Openbeam PCBGrip

[Madox]

http://www.meccanismocomplesso.org/en/pcbgrip-openbeam/

http://pcbgrip.com/collections/kit

Seems like a very useful investment... Anyone interested in a group order or potentially buy a set for the space?

[James McGill]

How have your experiences with open beam been?

I was about to order some, but reading the blog it sounds like they've had a great deal of supply issues. Now looking at http://8020.net instead. Thoughts?

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[Jason Ball]

I have one here if you want to try it first.   It's not bad, but far from perfect.

J.

[Patrick Barnes]

Openbeam? Love it.
Easy to work with, it's great to be able to use standard M3 parts, the end holes can be tapped to M3 as well.
The newer stock is stronger as they changed the die slightly. (has a closed hole in the centre now instead of a slot)

Like any beam extrusion it's suited for a particular scale of project.

• Fits in a shoebox - maybe overkill. If your design has no unsupported lengths greater than 100mm, you might want something thinner.
• Sits on a table - perfect. 
• Big as a table - maybe not enough. If your design has unsupported lengths greater than 700mm, you might want something heavier.
  

(It depends too on what static/dynamic loads are present, are you building a combat bot, etc)

Best place to get it from in AU is probably Protoneer:
http://shop.protoneer.co.nz/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=openbeam
(they've got prices for AU)

Australian Customers:

• 5 lengths for AUD75. (AU shipping included)
• 10 lengths for AUD140. (AU shipping included)
• 15 lengths for AUD200. (AU shipping included)
• 20 lengths for AUD255. (AU shipping included)

[Rodney Berry]

I'm also interested in this. I am setting up a prototyping lab for my employers - almost a mini makerspace as a shared resource to hopefully help maker-fy the organisation's culture to some extent.

We have some LittleBits and aiming to get more 'low entry fee' (meaning emotional and technical - littlebits are a tad pricey!). I'll probably add some grove modules for more focussed building but I want something more of a grown-up meccano/lego/k'nex thing for messing with space and mechanisms.

I'm curious about the supply problems mentioned. Does that mean they have not got the 'critical mass' of users needed to become more self-propelling?

Rod.

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[Madox]

My understanding of the supply issues were that they were from years ago and has been resolved.

I was also contemplating v slot from here if you want options...

http://www.makerstore.com.au/product/v-slot-20-x-20mm/