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The focus of this page is on | The focus of this page is on understand the layout of Noisebridge, getting beginners up to speed. | ||
If you are interested in adding to this group you can contact [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | If you are interested in adding to this group you can contact [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | ||
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[[File:3dprintingspace.jpg|thumb|3D printing space]] | [[File:3dprintingspace.jpg|thumb|3D printing space]] | ||
The Noisebridge 3D printing workspace is in the "front" next to the HackerStackers. I was just informed by a friendly Noisebridge member that they are shifting the space around and expanding it. | The Noisebridge 3D printing workspace is in the "front" next to the HackerStackers. I was just informed by a friendly Noisebridge member that they are shifting the space around and expanding it. It is sort of taking over the side corner and leaking out the way that Manhattan's china town is eating up little italy. There are no hard feelings and it is all good vibes. | ||
==3D Printer Hardware at Noisebridge== | |||
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_I'm going to start out with a rough draft, linking existing highly excellent existing Noisebridge wiki pages that already exist. I was actually pretty surprised at how extensive and friendly some of the 3D printing pages were--the only thing is they just aren't all consolidated in one place -- [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | _I'm going to start out with a rough draft, linking existing highly excellent existing Noisebridge wiki pages that already exist. I was actually pretty surprised at how extensive and friendly some of the 3D printing pages were--the only thing is they just aren't all consolidated in one place -- [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] | ||
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* I see remnants of a RepRap party at Noisebridge | * I see remnants of a RepRap party at Noisebridge | ||
* RepRap might be a challenge for beginners - the community does have a right to feel a little under siege and exploited, and these are intense hobbyists who might be like the comic book guy in the Simpsons. However, I have had mostly good experiences with RepRap people when I hung out at the TS in San Jose. | * RepRap might be a challenge for beginners - the community does have a right to feel a little under siege and exploited, and these are intense hobbyists who might be like the comic book guy in the Simpsons. However, I have had mostly good experiences with RepRap people when I hung out at the TS in San Jose. | ||
* Like all open source projects, the emphasis might be not so much on easy usable great products that are simple. | * Like all open source projects, the emphasis might be not so much on easy usable great products that are simple. | ||
=== [[Makerbot]] Wiki Page === | === [[Makerbot]] Wiki Page === | ||
Really one of the friendliest! I'm not sure what's going on because the last update from May 2013 says that the Makerbot is no longer working but we have seen people use it. It's also confusing because there is more than one MakerBot 3D printer... I think ther eare fouro f them, one of them is labelled Peter K Suk so I'm worried about messing with it because it might belong to someone. | |||
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=== Up! 3D printer === | === Up! 3D printer === | ||
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This is an easy to use 3D printer. They are from China and have been extremely aggressive about hiring people from the hacker community to evangelize, but I haven't seen people be very open about this. They have good firmware, it is produced by elite university students. They are not part of the open source community. | This is an easy to use 3D printer. They are from China and have been extremely aggressive about hiring people from the hacker community to evangelize, but I haven't seen people be very open about this. They have good firmware, it is produced by elite university students. They are not part of the open source community. | ||
* Update june 2013 - I think this thing is broken. There is a message not to mess with it. Do not mess with the UP! printer or its boyfriend will come back and whup your ass! | * Update june 2013 - I think this thing is broken. There is a message not to mess with it. Do not mess with the UP! printer or its boyfriend will come back and whup your ass! | ||
* I do not feel like doing free documentation for a private company that is giving checks to hackers. if someone is into that you can do it. | |||
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=== Type A! Machines === | === Type A! Machines === | ||
[[File:Typeaprototype.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:Typeaprototype.jpg|thumb|right|could someone talk to the type a machines people and ask them to update the wiki with full documentation on how to use this prototype? it is mysterious. i would do it but i want to focus on reprap open source 3d printers]] | ||
Nice 3D printers produced in the Bay Area. They visit noisebridge a lot - I feel since it is a private company with noisebridge connections it is in their best interest to handle all their documentation, marketing, training themselves. If you want to do this free work then erase this entry and start wiki-ing away. I'm not really going to do free work for this. They are nice people and they need to do this if they want to become a successful scalable business. | Nice 3D printers produced in the Bay Area. They visit noisebridge a lot - I feel since it is a private company with noisebridge connections it is in their best interest to handle all their documentation, marketing, training themselves. If you want to do this free work then erase this entry and start wiki-ing away. I'm not really going to do free work for this. They are nice people and they need to do this if they want to become a successful scalable business. | ||
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You don't have to actually work with the 3D printers at noisebridge to get started. A big mistake a lot of beginners do that I see is getting overly obsessed with learning the CAD 3D software and then giving up. I recommend doing that stuff at home and then focusing on doing the 3D printing hardware when you are the space. | You don't have to actually work with the 3D printers at noisebridge to get started. A big mistake a lot of beginners do that I see is getting overly obsessed with learning the CAD 3D software and then giving up. I recommend doing that stuff at home and then focusing on doing the 3D printing hardware when you are the space. | ||
=== Software: 3D printer Drivers === | === Software: 3D printer Drivers === | ||
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3D printers need drivers. Think of the printer driver that you download and use to print on your laser printer or inkjet printer. If only you could get software drivers for online dates but--whoops that was unprofessional. | 3D printers need drivers. Think of the printer driver that you download and use to print on your laser printer or inkjet printer. If only you could get software drivers for online dates but--whoops that was unprofessional. | ||
Luckily the open source community has provided many great 3D printer drivers. These are also called firmware. | |||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
=== | ===3D printing Guide=== | ||
Full disclosure: I am thinking about making a 3D printing guide printed as a zine or book. This could possibly be offered as a tangible object so that people could give donations to Noisebridge or sudoRoom but I haven't fleshed out the details yet. | |||
===Good Patterns=== | ===Good Patterns=== | ||
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* Explaining really dumb and obvious things like "how to turn on the printer" - for some reason a lot of smart 3D printing companies do not feel it's important to do this. =D | * Explaining really dumb and obvious things like "how to turn on the printer" - for some reason a lot of smart 3D printing companies do not feel it's important to do this. =D | ||
* Updating the equipment list so that even beginners can figure out what is going on | * Updating the equipment list so that even beginners can figure out what is going on | ||
===Anti-Patterns=== | ===Anti-Patterns=== |