Making Buttons!

A lathe is a pretty essential metal working tool for making any cylindrical parts. We needed to make some aluminum buttons for the latest SnapJet prototype. So we fixed up an old desktop-lathe with some cleaning, greasing, and adding 3D printed parts. Here's a video of the aluminum buttons being cut out (or turned as a machinist would say) on our lathe:

The fully machined buttons:

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Here at SnapJet, we work hard all day and late into the night. Whether we're soldering circuit boards, writing code, or posting to our blog, there is always one thing in common:

DIY Electric Burr Grinder

The Problem
We drink a lot of coffee here at SnapJet headquarters, so we brought in a hand-burr grinder to help us make our java:

I know what you're thinking. "That grinder isn't nearly loud or dangerous enough!!"

And we couldn't agree more.

How to create amazing product shots for under $50 bucks

You've definitely seen it before. An apple iPhone or Macbook floating in a white cloud, with a diagonal reflective line down the center.

Recently we needed to take a few shots of SnapJet and I couldn't help but wonder if we could snag that effect for our printer. We decided to experiment a little and...

Motorized Photo testing rig

We've completed our motorized testing rig! It allows us to easily try out many different methods and materials to get the best possible prints for our SnapJet instant film printer.

Launched!

Hi everyone, we've just finished our first introductory video of the SnapJet! View it at snapjet.com. Please stay tuned for more on instant film photography, crowdsourcing, and hardware design.