MADE ON EARTH

The world of backyard technology

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Jeffrey Braverman & Gunther Kirsch

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HARPOON GUNStarting with the 3D models from the game, I converted the designs into watertight STL files I could feed to my Carvewright CNC machines. The machines do 90% of the work, but I still had to smooth the parts and prep them for molding. Each of the parts was molded using silicone rubber, then cast in semi-rigid urethane resin that would flex on impact instead of shattering. ...

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