We now take a break from our regularly scheduled programming...
Terence here, on the ground in San Francisco. OpenBeam will be sharing a booth with Logos Electromechanical LLC., at MakerFaire along with a few other projects born at Metrix:Create Space.
Those of you who are going to MakerFaire, please say hi! I will mostly be at the Logos Electromechanical booth, if I'm not distracted by all the shiny things around me. (The reason for sharing a booth, aside from the cost savings aspect, is so that everyone at the booth has a chance to go see the faire as well).
I will have some extrusions, some goodies to give out, and ... maybe a little surprise, if things work out the way I hope to work out. :-)
In other news, if you have not been following the blog, here's the latest development since my last update here:
* The dudes at "Engineer vs Designer" interviewed me on the OpenBeam project.
* I've released all the CAD files seen in the video under Creative Commons license.
* The shipping schedule had slipped back out by about 2 weeks to mid June. Still earlier than promised, but not the world dominating 8 week ahead of schedule that I was hoping for.
* We've gotten pictures of our first part off the injection mold.
* And finally, after a long, interesting story that I'll blog about after MakerFaire, the first piece of OpenBeam extrusion was finally born into the world.
I'm still really, REALLY new at blogging, so please bare with me. Again, feel free to leave me comments and help direct some traffic over to my blog. Comments are like those little power-up pills in the corner of the Pacman Maze. They give me the little boosts needed to take this project to the next level. :-).
Thanks,
-=- Terence, Rachel and the furry monster puppy (now at puppy retreat and day care)
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OpenBeam Basic Kit! Project updates, plus: 1 meter of OpenBeam 1515 Extrusion, 2 "T" Plates, 4 "L" Plates, 1 pack of fasteners (100 pieces), 1 2mm Allen key. Material is enough to build an iPad stand or a really cool picture frame. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States
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OpenBeam Basic Plus Kit! Project updates, plus: 2 meter of OpenBeam 1515 Extrusion, 8 "T" Plates, 8 "L" Plates, 1 pack of fasteners, 1 2mm hex-drive screw driver. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States. Normally a $80.00 value.
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Basic Plus - International Edition International Edition kits have extrusions that are cut down to 550mm in length to conform to the requirements for international first class parcel from the US. Kit contains: 4 x 550mm poeces of extrusion, 8 T plates, 8 L plates, 100 fasteners, allen key. Includes global shipping by US Postal Service first class international parcel. Allow for 2 weeks for delivery.
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OpenBeam Basic Elite Kit! 4 meter of OpenBeam 1515 Extrusion, 8 "T" Plates, 16 "L" Plates, 2 pack of fasteners (100 pieces), 1 2mm Allen key. Material is enough to build a desktop trebuchet. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States. Normally a $125.00 value.
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Camera Rig Builder Kit! Includes all parts shown to build the 60mm camera rig shown in the video. Follow focus and photography accessories not included. Note that these extrusions will be anodized black for anti-reflective properties. 15mm rods are NOT included! Add $30.00 for 2 1 meter section of carbon steel 15mm tubing. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States. Normally a $175.00 value.
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Trebuchet kit! Includes everything you need to build the trebuchet in the CAD rendering as shown. Comes with all hardware parts, speciality parts, counterweight, and laser cut target set, assembly diagrams with online video instructions.
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Basic Elite - International Edition International Edition kits have extrusions that are cut down to 550mm in length to conform to the requirements for international first class parcel from the US. Kit contains: 8 x 550mm poeces of extrusion, 8 T plates, 16 L plates, 200 fasteners, allen key. Includes global shipping by US Postal Service first class international parcel. Allow for 2 weeks for delivery.
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Limited Edition OpenBeam Basic Elite Kit! Same as OpenBeam Basic Elite kit above, but includes individually serial numbered and signed engineering prints for all OpenBeam components, printed on art paper, and a titanium allen key, forged out of 6Al4V aircraft titanium alloy. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States.
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The Roboticist / Machine Builder Kit! 8 meters of extrusion, 40 L joints, 40 T joints, 32 shaft holders, 3 NEMA17 brackets, 3 servo brackets, 300 fasteners, and a 2mm allen screw driver. Material is enough to build the framework for a RapRep 3D Printer, small scale CNC mill, or 3D scanner. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States. Normally a $375.00 value.
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Same as Roboticist kit above, but includes individually numbered and signed engineering prints and titanium allen key. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States
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The Hackerspace / Research Lab Kit 40 meters of extrusion, 120 L joints, 120 T joints, 80 shaft holders, 10 servo brackets, 10 NEMA 17 brackets, 1000 fasteners, 10 allen keys, 2 allen drivers. Good for a hack night. Remember, everything is reusable... Includes S&H within the lower 48 States. Normally a $1300.00 value.
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Hackerspace kit, plus titanium allen key and signed engineering prints. Includes S&H within the lower 48 States
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The Grandmaster Kit. 80 meters of extrusion, 240 L joints, 240 T Joints, 160 shaft holders, 20 servo brackets, 20 NEMA 17 brackets, 2000 fasteners, 20 allen keys, 4 allen drivers. Plus, bonus titanium allen key, signed engineering prints. Includes S&H within lower 48 states, add $250 for international shipping by USPS Priority International Parcel
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Creator George Ioakimedes on May 20, 2012
Was just at Maker Faire, what a zoo! Way too crowded. I wanted to say hi but you were busy talking with someone else. I hope the show went well for you.
Creator Tommy Thorn on May 17, 2012
This was very interesting. I never knew anything about extrusion, but after this update I read though the Wikipedia update. Am I right to assume this is hot direct extrusion?