Desktop Fabrication

Marty McGuireDorkbot Pittsburgh

March 25, 2010

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Grizzly CNC: $24,999 Dimension uPrint: $14,900

Commercial Machines

Fab Lab

Community Shops

Online Services

But what can I do at home?

DIY Desktop CNC Mill

DIY 3D Printer

“…it is still not trivial to put a RepRap together, it requires a lot of enthusiasm, a healthy dose of bravery, and the ability to navigate a project that is growing and changing every day. There aren’t step by step instructions which makes it a very challenging project.“

Bre Pettis, MakerBot Co-Founder

HOT!!!220ºC/430ºF

How do I make my own stuff?

Google SketchUp Blender OpenSCAD

Make a 3D Model

and many, many, MANY more…

http://github.com/makerbot

Always Improving

http://store.makerbot.com/

So I’ve built a MakerBot.Now what do I do with it?

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Make Useful Things

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1046

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1813

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1962

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1929

Make Toys

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1124

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2015

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2030

Upgrade Your ‘Bot

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:975

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:958

Make New Tools

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1570

Make Life Changes!

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1097

Infringe Copyright!

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1274

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:591

The Future

What will you make?

Thanks!

More Info

• Desktop Fabrication– http://makerbot.com/– http://thingiverse.com/– http://reprap.org/– http://diylilcnc.org/

• Me– http://creatingwithcode.com/– http://hackpittsburgh.org/

Image ReferencesJaneway & Replicator * http://www.nakedauthors.com/2007/06/tea-earl-grey-hot.htmlPort Wine Glass * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1224Grizzly G0499 10" x 54" 3-axis CNC * http://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G0499-3-Axis-Milling-Machine/dp/B000E360IODimension uPrint * http://www.firsteched.com/images/design/UprintGray-RGB.jpgDIYLILCNC * http://www.solidsmack.com/diylilcnc-custom-cad-cam-three-axis-mill-open-source-future/2010-03-

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RepRap * http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Mendel * http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/03/21/make-money-with-your-makerbot-by-ebaying-reprap-parts/

Image ReferencesMakerBot Founders and Bots * http://blog.makerbot.com/2009/12/17/unrepentantgeek-sketchup-model-of-a-makerbot/ * http://wiki.makerbot.com/presskit * http://wiki.makerbot.com/about-us * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1449 * http://wiki.makerbot.com/plastruder-mk4 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/thrasher7/3512110329/ * http://www.designglut.com/2009/08/bre-pettis-of-makerbot-and-nyc-resistor/ * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:457 * http://blog.makerbot.com/2010/03/22/makerbot-cupcake-heated-build-platform-v2-0/ * http://store.makerbot.com/Printed MakerBot Cupcake * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1123MakerBot Whistle * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1046D-Shape Printed Building * http://www.d-shape.com/Organovo Bioprinter * http://www.switched.com/tag/3d+printer/

Image References

Logos * HackPittsburgh -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44103863@N02/4053913206 * FabLab - http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/logos/index.html * TechShop - http://www.techshop.ws/ * Ponoko - http://www.ponoko.com/ * eMachineShop - http://www.emachineshop.com/ * SketchUp - http://sketchup.com/ * Blender - http://www.switched.com/tag/3d+printer/ * Thingiverse - http://www.switched.com/tag/3d+printer/