PrintMyLab - Tekla Labs' 3D Printing Design Competition at UC Berkeley (open to all)
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Todd Duncombe
Feb 13, 2012, 7:11:27 PM2/13/12
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Makers, Scientists, Engineers and Hackers!
Tekla Labs is excited to announce a 3D Printed Design competition for
do-it-yourself science and engineering:PrintMyLab.
Get your design 3D printed! Over $1000 in additional prizes for the
winning entries!
Categories
1) DIY Alternative: A 3D printing blueprint for an item that can
replace a commercial product or a specific component of a commercial
product used in scientific laboratories or in scientific/engineering
research. Especially helpful if this part tends to break or get lost.
2) Novel Gadget: A 3D printing blueprint for a novel item not
commercially available that is of use in scientific laboratories or in
scientific/engineering research. Invent! Imagine! Print!
Who can enter: Anyone!
Details & submission: teklalabs.org/3dprinting
Quesions: 3dpri...@teklalabs.org
Important Dates
April 30: Last possible day to submit a design (11:59pm PST)
May 10: Final winners are announced
Happy Designing,
The Tekla Labs Team
Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
available materials. To find out more or to work with us to create a
Tekla Labs Equipment Blueprint, visit us at www.teklalabs.org.
Tekla Labs is excited to announce a 3D Printed Design competition for
do-it-yourself science and engineering:PrintMyLab.
Get your design 3D printed! Over $1000 in additional prizes for the
winning entries!
Categories
1) DIY Alternative: A 3D printing blueprint for an item that can
replace a commercial product or a specific component of a commercial
product used in scientific laboratories or in scientific/engineering
research. Especially helpful if this part tends to break or get lost.
2) Novel Gadget: A 3D printing blueprint for a novel item not
commercially available that is of use in scientific laboratories or in
scientific/engineering research. Invent! Imagine! Print!
Who can enter: Anyone!
Details & submission: teklalabs.org/3dprinting
Quesions: 3dpri...@teklalabs.org
Important Dates
April 30: Last possible day to submit a design (11:59pm PST)
May 10: Final winners are announced
Happy Designing,
The Tekla Labs Team
Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
available materials. To find out more or to work with us to create a
Tekla Labs Equipment Blueprint, visit us at www.teklalabs.org.
Bryan Bishop
Feb 14, 2012, 10:43:47 AM2/14/12
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On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Todd Duncombe <tadun...@gmail.com> wrote:
it would be nice if you guys would make these things:Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
available materials.
- dna synthesizer
- dna sequencer
- atomic force microscope
- scanning tunneling microscope
- actually good spin coater
Thanks, that's the most immediate equipment that I can think of.. When I look at your site I've only ever seen a magnetic stirrer listed.
- Bryan
http://heybryan.org/
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http://heybryan.org/
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Todd Duncombe
Feb 15, 2012, 2:49:04 PM2/15/12
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Thanks for the suggestions Bryan. We would love to include all of
those items at some point.
Yes, our database is still fairly limited. Currently we are working on
designing / writing the DIY instructions for a microcentrifuge, tissue
culture hood, water bath, spectrophotometer and an incubator. And as
our organization is run by full time Post Docs / PhDs, working means
mentoring undergraduate engineering student on design projects.
In the months to come we hope to court inventors in the DIYbio
community, many of whom have already invented their own solutions for
the lab essentials, to submit their designs. We will help them with
the documentation process, validation, and translate the document into
other languages. Of course, the inventor also gets full credit for the
design.
I hadn't thought of building a spin coater. That could make for a
great UG project. Thanks!
Todd
On Feb 14, 7:43 am, Bryan Bishop <kanz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 512 203 0507
those items at some point.
Yes, our database is still fairly limited. Currently we are working on
designing / writing the DIY instructions for a microcentrifuge, tissue
culture hood, water bath, spectrophotometer and an incubator. And as
our organization is run by full time Post Docs / PhDs, working means
mentoring undergraduate engineering student on design projects.
In the months to come we hope to court inventors in the DIYbio
community, many of whom have already invented their own solutions for
the lab essentials, to submit their designs. We will help them with
the documentation process, validation, and translate the document into
other languages. Of course, the inventor also gets full credit for the
design.
I hadn't thought of building a spin coater. That could make for a
great UG project. Thanks!
Todd
On Feb 14, 7:43 am, Bryan Bishop <kanz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Todd Duncombe <tadunco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
> > whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
> > developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
> > for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
> > available materials.
>
> it would be nice if you guys would make these things:
> - dna synthesizer
> - dna sequencer
> - atomic force microscope
> - scanning tunneling microscope
> - actually good spin coater
>
> Thanks, that's the most immediate equipment that I can think of.. When I
> look at your site I've only ever seen a magnetic stirrer listed.
>
> - Bryanhttp://heybryan.org/
> > Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
> > whose goal is to address the equipment needs of researchers in
> > developing countries. Tekla Labs develops easy-to-follow blueprints
> > for how to build your own research-grade equipment using commonly
> > available materials.
>
> it would be nice if you guys would make these things:
> - dna synthesizer
> - dna sequencer
> - atomic force microscope
> - scanning tunneling microscope
> - actually good spin coater
>
> Thanks, that's the most immediate equipment that I can think of.. When I
> look at your site I've only ever seen a magnetic stirrer listed.
>
> 1 512 203 0507
Patrik
Feb 16, 2012, 1:36:50 AM2/16/12
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Hi Todd!
Just some feedback on the design document for your sample rotator...
One thing that struck me was that it does assume that you have access
to a metal shop: lots of bandsawing, folding sheet metal, etc., just
for the frame of the machine itself.
A more DIY accessible approach might be to start with something like a
project box from Radio Shack for the base, or maybe even a coffee tin
or something. Or just get an old LP player - your choice of three
rotational speeds...
On your list of materials, the only part that really needs a bit more
info is the vial clips. Everything else can probably be scavenged from
old inkjet printers or whatever. Is there a cheap source for
"professional" vial clips? Or an alternative you can get at the
hardware store or Ikea? Or perhaps an easy way to make those clips
yourself?
Just some feedback on the design document for your sample rotator...
One thing that struck me was that it does assume that you have access
to a metal shop: lots of bandsawing, folding sheet metal, etc., just
for the frame of the machine itself.
A more DIY accessible approach might be to start with something like a
project box from Radio Shack for the base, or maybe even a coffee tin
or something. Or just get an old LP player - your choice of three
rotational speeds...
On your list of materials, the only part that really needs a bit more
info is the vial clips. Everything else can probably be scavenged from
old inkjet printers or whatever. Is there a cheap source for
"professional" vial clips? Or an alternative you can get at the
hardware store or Ikea? Or perhaps an easy way to make those clips
yourself?
Chris
Feb 16, 2012, 10:24:59 AM2/16/12
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Neat challenge...
Could you speak more to the license that you guys use? And more
specifically how designs that are submitted will be treated.
Specifically from your website FAQ it states:
---------------
In what licensing format is access to DIY documents provided by the
Tekla Labs Community ?
All DIY documents provided by Tekla Labs will be open-source and
published the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-
NC-SA 3.0) Creative Commons Licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
This creative common licence allows you to copy, redistribute and
modify the DIY designs, as long as you follow the licence rules: 1)
you must appropriately credit Tekla Labs and the creator of the
design, 2) you may not use the design for commercial purposes, and 3)
if you alter or build on the design, you may only distribute under
this same licence or a similar licence. Please see the creative
commons webpage for the specific wording and for additional
considerations and limitations of this licence.
All contributors must agree to distributing their work under this
creative commons licence. All users must also follow this licence
when building, modifying and redistributing any designs.
-------------
What was your motivation to use a non-commercial license? Could your
goals be achieved with an open source commercial friendly licence? It
would be great if there was a way to to motivate entrepreneurs with
this competition.
Thanks,
Chris
Could you speak more to the license that you guys use? And more
specifically how designs that are submitted will be treated.
Specifically from your website FAQ it states:
---------------
In what licensing format is access to DIY documents provided by the
Tekla Labs Community ?
All DIY documents provided by Tekla Labs will be open-source and
published the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-
NC-SA 3.0) Creative Commons Licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
This creative common licence allows you to copy, redistribute and
modify the DIY designs, as long as you follow the licence rules: 1)
you must appropriately credit Tekla Labs and the creator of the
design, 2) you may not use the design for commercial purposes, and 3)
if you alter or build on the design, you may only distribute under
this same licence or a similar licence. Please see the creative
commons webpage for the specific wording and for additional
considerations and limitations of this licence.
All contributors must agree to distributing their work under this
creative commons licence. All users must also follow this licence
when building, modifying and redistributing any designs.
-------------
What was your motivation to use a non-commercial license? Could your
goals be achieved with an open source commercial friendly licence? It
would be great if there was a way to to motivate entrepreneurs with
this competition.
Thanks,
Chris
Todd Duncombe
Feb 17, 2012, 9:53:48 PM2/17/12
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Hey Chris,
What do you have in mind? We would be open to the use of another
license as long the DIY instructions are complete and open-source. I
will admit we are far from experts on the subject. Just contact us if
you have a specific licensing needs.
I imagine your concern is that our current license would limit an
inventor who might want to share their design and also sell it?
Its not our goal to squash the entrepreneurial spirit!
Todd
PS Pat thanks for your comments! I'm traveling currently and will take
a close look at your suggestions when I return.
What do you have in mind? We would be open to the use of another
license as long the DIY instructions are complete and open-source. I
will admit we are far from experts on the subject. Just contact us if
you have a specific licensing needs.
I imagine your concern is that our current license would limit an
inventor who might want to share their design and also sell it?
Its not our goal to squash the entrepreneurial spirit!
Todd
PS Pat thanks for your comments! I'm traveling currently and will take
a close look at your suggestions when I return.
Chris
Feb 19, 2012, 6:23:53 PM2/19/12
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Todd,
I would suggest the emerging Open Source Hardware license (http://
freedomdefined.org/OSHW).
I am concerned that your current license would limit an inventors
ability to sell their work.
The OSHW standard is still evolving but I think you guys have a unique
opportunity to contribute to its development. From the definition
"Ideally, open source hardware uses readily-available components and
materials, standard processes, open infrastructure, unrestricted
content, and open-source design tools to maximize the ability of
individuals to make and use hardware." I assume a majority of people
contributing to the OSHW movement are device developers, like myself,
and as such documentation or thinking about the openness of the
manufacturing process often becomes be secondary. Teklalabs differs
in that your primary goal is the openness the designs and the ability
to replicate them. I would encourage you to get involved with the
OSHW license development as I think you guys would add a great
perspective and could offer insight into how you are developing a
universal template for the sharing of designs and their reproduction.
Thanks,
Chris
I would suggest the emerging Open Source Hardware license (http://
freedomdefined.org/OSHW).
I am concerned that your current license would limit an inventors
ability to sell their work.
The OSHW standard is still evolving but I think you guys have a unique
opportunity to contribute to its development. From the definition
"Ideally, open source hardware uses readily-available components and
materials, standard processes, open infrastructure, unrestricted
content, and open-source design tools to maximize the ability of
individuals to make and use hardware." I assume a majority of people
contributing to the OSHW movement are device developers, like myself,
and as such documentation or thinking about the openness of the
manufacturing process often becomes be secondary. Teklalabs differs
in that your primary goal is the openness the designs and the ability
to replicate them. I would encourage you to get involved with the
OSHW license development as I think you guys would add a great
perspective and could offer insight into how you are developing a
universal template for the sharing of designs and their reproduction.
Thanks,
Chris
Todd Duncombe
Apr 23, 2012, 5:10:34 PM4/23/12
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Reminder! The competition is open for 1 more week. Get your designs in!
Submit at: teklalabs.org/3dprinting
Sorry about the terrible late reply. We've adjusted the IP guidelines to make sure we don't limit the designers ability to sell their own work. see below.
Thanks,
Todd
Legal/Intellectual Property Rights
By entering this competition, you: (a) Warrant that:
• The work is your original work,
• To the best of your knowledge, it is not, and has not been in production or otherwise previously published or exhibited,
• Neither the work nor its use infringes the intellectual property rights (whether a patent, utility model, functional design right, aesthetic design right, trade mark, copyright or any other intellectual property right) of any other person.
Acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the protection of any intellectual property rights you may have in the work.
All competition entries (including descriptions, designs and/or images) submitted to Tekla Labs will remain property of the designer but can be used by Tekla Labs for promotional purposes.
No reimbursement or employment
Applicants are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement for any costs. The applicant’s participation shall not constitute employment, assignment or offer of employment or assignment.
Use of the applicant’s personal data
Tekla Labs will use the personal data you submit in connection with the competition for the purpose of administering the competition and evaluating the work. Tekla Labs will not store or use any personal data outside of the competition.
Authorization and Limitation of Liability by Entry
By entering this competition:
(a) you authorize Tekla Labs to exhibit the work publicly, and
(b) you accept that Tekla Labs and the competition organizers are not responsible for any damages which you may suffer or claim to suffer by or as a result of taking part in this competition, the authorized use of your entry and/or any decision by the jury.
Todd Duncombe
Jun 19, 2012, 2:31:14 PM6/19/12
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Hello DIYBio community,
The PrintMyLab results are in! Check them out online: http://www.teklalabs.org/print-my-lab-results/
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Stay tuned for a more intensive DIY lab equipment competition in the fall.
-Todd Duncombe
Tekla Labs
PS If you have any more designs you'd like to share, we'd be more than happy to host it.
Plus, we recently hosted a symposium on Social Entrepreneurship in Technology with some awesome speakers, including Teju Ravoilochan of the Unreasonable Institute and John Danner from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Check it out: https://vimeo.com/groups/teklalabs/
Matthew Anderson
Jun 19, 2012, 3:05:39 PM6/19/12
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Is there a good place to get 3D designs, like gears and other plastic
things, made for me without having to buy a 3D printer
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Cathal Garvey
Jun 19, 2012, 4:00:26 PM6/19/12
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Shapeways.com, though they're pretty expensive compared to just printing
your own. If you need something you can't already find on Shapeways,
find a freely licensed (i.e. not "Noncommercial" or "All Rights
Reserved", etc) model matching what you want on Thingiverse, and upload
it to your own account on Shapeways, choosing not to display it
publicly. You can then order it from "yourself".
Your local hackerspace may have a 3D printer you can use, also?
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your own. If you need something you can't already find on Shapeways,
find a freely licensed (i.e. not "Noncommercial" or "All Rights
Reserved", etc) model matching what you want on Thingiverse, and upload
it to your own account on Shapeways, choosing not to display it
publicly. You can then order it from "yourself".
Your local hackerspace may have a 3D printer you can use, also?
www.indiebiotech.com
twitter.com/onetruecathal
joindiaspora.com/u/cathalgarvey
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