3d Printer Activities

[bill]

Anyone want to get together this WE for 3d printing fun and hilarity? I've got my new baby up and running pretty well. It'd be nice to talk to people with a bit of reprap experiences. (Good bad or ugly)The Makerbot only slightly prepared me for the "interesting" nature of 5D printing.

 

How is everyone doing with their bots?

Makerbot Roll Call! Sound off!

 

:-)

 

-b

[Jeff Crews]

Sounds like someone wants to show off his Ultimaker!

I'm up for it. I will be shaking down Baby Blue's ABP, although probably just in HBP mode.

Hey, anyone out there use pstoedit yet?

JSC

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From: bill <bill.cul...@gmail.com>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:14 PM
Subject: 3d Printer Activities

[Bill Culverhouse]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Jeff Crews <cruz...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Sounds like someone wants to show off his Ultimaker!

 

Actually I do like the design a lot. The ACME's in my makerbot could be used

to make 4 more UM. :-)

There are things to not like of course.

 

 

Hey, anyone out there use pstoedit yet?

 

You using it command line or through gsview? Are you still trying to get usable DXFs out of Inkscape?

I had a couple of actual PS files that gave me trouble in Corel so I used pstoedit command line to convert

them.

 

-b

[Drew Nelson]

Will be out of town for the Atlanta Mini-MakerFaire.

[Bill Culverhouse]

That should be a good one. GA Tech is always a good draw for Makers.

Are you showing or just there to see?

 

-b

[Alex Ray]

Would repraps be welcome?  I dont want to try to move the Mondo, but we got a couple of prusas-in-progress that are going nicely (well as nicely as could be expected).

When/Where?

~Alex

[Bill Culverhouse]

I'll say! I'd love to see where you are and talk about software/firmwares.

How far along are your Prusas? Extruding yet?

 

I'm good with the Splat unless there is a better location. My workshop's in

Garner so everything is a 30 min drive for me.

 

After 12 on Saturday or Sunday is fine with me.

 

-b

[Alex Ray]

Sunday is best for us,  should be able to bring a half finished prusa. We are flying Saturday.

[Jeff Crews]

Hm...  my half-finished Prusa is in the Space. It has pink.

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From: Alex Ray <alexjr...@gmail.com>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: 3d Printer Activities

[Bill Culverhouse]

Empinkened you say? Nice. where'd you get the pink parts? From Neil?

 

Sunday I can get up there at 2, after secong breakfast and first lunch of course.

 

-b

[Mike Broome]

Looks like there's momentum for getting together on Sunday, but I wanted
to throw my 2 cents in that can't make it on Sunday but am free on
Saturday. I'd love to see some other 'bot designs, but it's no biggee
if y'all get together without me, though.

Jeff, did you ever get a chance to try out my EC board? Is it still
over at Splat? Now that I'm back from a couple weeks away, it's time to
get my Cupcake working again.

M.

[Jeff Crews]

I am good for either Sat or Sun. Other preferences?

JSC

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From: Mike Broome <mbr...@employees.org>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:03 PM

Subject: Re: 3d Printer Activities

[Jeff Crews]

I have to throw my hat in for Sunday as well. It turns out I have to be in Raleigh for an extended-family thing at 5:00 on Saturday.

JSC

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From: Mike Broome <mbr...@employees.org>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: 3d Printer Activities

[Tom Billman]

I'd love to see the Ultimaker.  Let me know when you guys are getting together.

BTW:  The video on this site is just unreal (IMHO) http://www.protomold.com/

Saw the link from Dangerous Prototypes....

Tom

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Tom Billman
Giant Shoulder, Inc.

[Bill Culverhouse]

I can be at the Splat at 2pm on Sunday. So shoot for that or there abouts.

 

-b

[Jeff Crews]

Sounds good to me.

JSC

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From: Bill Culverhouse <bill.cul...@gmail.com>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 4:38 PM

[R Craig]

The Protomold folks sent me a little cube puzzle a year or so ago, where each piece is a different one of their available plastics. Kinda a cool idea as a marketing give-away.

 

Ron

From: Tom Billman <tbil...@gmail.com>
To: techshop-durham-...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: 3d Printer Activities

I'd love to see the Ultimaker.  Let me know when you guys are getting together.

BTW:  The video on this site is just unreal (IMHO) http://www.protomold.com/

Saw the link from Dangerous Prototypes....

Tom

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Jeff Crews <cruz...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have to throw my hat in for Sunday as well. It turns out I have to be in Raleigh for an extended-family thing at 5:00 on Saturday.

JSC