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"hey, you got change for a 20?" "hold on lemme see..."

@fugo3d @ChazMakes oh?

@ChazMakes same incremental stuff from the big players. slightly bigger beds, slightly faster cures. but there's some wild stuff brewing in centrifugal printing that's about to change the conversation. stay tuned.

What's been going on lately in the 3D Printing scene? I'm out of the loop.

@TheEagleyeNews He's back!

On the evening of May 23, Daniel C. Green created an image that created a ripple effect across the internet—and possibly the American patriotic landscape as we know it. In response to a post online requesting an image portraying Lewis and Clark in the style of J.R.R. Tolkien's Amoranth (as popularized by the early 2000s movies). Before doing so, Green researched what it would take to make such a monument and how to make the design correctly. He then fed a detailed prompt into an AI model and shared his photo response. Little did he know the reaction that the public would have to this photo. Over a span of 24 hours, the post amassed hundreds, thousands, and ultimately millions of views, creating a bipartisan fervor for the concept: Two 300-foot-tall copper statues of Lewis and Clark along the Missouri River in Montana, hollowed on the inside for defense, tourism, the private sector, research, libraries, or a multitude of other purposes. The idea spread rapidly, drawing people wanting to put money towards the project, debating on the best way to do it, and questioning why America no longer raises such emaculate, megalithic monuments to the American past any longer. Upon reading dozens—and then hundreds, to thousands—of these responses, many from notable figures, Green began to ponder if there was a legitimate tailwind behind this conceptual project. Early on Monday morning, Green learned that multiple people of note had taken an interest in this concept, requesting that the project actually be started. These included a political reporter with a multi-million-person following, the CEO of the American Conservation Coalition, and Senator Eric Schmitt (who publicly endorsed the idea). The idea was further popularized by a notable foundry in France—Atelier Missor. All of these factors combined caused Green to start floating an idea—that he could personally spearhead the project. This idea gained instantaneous popularity to the extent that, within hours, he had been connected with famous monument makers, connected with hundreds of potential donors and contributors, and witnessed the idea spread like wildfire. Progress has happened rather quickly. Green has created a landing page for this project, directing people to follow the page closely as he secures a 501(c)(3) sponsor to begin taking donations for the project. These donations will fund an artistic rendering, a small clay model that will be reproduced through a 3D company run by a supporter of the project, a 10-foot scale model of the statue, surveying of the land, and ultimately funding the construction of the megalithic statue. This is a massive undertaking from Daniel C. Green, his company, The Eagle Eye, and the undertaking to preserve America's past for the future. To follow the daily and weekly updates, see the page on The Eagle Eye's official site: The contribution link is now live (non-tax-deductible) theeagleye.net/lewis-and-clar…

@TheEagleyeNews @MaverickDarby @Magisterial_One Great, now I'm trying to think of ways to get spray welding to stick to stone.

I think we need to build this. I designed this below image, representing Lewis and Clark on the Mississippi in the style of Argonath. At $1 Billion or more, I think it can be done.

@SkinnyfatTony @cherenkov451 Time for your Adler arc. Knowing yourself allows you to zoom out.

@cherenkov451 It was definitely a fortress i built around myself

My robotics company of 20 years closed down at the end of 2024. It was a very hard time for me. I had to sell off most of my equipment, my 30k sq ft building, and dismantle by myself what I built piece by piece. I lost my identity, and went through some very dark times. I am still struggling, but I am coming out the other side. I kept my small 8k sq ft building, my Okuma CNC Machine, added a Haas TL2, still have my Omax 55100 waterjet, still making a patented product that I developed at my old company. Tesla is one of my customers. This is something I am doing on the side, I am now also the General Manager of Robotics at an integrator as a full-time job. I kept my head up the best I could, I kept moving forward. That was the most important part - keep moving forward, no matter what, even if it doesn't make any sense as to why. Here's a pic of my current setup...I call it "The Garage of Broken Dreams" lol. I am making the best of it and moving forward.

@EdwardMehr @sendcutsend Kaizen is love Kaizen is life

This week I got to see @sendcutsend operations in person and honestly I was surprised by what I saw. It was a home grown version of the Toyota Production System in action, which is the best kind. Toyota has been teaching us TPS as both a customer and a pattern for how to scale manufacturing, but seeing so much of it truly alive and feeling natural inside a high mix American shop was rare. Haven’t seen much of this in the US. @jimbelosic was generous enough to give me and our VP of Factory Deployment a tour as we ramp our new line to build 30 Robocraftsman a year. We learned a lot. You could see TPS principles everywhere. Kaizen in the obsession over every tiny improvement. Like Jim brought packaging concepts from the food industry that improved both quality and customer experience. JIT in the almost uncomfortable lack of inventory :) Jidoka in the intelligent use of automation where humans are amplified, not sidelined. But honestly the most impressive part was ningensei soncho during his gemba walks. Respect for people. Jim has real presence on the floor and the culture reflects it. A lot of factories talk about “lean.” Very few actually live it, especially in high mix manufacturing. Jim and team will go much further than folks imagine. We walked away with pages of ideas for how we build and scale Robocraftsman. Thanks again for the hospitality.

@jawdroppuh_ @somewheresy Was that the dude with the EKG headband hooked to the show lasers circa 2017?

@somewheresy did you ever see Morph Mobile at hula or any of the festivals at suwanee? he was one of these guys before he could even articulate what he was

there’s gonna be an entirely new type of guy from this stuff

@rcanedesignwrks 🦅

Sentinel Industrial Corp is now an Incorporated US company! Its probably not much beyond a minor administrative task for most but this is quite a momentus day for me! Forwards into the future we ride.

@MetlKen209 @LaNativePatriot Haaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahabahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa HAH DEI at a Machine shop haaaaahahahahahahaha

@LaNativePatriot Oh I 100% agree. I work in a machine shop. And 100% of this shit doesn't apply. We even have to do human trafficking trainings. Its crazy the amount of dei slop we have to go through.

Yalll think HR will honor my request? I’ve been told to take this course several times, I’ve repeatedly informed my managers that I refuse to sign my name & endorse these disgusting teachings

@3sloth3 @muhasaba_needer Brooms make you invisible and most people don’t know this.

@muhasaba_needer also known as magic.

Advanced Manufacturing is when there arent chips all over the floor and you put tools back

@peteoxenham @milspecshitpost @ycombinator It’s missing a surface finish callout so that the operator can see the errors of his ways

finally, i have spent AGES looking for a shop who could make me this part thank you @ycombinator for funding these companies!!

@legitleavitt @orenmeetsworld Wainscoting got me into 3d printing, actually.

@orenmeetsworld I need to start a crusade against using sheetrock absolutely everywhere. I was looking at 5MM homes in Missouri yesterday (no reason), and while expansive, they still retain the fundamental identity of a boring, cost-conscious suburban home: all sheetrock. I need Wainscoting.

The myth of the McMansion, and how developers and cursed Zillow filters made us want homes bigger than we actually need 👇

Objects with encoded information… auxetic metamaterials.

@fdotinc 🫡 #oomf Killing the Game Big Dawg @eptmpa

He reinvented the 3D printer Introducing the polysynth mini:

@rcanedesignwrks DM sent

GM team! Growing up in the world of agriculture its easy to forget how hidden our universe is from the majority of folks.(looking at you VCs!) Inspired by a recent conversation I thought it was time to bring back a saying to common use. "Food Security is National Security"

@fishPointer “Matter”

the more i read about electrons and phonons the more convinced i become that mass just isn't real

@equine__dentist 600lb salt licks wont pour themselves

my opps can’t even begin to fathom what i’m on

@DabsMalone No toroids?

Next up... Propeller.🚤

@jwt0625 Daft Punk Tron soundtrack 🤌

when I look at my old simulations, a lot of them, most of them, can be easily vibe setup with agents, or even one shot by the agents. it makes me wonder how many of the ideas and devices that were results of branching off of originally intended directions and goals would I miss if I attempt them now with the agents? How many new ones would the agents be able to attempt and identify? Is inverse design just the most stupid and bruteforce version of auto research? i should get a workflow with MOOSE working so I could set the agents free in the world of multiphysics simulations.

Gimme that high torque transmission all day, every day...