Patient 0069

July 31, 2007

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No thread and a little shard of brass left over from the slot milling


Patient 0068

July 24, 2007

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Heavy pressing has left the head with a slightly extended overhang and a non-parallel slot…and you thought you had seen them all!


Patient 0067

July 18, 2007

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A screw needs a point or it’s just a bolt isn’t it?


Patient 0066

July 16, 2007

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Do I have to keep explaining?


Solid Freeform Fabricated Sugar Screw

July 14, 2007

Brent popped by to let us know about this solid freeform fabricated sugar screw.

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Of course, the direct media cost in the models can also be an important consideration. Consider this model of a wood screw that we fabricated out of sugar: It’s 20 inches long, with the head diameter of 4.5 inches, and it weighs about 2.5 pounds, so the total media cost is about $0.93.


Patient 0065

July 13, 2007

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A nice little milled out notch at the tip of the screw


Screw Drive 1970s Russian Vehicle

July 10, 2007

I’ve just found the official Screw Asylum holiday coach. Take a look at these videos of a 1970s Russian all terrain vehicle. Pretty cool hey?

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Patient 0064

July 7, 2007

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No thread and a shallow off-centred slot


Patient 0063

July 3, 2007

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No thread