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Crafting Precision: Building a Chuck Fixture from ABS Material
When it comes to machining with plastic, the possibilities are boundless. With just an ABS plastic block at hand, the power to craft any...
Apr 28, 20242 min read

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Tool Holders: Lightweight and Durable Solutions
As a professional in the field of tools and equipment, you know that organizing and storing your tools is essential for any job. You need...
May 2, 20233 min read


ABS for Prototyping
For the average person, ABS is likely a component of your life that you don't know, or think much about. It is a part of your every day!...
Jul 8, 20222 min read


3D Printing
3D printing is an amazing plastic forming technology with a wide range of applications. Many different types of 3D printers from machines...
Feb 1, 20222 min read


National STEAM Day
Happy National STEM/STEAM day to all our fellow creators! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. In the...
Nov 8, 20212 min read

Extruder Update
The team at the Omachron® family of companies is now commercializing forty-two years of research into "Sustainable Technologies for a...
Sep 27, 20212 min read


What's So Cool About Manufacturing?
It’s no secret that we are passionate about locally distributed manufacturing, or that we are advocates for sustainable manufacturing, as...
Apr 29, 20202 min read


Making An ABS Frame Clamp
Happy Tuesday! While we haven’t posted about it recently, Ken has been incredibly busy putting our ABS plastic to good use. In the event...
Jan 15, 20193 min read


Making An ABS GoPro Mount
Happy Tuesday! It’s been a few weeks – but fret not – Ken is back with some more creative uses for our ABS plastic. If you haven’t had a...
Dec 18, 20183 min read


Making Artwork Out Of Plastic!
Happy Tuesday! The wonderful thing about art is it can be expressed in so many different ways. Art can be experienced by engaging any, or...
Nov 27, 20183 min read


Making An Egg Cup!
Happy Tuesday! If you’ve read at the title of this article and are eggspecting a ton of egg puns, you’d be absolutely right. This week’s...
Nov 20, 20182 min read


Making A Pie Lifter!
Happy Tuesday! Hands up if you’ve ever went to serve a pie or cake and ended up having to messily use a knife to serve it because you...
Nov 13, 20183 min read


Making A Portable Tic-Tac-Toe Game
Happy Tuesday! Board games are making a comeback as an alternative form of entertainment to digital devices such as smartphones and...
Nov 6, 20182 min read


ABS Christmas Ornaments
It’s the end of October. The leaves are falling. There’s a chill in the air. All this can mean only one thing… Christmas is coming! For...
Oct 30, 20182 min read


Making a Game of Twelvepins
Get ready! Get set! It’s game time! Happy Tuesday to you all! On this week’s Alternative Tuesday segment, Ken uses our Plasti-Block™ 2”...
Oct 23, 20182 min read


Making ABS Halloween Pins
Happy Tuesday! Don’t you just love October? The leaves are changing colors, hot chocolate is back in fashion, and of course the month is...
Oct 16, 20182 min read


Making a Plastic Finger Joint Box
Happy Tuesday! We hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend! This week’s Alternative Tuesday segment from the Acutabove...
Oct 9, 20182 min read


How to Melt or Reshape ABS Plastic for Repairs and for Making New Parts.
Happy Tuesday! This week’s Alternative Tuesday segment from the Acutabove Woodworking channel Ken does some experiments. He has been...
Oct 2, 20182 min read


An Amazing Butterfly!
Happy Tuesday ! This week’s Alternative Tuesday segment from the Acutabove Woodworking channel features a project An Amazing Butterfly!...
Sep 25, 20182 min read


How To Fabricate Plastic Vise Jaws!
Happy Tuesday ! This week’s Alternative Tuesday segment from the Acutabove Woodworking channel features a project to fabricate Vise Jaws!...
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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