Metrix Create:Space

Hello,

My name is Hunter McSwain and I am going to be a Senior at Aviation High School in Des Moines, WA. Seniors at Aviation High School are required to complete a Senior Project, and I decided to make a 3D printer because not only are they amazing but I feel confident I can make it do to my experience with robotics through FIRST. I am looking for the quickest and most cost effective way to build a 3D printer (my budget is $1000), and I understand I need a Clonedel for this (I also have access to some machinery). I have never constructed a 3D printer before and really don’t know where to start. Any resources you have would be most appreciated. Additionally, I am looking for a mentor whose job would entail answering some technical questions along the way. If you are able to help me in this endeavor in anyway, I would be more than willing to meet you at Metrix Create:Space. I can be contacted with either a reply to this thread or you can email me at moc.liamg|niawscmretnuh#moc.liamg|niawscmretnuh.

Thank you for your help,

Hunter McSwain

Hi there. I'm Joe, longtime lurker. I'm gathering parts for a Clonedel. I've tracked down a lot of good deals online, but there must be at least one electronics distributor around here that carries generic parts like steppers. Can anybody steer me to some local shops?
Thanks,
~Joe

I would like to make juggling clubs, but the stumbling block seems to be with finding a way to make a plastic base for the clubs. Plastic soda pop bottles will not cut it for me. I would like the base to be hollow and made of plastic that is somewhat drop-proof. Any ideas of tools that could help with making such a product at the Metric Create:Space?

Another way would be to use a laser cutter to make ribs and then it would be covered with cloth or plastic sheeting. However, making a
plastic bases for the clubs would be more ideal.

Greg

Metrix carries a variety of acrylic plastic in 1/8" thickness. There's also a huge stack of a variety of colors and thicknesses. It's best to go in and see what's available.

Thank you for the speedy response! Poking around reveals that it is made of a "strong, lightweight, durable plastic". More searching around, however, reveals no chlorine in the plastic. Guess I'm going to have to bring it in to be sure. Do you know the types of plexiglass/glass/acrylic that the store carries (if any)

That should fit into the laser physically. The bed can be lowered a few inches. The only question is what the material is. ABS should be ok, but you need to make sure that there is no chlorine in the plastic before it can be lasered.

The material I want to cut is about 1/8" in thickness, however, the case is part of a shell that stands about 2 1/4" high. Approximate other dimensions are 10" by 11 1/2". Would I still be able to use the laser cutter to cut a logo into the case or is it going to be dremel time?

The build volume is nominally a 10cm cube. One of the makerbots can go a bit taller, maybe 12cm.

Do I really need to repeat that?
(apparently I do…)
What is the largest object the Makerbot can make?

Thx-

weas

The laser cutter can't cut through aluminum. You could manually cut a larger square or circular window with a pair of nibblers and then inset a piece of laser cut or engraved acrylic in the hole.

You need to provide a vector art file, .svg, .cdr, .eps, etc. See http://wiki.metrixcreatespace.com/laser-cutter for more details.

Hello all,

Would it be possible to cut out a design in the aluminium siding of a computer case? An example would be something like this: www.mnpctech.3dpixelnet.com/picture_library/waterjet_laser_cut_computer_panel_design.jpg

Also, if possible, what format should the design be that you want to cut out (I'm assuming it cuts it out digitally, .jpg, .tif, etc).

Any help is much appreciated!

Just saw this today:

Vending Machine for Geeks Stocks USB Cables, LEDs, Arduinos

Excited to check them out!

I'm super into this :). Hope we can make it happen! Maybe Thur. 26th?

Hello,

My name is Jeff, I'm with the circuit-bending rock band CMKT4. We
manufacture and sell bottle-cap contact microphones. Recently we have
introduced kits for building contact microphones our way and we have
started to teach workshops about the process we use to make them.

We are headed to San Francisco for the Maker Faire. Our tour route
will bring us near Seattle on May 27th. We were wondering if you
would be interested in hosting a contact microphone building workshop
at your hackerspace.

At our workshops, everyone who buys a kit ($15 per workshop attendee,
includes a kit; $10 apiece for additional kits) will learn to solder.
They will also work with hot glue, zip ties, shielded cable, a piezo
electric disc and recycled bottle-caps to make a fully functioning
Bottle-Cap Contact Microphone. These microphones pick up physical
vibrations and transduce the vibrations into an electrical audio
signal. Students are encouraged to bring instruments and found
objects to listen to through the microphones.

There is a dry-time involved in the materials we use, however, during
that time, we will put on a brief performance for the attendees. For
the performance, we will require the use of a PA.

You can hear more about us at http://www.facebook.com/cmkt4
http://www.myspace.com/cmkt4 and http://cmkt4.bandcamp.com/, we have
performance videos at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/cremedementia.

Follow us on twitter @cmkt4.

Thank you for your consideration and keep in touch,

-Austin Cliffe, Jeff Cox, Zach Adams - CMKT 4

www.facebook.com/cmkt4
getlofi.com/shop

Study away.

if i wanted to study accounting and drink espresso at this place, could i?

we can cut up to 11x17, and we stock panels in 12x18.

Hey,

What size birch panels can the laser cutter cut at maximum (along with the obvious question of if you stock panels of that size to cut)?

Is there a drill press or any other machine tools?

thanks
M.

If space and/or weight are a concern on your project the perfect compliment to a sack-o-duino is the dorkboard pcb:

http://tempusdictum.com/tdproducts.html

If you build them up with female header they aren't very much bigger than the 28pin dip socket itself. You can fit an Arduino, one of those tiny breadboards, a power supply and some extra headers,etc in an Altoids tin. Full AVR toy box in your pocket.