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Adventures in
MakerBot’ing
Sunday, November 6, 11
Intro
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Me
@scottjanousek
www.scottjanousek.com
Analog & Digital Artisan
Innovation Architect @ Isobar
Makerbot Operator
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Maker Movement
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D.I.YDo It Yourself
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What is a “maker”?
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MakerBot’ing
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What is a MakerBot?
3-D Printer
Extrudes plastic with the Toolhead attachments
Allows you to create fabricate objects/things!
Examples: Plastic Toys, replacement parts, almost
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My Bot, SAURON
Name SAURONBirth Date 7/20/2011# of Prints < 100Status Healthy!
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The future of printing?
old “skool”new “skool”
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Who isMakerBot?
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Hardware
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ARDUINO
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EXTRUDER CONTROLLER
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MOTHERBOARD
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AXIS CONTROLLERS
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X, Y, Z Axis
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POWER SUPPLY UNIT
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Software
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Replicator-G
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.STL
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g-code
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Some Lingo
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“Fab” = Fabrication
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Replication
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Extrusion
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Arduino
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(Plastic) Filament
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ABS
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PLA
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MakerBot Devices
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“ToM” Thing-o-matic
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Thing-o-matic
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Frostruder
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“Things”
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Thing-a-verse
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Experiments
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ABS
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Things
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First Print!
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“Skull Cloud”@valhead
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Other Tests
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Kinect 2 STL
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PLA
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Pen Plotting
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“Unicorn” Toolhead
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Lessons Learned
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Build Challenges
Acrylic Build Platform?! No, HBP & ABP!
Reversed Orientation on parts
z-axis shaft length
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Wrong extruder height!
Resolution: Nozzle couldn’t reach build platform. Swapped z-axis shaft thread to lower extruder.
I was apparently sent the wrong length z-motor shaft ...
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“Struder Surgery”
Cracked D-Plate. Opps. :(
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Tool Head Error 0?!
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Tool Head Error 0?!
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Tool Head Error 0?!
Hours of troubleshooting, days of back and forth ... Bad Extruder Controller Board
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Tool Head Error 0 Culprit!
Resolution = New EC Board, yay!
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Tips & Tricks
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Travel Case for Bot
RobertHunt1987http://www.flickr.com/photos/rb-rt/
“MakerBot Thing-o-Matic in a Pelican 1620
This is a Pelican 1620 with my MakerBot Thing-O-Matic inside. It must be slightly bigger than the original MakerBot because it's a tight fit, removing the bottom layer of foam helped, it fits quite nicely now. I ordered the case with the pick 'n' pluck foam, I had to allow space for the Z-Stepper and other bits like the feet and bolts.
I would highly recommend this case if you plan to travel around with your bot, especially on public transport and it also makes a good seat if there is no room on the train :)”
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Future Plans
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Mods
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Fume Extractor
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REP-RAP(OPEN SOURCE 3D-PRINTER)
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More info
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Self Learning
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wiki.makerbot.com
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MakerBot Book
EST Publish Date: September 2011
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Group Learning
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Hacker Spaces
Cambridge, MA (FYI: In process of moving)
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Hacker Spaces
Cambridge, MASunday, November 6, 11
Hacker Spaces
New Hampshire, Nashua (I think?)
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Boston MakerBot Operators User Group
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Makerbot’ing “Gigs”
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Training course!
Making stuff is fun. It doesn’t have to be software, either. The “Maker generation” and “DIY movement” is about making physical entities, not just digital ones.
In this workshop, we’ll explore the world of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) fabrication and replication. We’ll have an hour of setup & instruction, and then the rest of time will be devoted to a collaborative design & build of one or more object(s). The object(s) will wind up on thingiverse website for people around the world to download, output, and use!
Attendees will learn some tips & tricks of makerbot, Replicator-G, as well as other technical jargon within the realm of 3-D printing. During the workshop, we will model simple objects in 3-D using software, tweak settings in Replicator-G, and render the results physically, in plastic using an on-site Makerbot (Thing-O-Matic).
Attendees require no prerequisites for this workshop (besides having an active imagination). Come join us in the FITC “Fab Lab” and get a taste of what it’s like to be a hobbyist fabricator and inventor of “things”!
@scottjanousek for more details!
MakerBot’ing 101 workshop
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My Top Take aways!
MakeBot is an excellent intro to DIY Fabrication
ToM can be like owning a car (maintenance, parts, etc).
Tweak your bot for maximum output effectiveness & efficiency!
Have fun!
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Thank you!
@scottjanousek
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