adventures in makerbot'ing

Adventures in

MakerBot’ing

Sunday, November 6, 11

Intro


Me

@scottjanousek

www.scottjanousek.com

Analog & Digital Artisan

Innovation Architect @ Isobar

Makerbot Operator


http://www.scottjanousek.com

http://www.scottjanousek.com

Maker Movement


D.I.YDo It Yourself


What is a “maker”?


MakerBot’ing


What is a MakerBot?

3-D Printer

Extrudes plastic with the Toolhead attachments

Allows you to create fabricate objects/things!

Examples: Plastic Toys, replacement parts, almost


My Bot, SAURON

Name SAURONBirth Date 7/20/2011# of Prints < 100Status Healthy!


The future of printing?

old “skool”new “skool”


Who isMakerBot?


Hardware


ARDUINO


EXTRUDER CONTROLLER


MOTHERBOARD


AXIS CONTROLLERS


X, Y, Z Axis


POWER SUPPLY UNIT


Software


Replicator-G


.STL


g-code


Some Lingo


“Fab” = Fabrication


Replication


Extrusion


Arduino


(Plastic) Filament


ABS


PLA


MakerBot Devices


“ToM” Thing-o-matic


Thing-o-matic


Frostruder


“Things”


Thing-a-verse


Experiments


ABS


Things


First Print!


“Skull Cloud”@valhead


Other Tests


Kinect 2 STL


PLA


Pen Plotting


“Unicorn” Toolhead


Lessons Learned


Build Challenges

Acrylic Build Platform?! No, HBP & ABP!

Reversed Orientation on parts

z-axis shaft length


Wrong extruder height!

Resolution: Nozzle couldn’t reach build platform. Swapped z-axis shaft thread to lower extruder.

I was apparently sent the wrong length z-motor shaft ...


“Struder Surgery”

Cracked D-Plate. Opps. :(


Tool Head Error 0?!


Tool Head Error 0?!

Hours of troubleshooting, days of back and forth ... Bad Extruder Controller Board


Tool Head Error 0 Culprit!

Resolution = New EC Board, yay!


Tips & Tricks


Travel Case for Bot

RobertHunt1987http://www.flickr.com/photos/rb-rt/

“MakerBot Thing-o-Matic in a Pelican 1620

This is a Pelican 1620 with my MakerBot Thing-O-Matic inside. It must be slightly bigger than the original MakerBot because it's a tight fit, removing the bottom layer of foam helped, it fits quite nicely now. I ordered the case with the pick 'n' pluck foam, I had to allow space for the Z-Stepper and other bits like the feet and bolts.

I would highly recommend this case if you plan to travel around with your bot, especially on public transport and it also makes a good seat if there is no room on the train :)”


http://www.flickr.com/photos/rb-rt/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rb-rt/

Future Plans


Mods


Fume Extractor


REP-RAP(OPEN SOURCE 3D-PRINTER)


More info


Self Learning


wiki.makerbot.com


MakerBot Book

EST Publish Date: September 2011


Group Learning


Hacker Spaces

Cambridge, MA (FYI: In process of moving)


Hacker Spaces

Cambridge, MASunday, November 6, 11

Hacker Spaces

New Hampshire, Nashua (I think?)


Boston MakerBot Operators User Group


Makerbot’ing “Gigs”


Training course!

Making stuff is fun. It doesn’t have to be software, either. The “Maker generation” and “DIY movement” is about making physical entities, not just digital ones.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the world of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) fabrication and replication. We’ll have an hour of setup & instruction, and then the rest of time will be devoted to a collaborative design & build of one or more object(s). The object(s) will wind up on thingiverse website for people around the world to download, output, and use!

Attendees will learn some tips & tricks of makerbot, Replicator-G, as well as other technical jargon within the realm of 3-D printing. During the workshop, we will model simple objects in 3-D using software, tweak settings in Replicator-G, and render the results physically, in plastic using an on-site Makerbot (Thing-O-Matic).

Attendees require no prerequisites for this workshop (besides having an active imagination). Come join us in the FITC “Fab Lab” and get a taste of what it’s like to be a hobbyist fabricator and inventor of “things”!

@scottjanousek for more details!

MakerBot’ing 101 workshop


My Top Take aways!

MakeBot is an excellent intro to DIY Fabrication

ToM can be like owning a car (maintenance, parts, etc).

Tweak your bot for maximum output effectiveness & efficiency!

Have fun!


Thank you!

@scottjanousek


adventures in makerbot'ing

Technology

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tool head error

original makerbot

hacker spaces cambridge

hacker spaces new hampshire

lower extruder

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travel case