About me

I started working on the "Painting Machine" in 2014, in my free time. I was interested in the possibility of controlling the application of acrylic color on the canvas starting from data.

I was wondering: can I represent earthquakes or hurricanes on a canvas as if it were a google map? If I collect 1000 tweets (georeferenced) and represent them with a drop of acrylic color, what is the result?

I studied what tools could be useful to me, I learned a lot about CNCs, 3D printers, software, firmware.

In the end, a mix between a 3D printer and a Plotter came out.

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Version 1 - 2014

Features

XYZ axes: OpenBeam (15mm) and MakerBeam (10mm) aluminum profiles

Motors: NEMA 17 Stepper motor

Electronics: Arduino Mega + RAMPS Shield

Dispensing technology: Screw valve

Firmware: Marlin

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Version 2 - 2017

Features

XYZ Axes: Inventables X-Carve

Engines: Nema 23 Stepper Motor

Motor Driver: PiBot Stepper Motor Driver

Electronics: Arduino Mega + RAMPS Shield

Dispensing technology: Screw valve

Firmware: Marlin

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Detail of the extruder

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Detail of the "Hurricanes" painting

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