Students at Olin College are using the MarkOne to redesign a quadcopter landing gear for whale research drones. Cost Time Workshop - Aluminum $ 661.08 3-5 days + shipping Markforged 3D printed $ 34.79 19 hours A hard setback: The Snotbot hurtles down on the Ocean Alliance research boat. The operator does his best to [...]
The wing base is a mounting plate beneath the wing. This varies for most makes and models. Professional motorsports specialist Aeromotions needs to be able to quickly produce robust, operational prototypes to adapt its revolutionary wings to new vehicle models and serve customers quickly and effectively. The wing base of the Aeromotions Dynamic Wing—the [...]
We tested new possibilities with Onyx, our new composite material. One of our discoveries was that Onyx's surface texture and dimensional stability make it particularly well-suited for special joint shapes. In woodworking, joints are often created using specially matched geometries. Ideally, no additional fasteners such as nails or screws are required. This simplifies [...]
Welcome to a two-part series on retrofitting a Tesla turbine with Marktforged parts. We'll design and print using previously explained techniques to ultimately create a working, fast-rotating Tesla turbine. The first part covers the basics and printing of the turbine casing. What is a Tesla turbine? A Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal flow turbine that [...]
Skateboarding is a rough sport, on both the rider and the board. Both longboards (a subset of longer skateboards) and street skateboards (the type you're probably used to seeing) suffer from edges splitting on impact as well as a phenomenon called “razor tail.” Razor tail happens because the kick tails (the two ends of the [...]
Happy Friday, everyone! We hope you all enjoy the weekend, especially those of you heading out to celebrate the holiday in the US this weekend. It's supposed to be gorgeous this weekend in the Boston area so many of the Markforged crew expect to take full advantage of it with trips to the Cape, BBQs, and [...]
Let’s “Cut to the chase” – the Markforged Mark Two 3D printer can print incredibly strong carbon fiber parts. Whether it be for space applications, search and rescue, or simply a need for tools and fixtures, this lightweight, carbon fiber hacksaw is a testament to what can be accomplished on the Mark Two. At Markforged we [...]
Impact Resistance & the Mark One Ocean Alliance is an organization dedicated to research on “…whales and ocean life relating particularly to toxicology, behavior, bioacoustics, and genetics”. Human activity is the cause of tens of thousands of whale deaths each year. Ocean Alliance's research will help us better understand and document what our activities are [...]
Continuing on our journey of re-imagining our go kart with 3D printed carbon fiber parts, I recently replaced the stock steering wheel with one designed from scratch to be lighter, more comfortable, and infinitely modifiable. The stock steering wheel from our Margay Go Kart A go kart steering wheel needs to be three things: strong, stiff, [...]
Today, we embark on a new challenge: re-imagining this go-kart in 3D printed carbon fiber. This adventure is designed to push the limits of 3D printing. From the steering wheel to the steering knuckles, we will be removing individual components from the kart, modeling them in CAD, printing them on our Mark Two 3D printers, and replacing [...]
