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Surplus store discovery inspires DIY mechanical marvel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rope braiding machines are mesmerising to watch as they go through their mysterious machinations. Having spotted such a machine in a Surplus store, David from Mixed Media Engineering<\/a> reverse-engineered the 1890’s product so that he could nut out exactly how the device works.<\/p>\n

The result is a 16-bobbin laser cut wonder, with orbiting spools that guide the individual threads into an intricately woven mesh.<\/p>\n

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“I have been experimenting with some exotics such as carbon fiber yarns (rocket fusalage) embroidery thread for great braclets, surgical tube core with nylon shieth for pressure tubing, and para-cord nylon.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There has been such a great response to the project that plans are in the works to turn it into a DIY kit on Kickstarter for others to enjoy. To catch a glimpse of those cogs in action, check out the brief clip of David introducing the rope braider at the source article.<\/p>\n

via Hack a Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Surplus store discovery inspires DIY mechanical marvel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Rope braiding machines are mesmerising to watch as they go through their mysterious machinations. Having spotted such a machine in a Surplus store, David from Mixed Media Engineering reverse-engineered the 1890’s product so that he could nut out exactly how the device works.<\/p>\n

The result is a 16-bobbin laser cut wonder, with orbiting spools that guide the individual threads into an intricately woven mesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5854],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials"],"yoast_head":"\nLaser Cut Rope Braiding Machine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/materials\/laser-cut-rope-braiding-machine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laser Cut Rope Braiding Machine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Surplus store discovery inspires DIY mechanical marvel Rope braiding machines are mesmerising to watch as they go through their mysterious machinations. 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