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Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Kit - MakerBot Industries

Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Kit - MakerBot Industries

hb24 - Böhm Stirling-Technik Finished model | Kit A vacuum motor that transports you back to the eighteenth century. The „Classic Smoking” transports you back to the year 1758, when Henry Wood patented the vacuum motor (also referred to as “flame eater”). A true classic! Technical Data This could also interest you HB22 Smoking Colt Der Sound dieses Vakuummotors erinnert an den Lanz Bulldog W1 Windmühle Dieses hochwertige Aluminiummodell versetzt Sie in die Antike zurück HB26 Twin Bridge Ein Doppelzylinder, der sich als externer Antrieb einsetzen lässt R3 Riesenrad Das Riesenrad des Wiener Prater, passend zu unseren Stirlingmotoren HB32 Twin Tattoo Außergewöhnliches Design und zwei Zylinder in perfekter Harmonie Comparing RepRap / MakerBot / Fab@Home Hi everyone. I'm working on a comparison chart of RepRap, MakerBot, & Fab@Home printers for a post over at the Ponoko blog. I'm gathering info through various wikis and sites, but thought it might be more efficient to ask here. Below are the categories I'm filling in for each of the printers. Info you have on any of them would be *very* much appreciated. The models I am specifically concerned with are those available at Ponoko. • Acrylic RepRap [ponoko.com] • MakerBot Cupcake CNC [ponoko.com] • Fab@Home Model 2.0 [ponoko.com] • estimated total cost of machine • machine dimensions • hours it takes to assemble • type of extruder • type of plastic extruded • available build space • resolution • feedrate • availability of electronics, motors, other equipment • licensing I'll also be including availability of assembly instructions and highlights of the support community. Thank you!

3D Printer Everything but the Paper Cut: Eye-popping Ways Artists Use Paper In the year since the Museum of Art and Design reopened in its new digs on Columbus Circle, they've been delivering consistently compelling shows--from punk-rock lace to radical knitting experiments. The newest, "Slash: Paper Under the Knife", opened last weekend and runs through April 4, 2010. The focus is paper--and the way contemporary artists have used paper itself as a medium, whether by cutting, tearing, burning, or shredding. In all, the show features 50 artists and a dozen installations made just for the show, including Andreas Kocks's Paperwork #701G (in the Beginning), seen above. Here's a sampling of the other works on display: Mia Pearlman's Eddy: Ferry Staverman, A Space Odesey: A detail of a sprawling work by Andrew Scott Ross, Rocks and Rocks and Caves and Dreams: Lane Twitchell's Peaceable Kingdom (Evening Land): Béatrice Coron, WaterCity: Between the Lines, by Ariana Boussard-Reifel: A book with every single word cut out:

The MakerBot Replicator by makerbot The Replicator is MakerBot's newest and best yet personal 3D printer. With a build envelope that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread, it gives you the power to go big, and with the new MakerBot Stepstruder MK8, built-in Dualstrusion is possible for the first time. Technical Specifications Printing • Build envelope: 225 x145 x150 millimeters or 8.9 x 5.7 x 5.9 inches • Build Volume: almost 5 liters • Layer thickness: Choose .2-.3mm with stock nozzle. • Stock nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm • Speed: 40 mm/s • Flow rate: approximately 24 cc/hr • Maximum recommended extruder temperature: 230 C • Maximum temperature for heated build platform: 120 C • Positioning precision: 2.5 micron on Z axis 11 micron on XY axes Software • Controlled through ReplicatorG™ • Compatibility: Linux, Windows, and OSX • Print from SD card or over USB • Input file type: STL, gcode Materials • Works with ABS, PLA, and other materials • Filament diameter: 1.75 mm Support and Documentation

Rainbow Thread Art (8 pics) Though we can appreciate Gabriel Dawe's beautiful thread art by just looking at these pictures, we're certain that these photos will never quite do them justice. In fact, we can imagine ourselves walking around these rainbow prisms and just getting lost. I asked Dawe to tell us what he hoped others got out of his artwork including what they represent. "Conceptually, these works are about the human need for shelter," he tells us. "Fashion and architecture have many functions, but one thing they both share is that they protect us from the elements. "Ultimately, what I want to give the viewers is an experience with light and color. "What is very satisfying is that I hear all the time that people go back to see them and stay for half hour, experiencing the piece. Read the rest of our interview with Dawe below. You are formally trained in art with an MFA in arts and technology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Can you tell us about how your art is influenced by your heritage?

WolfStrap WolfStrap Release status: unknown Working Notes Note: the original German article has instructions on WolfStrap with a toothed belt as well. Text written in dark magenta has been added by the translator, in order clarify certain aspects of the translation, and is not part of the original German article. Note: The original German article has been severely expanded. A Google translation of the German page Files Google Sketchup 7 File: File:Reprap.skp Discussion It is difficult to source parts for the Mendel in Germany, so I was looking for a cheap and easy solution to create the parts for myself. On top of that it should be mentioned that I am by no means a professional woodworker... the important thing being that it worked. To me Aesthetics is a foreign word, which I have no knowledge about :) I didn't plan to publicize this, but I was asked to do so... Comments and suggestions can be made in the German forums. Extruder The Wade-extruder works great. Wooden Parts

Addictive ads, 1894-1954 14 Sep 2010 Here is a collection of Japanese advertisements for drinks and smokes (1894-1954). Hero Cigarettes, 1894 Tokio Beer, 1896-1906 Chūyū Cigarettes, 1900 Peacock Cigarettes, 1902 Kabuto Beer, 1911 Dai Nippon Brewery Company, 1912 Kembang Beer (Sakura Beer export label), 1912-1916 Sakura Beer, 1924 Umegatani sake, 1926 Sakura Beer, 1928-1932 Cascade Beer, 1929 Yebisu Beer, 1930 Minori Cigarettes, 1930 "Tobacco Profits for National Defense" Week, 1930 // Hibiki Cigarettes, 1932 Urara Cigarettes, 1932 Kirin Beer, 1933 Zuigan sake, 1934 Takara shōchū, 1935-1938 Gekkeikan sake, 1935-1938 "Defense for country, tobacco for society" (South Kyoto Tobacco Sellers' Union), 1937 Sakura Beer, 1938 Kirin Beer, 1939 Anti-black market poster (violators face 3 years in prison, 50,000 yen fine), 1948 Message from Japan Monopoly Corporation, 1954 [Sources: Tabako Omoshiro Catalog Zukan (Kodansha, 1987) and Meiji/Taisho/Showa O-Sake No Hōkoku Graffiti (Kokusho, 2006)]

Knitting and Crochet Patterns in Art: Extreme Knitting, Banksy Tribute at WomansDay.com While some people may think knitting and crocheting are just for grandmas, that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, in the last few years, there has been a huge resurgence in these techniques, and the projects go far beyond scarves and gloves. Crocheted and knitted artworks have taken the world by storm, both on the street—a movement referred to as “knit graffiti,” “yarn bombing” and “urban knitting”—and in modern art circles alike. Loved for the humanizing quality it lends to everyday objects, the medium continues to attract artists, who have no doubt been inspired by the pioneering works below. "Locker Room" Through his artwork, New York–based artist Nathan Vincent works to gender-neutralize objects associated with overt masculinity. Banksy Tribute “Captured” In 2009, textile artist Liliana Crespi installed a group of three 6- to 8-foot-wide "spiderwebs" at Sculpture Key West, an art festival in Key West, Florida. Unnamed Mexico City Bus Faces “Piano Dentelle” (“Lace Piano”)

serge salat: beyond infinity immersive installation sep 16, 2011 serge salat: beyond infinity immersive installation ‘beyond infinity’, an immersive installation by french artist and theorist serge salat ‘beyond infinity’, a multisensory installation by french artist and theorist serge salat, interweaves mirrors, light, music, and fractal art in an architecture that conflates visitors’ perceptions of space. sponsored by buick cars and usable during the events as a vehicle showroom, the work is installed at shanghai’s westgate mall from september 16th through 18th, 2011. measuring 12.45 by 10.8 meters at a height of 3.8 meters, the structure is completely closed, composed of a steel infrastructure with honeycomb aluminum panels covered in mirrors. view looking into the third ‘room’ in the sequence: the circular and triangular infinite staircases the ‘infinite fault’ when exiting from the red grid the ‘hyper cross’, the fifth ‘room’ architectural plan process photograph: assembling the staircases video tour through the space

The Great Geek Manual » The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries I make no secret of the fact that I’m a hardcore bibliophile, but we’re a common enough lot these day. And the one sight that always makes me linger over a webpage is rows and rows of neatly organized books. So, in an effort to draw more like-minded read here to my little blog, I decided to round-up a gallery of photos of some of the most beautiful libraries I’ve ever seen photos of. Enjoy. If you enjoy this gallery, make sure you check out our other list of The United States’ Most Beautiful Libraries! Abbey Library St. The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands Photo Credit: (Erik) Bristol Central Library Photo Credit: *Firefox The British Library reading room at the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum in London, England. Central Library of Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada Photo Credit: lightgazer Delft University Library in The Netherlands Photo Credit: rutger spoelstra José Vasconcelos Library in México City, Mexico Photo Credit: CliNKer

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