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The DIWire bender we saw last summer made its way to Maker Faire this year with a new and improved version that is now able to bend steel even more accurately than the previous aluminum-bending version.
I chatted up [Marco Perry] (above, obviously), and he explained a new feature of the DIWire bender that makes soldering or welding creations made out of CNC bent wire even easier. The new machine features a sharpie that precisely marks where the wire should be welded.
The folks behind the DIWire – Pensa – have a ton of really cool wire sculptures at their booth at Maker Faire, quite incidentally within spitting distance of Hackaday’s Red Bull booth. Be sure to check them out if you’ve got a chance.
No action video?
Seriously. You *cannot* post a video about some talking about is cool wire bender without posting said wire bender in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnAigQAxCV8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUlt3AbZpQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zFzsq2Quts&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5J39bPChVU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qGHWZm0C-o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSi9ew4bU6o
and, finally, I found my favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhGHALB4_hQ&feature=related
blablabla… we bend wire!!!!!
Prove It… surely there is a video of their bender at work.
Here’s a video of our first DIWire at work: http://blog.pensanyc.com/post/22264370500/the-diwire-bender-how-to-bend
We don’t have a video of the 2.0 yet, but it should be coming soon!
Thank you very much, Pensa! Will you Update the step by step instructions?
Thanks a Lot :)
Tm
Here is the step by step instructions for DIWire 1.0: http://makeprojects.com/Project/DIWire-Bender/2574/1#.UG29bpjR6Q0
We are still working on the instructions for DIWire 2.0, so be sure to follow our blog or Facebook for updates!
Hey! Thank you for your answer! Is the new version very different? I would love to start but Parts are so expensive that it would be great to know if 2.0 is an upgrade or a different machine. Maybe you also found cheaper steppers?
Really looking forward to my build :))
It’s not very different. It’s more of an upgrade, with stronger motors and different materials. You can really use any stepper you want that fits into your budget. Hope that helps!