3D printing and stuff

[Brian Wilson]

Been quiet around here.

I got a Makerbot Replicator 2 and I've been playing with it off and on since May or so.
I have been getting my OpenSCAD programming down and am pretty comfortable with it now.

What are other people up to?

Brian

[Bob Miller]

I got a kit for a Rostock MAX when I went to Maker Faire in May. The
Rostock MAX is a large format delta printer. I got it assembled in
five days, then spent the next two months tweaking it. Since
mid-August, I've been just using it to print things (knock
fiberboard). I've probably melted about a kilogram of ABS so far.

http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=1959

I use OpenSCAD, and I've also been learning FreeCAD. I think FreeCAD
is better, but I'm still more proficient in OpenSCAD. (Learning
curve.) FreeCAD is a more traditional GUI-oriented CAD system. It
can do the CSG style modeling that OpenSCAD does, but the preferred
method is to make 2D drawings and extrude/rotate them into 3D. It is
also scriptable and extensible in Python. I haven't looked at that.

So I guess you can take that as a recommendation. (-:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/

In other news, my laser cutter is still in (very slow) progress, and
I'm spending a lot of time with Eugene Maker Space. We have outgrown
our current shop and are actively shopping for a bigger place.

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[Toby Martin]

I have been planning with raspberry pis.  Currently making a disk array
-Toby

[Fairyguts]

I'm using my on-board printer on our second fetus!

[Toby Martin]

Congratulations!

[Bob Miller]

Biotech! Awesome, and congratulations!