Bay Area Maker Faire was held in San Mateo earlier this month and a good portion of the Handibot team traded the sweltering humidity of early summer Durham for the relative freezing cold of the Bay Area for a few days in order to show off...
Read more →TOPIC 1: On Handibot 2.0 and Accessories “I really want to get the Handibot V2.0 in June. Will it be relatively easy to add the 5th axis and 3D print head when available? Also, do you have any preliminary prices for the 2.0, 5th, and printing?” We got this query the other day. Given...
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Version 1.1 Update Much of our efforts this month have gone into the change-over from version 1.0 of the developer’s edition handibot to version 1.1. This update included a number of design improvements focused on the user experience with the tool; the new front panel design provides easier access to the router for tool...
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1. Handibot Hood We’re just finishing up a hood-type enclosure accessory for Handibots (for v1.0 and the upcoming v1.1). We’ll call it the “Handibot Hood”. This enclosure helps contain flying debris and somewhat reduces noise from the router. It should be available as an accessory in the Handibot store later in the week. To...
Read more →This is a continuation of my previous blog post, responding to potential Handibotter Tim Deagan about the subject of how we are going to manage ongoing releases of Handibots and Handibot accessories. Here I reflect more generally on how and why open collaboration is attractive and practical. When I asked Tim if it was...
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A couple days ago, I received an email from potential Handibotter, Tim Deagan. Tim asked a couple of useful and challenging questions about the timing of our upcoming development releases for Handibot. Because I think a lot of people have similar questions, I asked him if it would be okay to share them in a blog...
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The Handibot is all about taking the tool to the work. This is even easier with the new Handibot Laser Sight which allows you to drop the tool into place on your work surface, line the cutter up with your hole locations using the laser crosshair and make your cuts with a few button...
Read more →Michael A. Parker attended the NYC Maker Faire this fall in Queens, NY (just as he has in years past), not imagining that he’d end up walking away as the winner of a Handibot Smart Power Tool to have in his studio. Parker says, “I was surprised and thrilled to have won the Facebook...
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