Rahix' Blog mechanical-design posts

Over the past years, I have gotten deeper and deeper into 3d-printing. One thing that fascinates me a lot is how different it is from other manufacturing methods. And how this, in turn, means a completely different design philosophy is needed to create good designs for 3d-printing.

As such, I have been collecting the little tricks and rules for designing well-printable parts. And of course I am always on the hunt for more. In this blog post I want to share all that I have learned.

Design for 3d-printing

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In 2023, I built a machine called the "CNC Adhesive Applicator", to automate the process of attaching a display to a custom PCB using adhesives. In typical fashion, I only get to writing about it now. But better late than never! So here is a blog post about all the details.

Image of the CNC Adhesive Applicator

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This is the next article in the series about our "Flower Machine".

Just a quick one: Let's talk about some of the mechanical design elements in the Flower Machine project.

Image of the Flower Machine's pick&place arm

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