Emily is my favorite. She’s got some really fun original ideas, and watching her videos perfectly captures that “it works!” feeling when you’re working on something that really shouldn’t work.
Engineer turns old 3D printer into a tattoo gun that you definitely shouldn't use at home
Submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
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papalonian@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Starb3an@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
She’s almost a female version of Michael Reeves. Less chaotic and more legal, but I still enjoy her videos. I agree with the other comment that a second more technical channel would be interesting.
ch00f@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m a bit surprised that the thigh bubbling up in the frame didn’t cause any z-axis issues. Probably benefitted from being a small tattoo.
mctoasterson@reddthat.com 6 hours ago
They made a custom mount attaching the tattoo gun to the toolhead that included springs or something with extra give to accommodate a slightly irregular surface. They also used a small patch of skin on a relatively flat area.
skilltheamps@feddit.org 1 day ago
Yes, although I think auto “bed” leveling with a bltouch-style probe could work to compensate that
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
Heads up: Maybe just link to Emily’s video rather than an article about it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt1kS52V3MM
And yeah. Emily The Engineer is increasingly the (number two) youtuber I wish would have a second channel to do deep dives into the actual engineering behind these projects (nothing beats Shane at Stuff Made Here). There are just so many factors as to how this even works and I would love a deep dive on what was done to actually compensate for the… curvature of flesh? I feel real dirty now…
But yeah. Her videos have kind of hit that sweet spot of “completely unhinged” and “really really cool from a design and engineering standpoint”.