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| This CNC machine borrows structure from your table. |
It folds! Also note the collapsing tent-pole construction of the cross beam. |
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| The BOC fits perfectly inside a Sandvik Coromant bag from IMTS 2010. |
A marker mounts in the shuttle, with the eventual goal of actuating it with a servo motor. |
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| A DC motor is adapted to the fabric using a 3D printed part. |
The path of the cable makes the mechanism self-stabilizing. |
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| One of the most personally interesting aspects of this project was sewing 3D printed components onto fabric. |
Tension is imparted on the fabric using nylon webbing and buckles. |
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| The mechanism (later named CoreXY) was first prototyped using thumbtacks and a cardboard box. |
An initial sketch of the Bot-of-the-Cloth. |
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| The fabric was laid out on my apartment floor. |
This cheesy little machine did all of the sewing work. |
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| Many parts were 3D printed at the MIT Edgerton Student Shop. |
Printed pulleys were post-machined to seat bearings. |
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| A collection of 3D printed idler and drive pulleys. |
The motors came with gears attached to their shafts, which are press-fit into the drive pulleys. |
