Introduction Thread

[Todd Fleming]

This group is for people in Southwest Virginia who either own or are
interested in either RepRap or MakerBot.

This thread is for introductions. Do you currently have a RepRap or
MakerBot? Are you building one? Considering building one? Just
curious?

[Todd Fleming]

My introduction:

I'm the proud builder of MakerBot #238 and am currently printing parts
for a RepRap Mendel. I live in Christiansburg and work in Roanoke as
a Senior Research Engineer for Luna Innovations. I started this group
to connect with others in the area with similar interests.

Other hardware: I also have a Sherline CNC milling machine and a
Sherline manual lathe. My living room looks more like a workshop than
a living area.

flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbfleming/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/tbfleming

Todd

[O.]

Todd,

I teach in the Theatre department at Washington & Lee University in
Lexington. I am the proud owner of Makerbot #17. I hope to build a CNC
someday...

Best,
O.

[Todd Fleming]

Nice to meet you! Do you use it to make theatre props? Which kind of
CNC are you thinking of building?

Tood

[Owen M Collins]

I'm going to use it for model set pieces and small props. AlsO I am
working on pieces for puppets.

I think the kit/website we were looking at was:
http://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx

What are your thoughts on CNCs?

O.

[Todd Fleming]

Neat!

I like my Sherline CNC mill for milling small pieces out of metal and other materials.  If I needed to cut larger pieces out of wood and plastics, I'd definitely consider a CNC gantry router like the type and size you linked to.  My Dad and brother recently built http://www.joescnc.com/themachines-hybrid.php .  It came out really nice and cuts much faster than my Sherline.  They put 1 TPI leadscrews on it instead of the leadscrews the plans call for, which gives it amazing speed.  For me its biggest downside is its size; it would eat up a large chunk of my garage.

Todd

[Spacexula]

Will be receiving my Makerbot from batch #9 around December 11. I
live in Winston-Salem NC, about 3 hours away. If you need anything
let me know!

On Nov 5, 9:15 pm, Todd Fleming <tbflem...@gmail.com> wrote:

[jstnfirst]

Justin Stiltner here, ME student at Virginia Tech and owner of
makerbot 451. Currently living in Blacksburg. I also do machine work
and have an X2 mini mill, but cannot reasonably operate it from my
apartment.

Justin