Tool · 2022 · From the bench

The Clay Printer

A 3D printer that prints in clay instead of plastic. Charles designed it, built it, and has been feeding it mud ever since. What comes off the bed goes into a kiln and comes out ceramic.

Built: 2022
What it is: Tool
Status: Ongoing
Our role: Design, build, code
Inside: [extruder design to confirm], [frame and motion to confirm], a lot of clay

How it works

[How the clay is pushed through the nozzle, what had to change from a plastic printer, and what it has made so far.]

More work

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Tool · From the bench · 2021

Tools That Build the Things

Before you build the thing, you build the tools: a CNC router from scratch, a power hacksaw brought back to life, and more.

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Prop · From the bench · 2021

The Veneer Display

Numbers that glow through solid wood. A display you can't see until it has something to say.