Over the weekend, I drove my dog over the the LaSalle Metro Rail Station. After parking (in a massive parking lot), we hopped out of the car and hit the bike trail that starts at the foot of Main ...

In the early days of 3D printers, most builds used smooth rods and bearings that rode on them. But these days, printers are shipping with either V-slot extrusions with Delrin wheels or linear rails.

University Heights Collaborative has posted some new images (see lead photo and below) that show work underway to build a $1.2 million multi-use trail and bike path. The development is, incredibly, 20 ...

Choosing the right rail and carriage needn't be rocket science. Here's the lowdown. Linear rails come in two types, round and square. The criteria for choosing one over the other is no different than ...

Adding linear rails to a length of aluminium extrusion is a common way to make a fairly rigid guiding structure, and I have been doing just that in the workshop. But things were not working quite ...

Rollon has upgraded its Telerace family of linear rails to help designers simplify projects and enhance the efficiency of automated systems. Two Telerace families of cold-drawn steel rails now feature ...

In the early days of FDM 3D printing, the RepRap project spawned all sorts of weird and and wonderful designs. In the video after the break [dizekat] gives us a throwback to those times with the ...