I used a manual bender and a computer program to tell me how to position the tube.if it wasn't for the software, i would have wasted alot more tube than the couple feet i did. I could be wrong though, my opinion is based off building the tube bed for my 1:1. You've gotta be a bad ass if you can build these cages with a manual bender and no computer program to tell you how todo it.hell even with a computer program telling you it still takes skill.Īnd on the scale we're talking about, go check out all the scale tube chassis on rcc, i can't think of any great examples off the top of my head.but i bet it takes more craftsmanship than operating a stapler. This tells me he has never had to make anything out of tube (or wire in this case) It is about as much craftsmanship as a stapler or a hole punch. You put the set pin at the appropriate angle, stick the material in the machine, and pull the handle until it stops.

Says the company: 'We will open source the DIWire in the coming weeks, we will post the code, and description of how it's made with a bill of materials.However, in the specific case of bending wire, you are not talking about any real craftsmanship.

Those wanting a DIWire need to wait a little bit longer. Fully configurable and affordable, the D.I.Wire Pro solves your prototyping or small batch production needs.The bender has a bending mechanism that delivers smooth, tight. The wire bender offers the kind of power, speed, and precision that professionals need. Some of the bended wire creations by the DIWire Bender. The D.I.Wire Pro is the newest CNC wire bender developed by Pensa Labs. Kathy Larchian, partner at Pensa, demonstrating the strength of a truss created using the. 'In principal, the machine could bend other materials, including colored electrical wires, some plastics, memory metals, even light pipes to create small light forms,' Pensa said. The machine can bend steel wires anywhere as thin as 1/16 up to up to 130° in a single bend. Creating a design for the DIwire requires a simple vector file (Adobe Illustrator, for example), or merely a set of commands in a text file. The printing possibilities seem endless once you see the DIWire in action, as it can bend metal wire into nearly any 2D or 3D shape. Why create the DIWire? 'Wire models are often needed in design, whether they are for furniture (chair leg scale models), art, jewelery, housewares projects (wire baskets), or even engineering parts (custom springs),' a Pensa representative noted in a blog post.

Superfans print out enormous 3D Fenway Park.

CNET review: MakerBot Replicator 3D printer.

Diwire pro price