Continuing its celebration of the “maker” spirit, snapmaker unveils a rotating module to transform his machine into a real all-round electronic sculptor. 3D printing, laser engraving and CNC milling allow the machine to do it all: objects up to 40 centimeters can be shaped to perfection. A huge leap in quality that allows you to obtain incredibly detailed objects, much more than with simple 3D printing.
The system supports dozens of materials including wood, toolboard, plastic, bamboo, leather, fabric and non-transparent acrylics. Snapmaker can print on curved surfaces, and its laser engraving head can carve artwork on cylindrical surfaces. It has a minimum angle of 0,1°, which allows it to carve and print even on irregular surfaces.
The module can also carve hollow objects, creating shells with a completely unique shape.
Laser engraving, 3D printing, milling on a thousand objects and a thousand different shapes
In the demonstration materials of the electronic "all-rounder" there really is everything. Famous busts, candelabras, objects of all sorts and materials of all kinds. Home craftsmanship could be totally disrupted by contraptions like these and their new, even more specialized versions in the future. I'll be honest: I don't see any major problems, for example, in making your own furniture, various objects, spare parts (even complex ones) and who knows what else the next technologies will offer.
All that remains is to see Snapmaker 2.0 in action: no more "static" photos and here it is in action with a small presentation video.
