AS Labs

we make stuff, sell it, and film the whole mess. 3D print, CNC product dev. no guru shit, just figuring it out as we go and sharing the messes and successes.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@steveMmattison It does, could be worse I guess. I think im gonna cut a big hole in the bottom of it so I can just spray it all down with coolant and use some screens to separate chips and coolant.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

Make cool parts. Make huge mess. Feed the shop vac. Repeat.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

There’s something beautiful about the first cut - raw stock turns into chips, chips turn into parts, parts turn into capability. First chips with metal sourced from our new US-based partner, Nox Metals!

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@KellyGibb2506 @zanehengsperger @noxmetals thanks for hustling that out, you're make some S2000 owners very happy.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

what a class act, if you need a chunk of metal to turn into chips check these guys out. @zanehengsperger @noxmetals

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

been on a little hiatus from milling, but time to start making chips again with the best metal in the country @noxmetals

[Josef Prusa @josefprusa]

BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork, with the same networking binary black box in question today. Why are they willing to burn the goodwill over it?
There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in one place, the five-law framework China built between 2017 and 2023 ⤵️

So maybe their hand is forced as their "network" is too valuable already? Each law on its own, interesting, okay... Read them together, and add any Chinese company with big reach to the mix you get the complete picture.

1) National Intelligence Law (2017)
All organizations and citizens must "support, assist, and cooperate" with intelligence work. The same law makes it illegal to disclose that cooperation happened. Cooperation is mandatory, and silence about it is mandatory too.

2) Cryptography Law (2020)
Commercial encryption must be state-approved and state-reviewed. When authorities request it, companies must provide decryption keys or plaintext. The state on both sides of that equation is the same one.

3) Data Security Law (2021)
Article 2 gives the state extraterritorial reach over data that touches Chinese national security or public interests. So EU/US data hosting does nothing to make it safe, because jurisdiction follows the company, not the server location.

4) Counter-Espionage Law revision (2023)
The general definition of espionage was expanded to cover "documents, data, materials, or items related to national security and interests." Industrial data is one of the intended targets since the revision.

5) Network Product Security Vulnerability regulation (2021)
Any company or researcher that discovers a software vulnerability must report it to MIIT within 48 hours. From there it flows to CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database of Information Security), operated by the 13th Bureau of the Ministry of State Security. Microsoft's threat intelligence team documented Chinese state-hacker zero-day usage rising after this took effect. Shows the willingness to use the “tools” China built.

Together they describe a system with no neutral exits. Cooperation is required, encryption is real but the spare keys live at the ministry, jurisdiction follows the company across borders, industrial data is in scope, and discovered vulnerabilities flow to an intelligence agency 😬

3D printing became strategic for China in 2020 and joined the “Made in China 2025” plan soon after. Why does 3D printing matter so much? 1/x

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

Will trade spindle time for a seat on Artemis III. Or if y'all need a machinist on the Moon, I'm already packed. NASA, you know where to find us.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@NeoKoi_Prints @BIQU_3Dprinter @BigTreeTech just ordered a bunch of their stuff to test out on one of mine, how do you like it?

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@loyalmoses hexagons are the bestagons

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@emberprototypes !!!!!!!!!!

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@emberprototypes *opens email* christmas came early

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

This is why I love 3d printing, endless possibilities and I never know what kinda widget someone will bring into the lab for their project.

Have a project and need a part made? An idea for a product that you need help bringing to life?

Reach out, the weirder the better!

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@sokol_cc Check out polymakers fiberon line, depening on exactly what specs you need (chemical, uv resistance, etc.) they will have something that will work. This new PPS filament is super interesting; it sounds like metal when you hit it.

[ＤＡＮ_ＡＮＴＯＮＥＬＬＩ @__el__toro__]

A classic ode to mechanical principles.

I've been an engineer for 20 years, have watched this video multiple times, & still draw inspiration from it with each viewing.

I never seem to tire of elliptical & irregular gears.

If you've haven't seen this, enjoy

Ralph Steiner, 1930

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@emberprototypes @Polymaker_3D @BambulabGlobal That looked super satisfying.

[𝑨𝕔𝚌е𝕀𝙚ｒа𝗍℮𝘥𝑆𝗉𝒶𝓏 @Spaztazim]

PETG & gyroid, unbeatable combo

[𝑨𝕔𝚌е𝕀𝙚ｒа𝗍℮𝘥𝑆𝗉𝒶𝓏 @Spaztazim]

slicer is trying to tell me this doesnt need supports underneath. its perpendicular to the plate.

im not buying it, or does tpu have a superpower i didnt know about? im gonna give it a try anyways. will post results.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

just pick you a part of the supply chain that seems interesting and start building.

[Kenneth Cassel @KennethCassel]

who’s going to make the motors, gears, bearings, shafts, machined parts, sheet metal parts, tube frames, molded parts, cast parts, printed parts, composite parts, springs, stampings, power transmission components, pcbs, electronic assemblies, wire harnesses, battery packs, sensors, encoders, enclosures, seals, heat sinks, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, assemblies, test rigs, weld fixtures, qc systems, safety systems.

[AS Labs @almostspeclabs]

@CooperZurad the thread mill is my favorite endmill to use