But despite their mainstream adoption and the promises of how they'll transform manufacturing, there's one thing that these new machines still suck at. "3-D printers and CNC [lathes] are well suited ...

3-D printing can theoretically build anything you can imagine. Theoretically. But when designers at Pensa were prototyping a stylish chair with spindly legs, they discovered a problem: Since the ...

It doesn’t seem as though bending wire would be much of a chore, but when you’re making art from your circuits, it can be everything. Just the right angle in just the right place can make the ...

If you enjoy creating new things you might be interested in a new machine called the DIWire Wire Bender which has been created to enable you to bend wire to your exact specifications. The innovative ...

Whether or not you’re actually going to build this CNC wire bender, we think you’ll love getting a closer look at how it’s put together. The team over at PENSA got such a strong response from a look ...

(can + a few centimeters to depreciate) 16 gauge ( wire diameter 1,4mm ) : 35cm ( 14 inch) 18 gauge ( wire diameter 0.9mm ) : ...

*Gosh, I love wire art. I bet there's some way to mash-up an app for Calder-style mobiles to a gizmo like this, and go completely nuts. *That's really a beautiful example of "cheap complexity" in 3d ...