*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 manufacturing.
The DIWire Bender
by PENSA! 2 weeks 3 days ago
“The DIWire Bender is a rapid prototype machine that bends metal wire to produce 2D or 3D shapes.
“Wire unwinds from a spool, passes through a series of wheels that straighten it, and then feeds through the bending head, which moves around in 3 dimensions to create the desired bends and curves. Vector files (e.g., Adobe Illustrator files), text files of commands (e.g., feed 50 mm, bend 90° to right…) provide DIWire’s instructions.
“It’s essentially a 3D printer that describes lines, instead of volumes, in space, and it could be used for anything from prototypes to customized products.”