[Vanhackspace] 3d printer

Wade wbortz at gmail.com
Fri Dec 11 14:07:09 PST 2009


Like this?

http://gallery.me.com/iphone/wbortz/100008#0

I've got three of em now; will have more Mendel parts available in the  
new year.  Still some debugging to be done on the new extruders.

I use Skeinforge for CAM, and any 3d software that can output STL  
files will do.

Wade


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> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:38:44 -0800
> From: x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Vanhackspace] 3D Printer
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> 3D Printer for about 1000$ - another hackspace put it together -  
> pretty damn
> awesome (sorry if this has already been posted or something)
>
> http://store.makerbot.com/
>
> http://www.babelgum.com/browser.php#play/SEARCH_SIMILAR,clipID:4020782,includeClip:true,order:MOST_RELEVANT/0,4020782
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> From: Joe Bowser <joe.bowser at nitobi.com>
> To: vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
> Subject: Re: [Vanhackspace] 3D Printer
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> Hey
>
> The guys who built the MakerBot are the Co-Founders of NYC Resistor,  
> a well
> known private New York Hackerspace.  We plan to get the tools to  
> build these
> in the future once we fully ramp up our build nights.
>
> I do know that Metrix:CreateSpace in Seattle builds their own  
> version of
> this device if you're looking for a closer/cheaper supplier  ($750  
> USD is
> pretty expensive!)
>
> The thing I like most about the MakerBot is the ability to add a
> Frostruder.  It makes it fun for parties. :)
>
> We've also had a reprap in the space as well.  (http:// 
> www.reprap.org).
> Zach Hoken, one of the co-founders of MakerBot has also developed  
> much of
> the hardware for this as well.
>
> Joe
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM, x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 3D Printer for about 1000$ - another hackspace put it together -  
>> pretty
>> damn awesome (sorry if this has already been posted or something)
>>
>> http://store.makerbot.com/
>>
>>
>> http://www.babelgum.com/browser.php#play/SEARCH_SIMILAR,clipID:4020782,includeClip:true,order:MOST_RELEVANT/0,4020782
>>
>> -erik
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> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:19:37 -0800
> From: x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com>
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> awesome - yeah i would love to get one of these, either through the  
> space or
> myself  - what sort of software works with it?  you can use any 3D  
> program
> then convert to a certain file type or code or something...?
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Joe Bowser <joe.bowser at nitobi.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hey
>>
>> The guys who built the MakerBot are the Co-Founders of NYC  
>> Resistor, a well
>> known private New York Hackerspace.  We plan to get the tools to  
>> build these
>> in the future once we fully ramp up our build nights.
>>
>> I do know that Metrix:CreateSpace in Seattle builds their own  
>> version of
>> this device if you're looking for a closer/cheaper supplier  ($750  
>> USD is
>> pretty expensive!)
>>
>> The thing I like most about the MakerBot is the ability to add a
>> Frostruder.  It makes it fun for parties. :)
>>
>> We've also had a reprap in the space as well.  (http:// 
>> www.reprap.org).
>> Zach Hoken, one of the co-founders of MakerBot has also developed  
>> much of
>> the hardware for this as well.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM, x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 3D Printer for about 1000$ - another hackspace put it together -  
>>> pretty
>>> damn awesome (sorry if this has already been posted or something)
>>>
>>> http://store.makerbot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.babelgum.com/browser.php#play/SEARCH_SIMILAR,clipID:4020782,includeClip:true,order:MOST_RELEVANT/0,4020782
>>>
>>> -erik
>>>
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> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:32:43 -0800
> From: dan anderson <dan.j.anderson at gmail.com>
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> CAD to G-code converters are common. Dunno if that particular printer
> takes G-code but many do. If not there must be a CAD->specific-format
> tool (they show CAD models and then the physical result at one point,
> and really, what good is a CNC or 3D printer that needs to be
> hand-controlled?) and since the hw is opensource I would expect that
> converter to be too.
>
> -D
>
>
>
> 2009/12/10 x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com>:
>>
>> awesome - yeah i would love to get one of these, either through the  
>> space or
>> myself ?- what sort of software works with it? ?you can use any 3D  
>> program
>> then convert to a certain file type or code or something...?
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Joe Bowser <joe.bowser at nitobi.com>  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey
>>>
>>> The guys who built the MakerBot are the Co-Founders of NYC  
>>> Resistor, a
>>> well known private New York Hackerspace.? We plan to get the tools  
>>> to build
>>> these in the future once we fully ramp up our build nights.
>>>
>>> I do know that Metrix:CreateSpace in Seattle builds their own  
>>> version of
>>> this device if you're looking for a closer/cheaper supplier? ($750  
>>> USD is
>>> pretty expensive!)
>>>
>>> The thing I like most about the MakerBot is the ability to add a
>>> Frostruder.? It makes it fun for parties. :)
>>>
>>> We've also had a reprap in the space as well.? (http://www.reprap.org 
>>> ).
>>> Zach Hoken, one of the co-founders of MakerBot has also developed  
>>> much of
>>> the hardware for this as well.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM, x ox <xoxoxcom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 3D Printer for about 1000$ - another hackspace put it together -  
>>>> pretty
>>>> damn awesome (sorry if this has already been posted or something)
>>>>
>>>> http://store.makerbot.com/
>>>>
>>>> http://www.babelgum.com/browser.php#play/SEARCH_SIMILAR,clipID:4020782,includeClip:true,order:MOST_RELEVANT/0,4020782
>>>> -erik
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> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:04:45 +0000
> From: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2 at orbis-terrarum.net>
> To: vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
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> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 04:47:02PM -0800, Joe Bowser wrote:
>> The guys who built the MakerBot are the Co-Founders of NYC  
>> Resistor, a well
>> known private New York Hackerspace.  We plan to get the tools to  
>> build these
>> in the future once we fully ramp up our build nights.
> I was holding out for Mendel :-)
> http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Version_II_Mendel
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