{"id":50437,"date":"2016-06-11T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=50437"},"modified":"2017-03-28T20:27:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T03:27:36","slug":"how-to-make-your-own-laser-cut-precision-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/how-to-make\/how-to-make-your-own-laser-cut-precision-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Your Own Laser Cut Precision Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking measures into your own hands<\/h4>\n

\"Just<\/a><\/p>\n

How do you know if your projects are as precise as can be? While we can get a certain level of control by squeezing our fingers together and taking an educated guess, sometimes you need\u00a0the cold hard facts. That’s where measuring devices such as vernier callipers come in handy to narrow down the numbers.<\/p>\n

Inspired by some 3D printed measuring tools they had seen, the guys over at Just Add Sharks<\/a> fired up their lasers to cut a set of fully functional callipers (above) from 1.5mm birch ply. The components were laser cut and glued together, and then to round things off an additional set of radius guides (below) allow for internal and external radii to be checked for accuracy.<\/p>\n

\"Just<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking for a fun weekend project? The files for these laser cut precision tools can be downloaded from the source article at Just Add Sharks, so head over there if you’d like to make your own laser cut measuring guides in your material of choice from the Ponoko Personal Factory.<\/a><\/p>\n

via Just Add Sharks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taking measures into your own hands<\/p>\n

How do you know if your projects are as precise as can be? While we can get a certain level of control by squeezing our fingers together and taking an educated guess, sometimes you need\u00a0the cold hard facts. That’s where measuring devices such as vernier callipers come in handy to narrow down the numbers.<\/p>\n

Inspired by some 3D printed measuring tools they had seen,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-make"],"yoast_head":"\nHow To Make Your Own Laser Cut Precision Tools<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"See how easy it is to make your own laser cut precision tools. 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