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Using Fusion to Make Collaborative Sculptures with Bees
For this series of collaborative sculptures, I wanted to make an organic framework from which my bees could build comb. Since comb is heavy when filled with honey and very fragile when taken from the...
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Using Fusion to Create Plug Molds
In this tutorial I'll be using Fusion 360 to create a plug mold for vacuum forming acrylic so that the end product resembles a blown-glass scale insect.Materials used:1/4 inch acrylic, clear and...
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B-Code Biological 3D Printer
Bees are the world's first 3D printers. They work in a material made from their own bodies, formed at body temperature, with a material that is safe to eat and is biodegradable and even recyclable. I...
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Hanging Lamp Maquette
I wanted to explore what it could look like if I creates a lamp out of honeycomb that was styled like natural combs but had a modern feel.By: JenniferBerryContinue Reading »
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Icosahedron Form
My goal was to make a large sphere with some flat planes to create a round form that is virtually clear, with minimum glare so I could photograph into the center of it. The benefits of an icosahedron...
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Rendering Beeswax
If your beekeeping efforts resulted in a honey harvest, then chances are you have wax to process. Most of my beekeeping friends give me the wax simply because they don't want to deal with it after all...
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How to Document your Busy Bees
Many bee keepers aren't just satisfied with opening their hives to check on their bees, but want a more in-depth experience with bees. Keeping an observation hive is a great way to learn more about...
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Collaborating with Bees: Honey Comb Light Boxes
Materials ListBeehiveBeesNatural comb3/4 inch rough milled wood, cherry in this caseScrap wood, plywood1/8 aluminum plateBoos block oilThreaded screw insertsScrewsLED strips, warm white 600LED...
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A Smarter Way to Mill
Just because you have the best, most expensive state of the art tools doesn't make you rockstar. And just because you don't have access to the most expensive state of the art tools doesn't mean you...
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Nucleus Colony -or- How to Start a Beehive
You've gotten the bug and decided to start keeping bees. You do a little research and learn that every spring, local beekeepers sell starter colonies, what are known as Nucleus colonies of bees, also...
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