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Robin Mitchell. Sep 15, How To Design , Design Ideas. Shannon Birt. Aug 23, Digital Making , Maker Stories. John Teel. Jul 23, The donor had to source a replacement power supply after leaving it on the American default when he first connected it in Australia. There was a pulley that kept the filament tightened and it had a small notch from the laser cutting process in New York.
As it was not a perfect circle it would stop and slip at that point. To fix the problem he machined the notch down using a lathe. Notes The kit for this machine was purchased by the donor in This was his first attempt to build a 3D printer.
He had been interested in the technology for some time but at that stage the only printers available for makers were the early RepRaps. These were extremely difficult to build and required a certain amount of technical skill.
Although MakerBot's Cupcake Kit still required experience to assemble and trouble shoot, it was a much more manageable task as they supplied all the required components and comprehensive online support forums. One of the donor's goals for getting the printer up and running was to demonstrate it at the first meet—up of a local maker community, 'Robots and Dinosaurs'.
He succeeded in having the machine running and robust enough for travel. Setting up the machine required transporting the printer, laptop, filament and the tools required to run maintenance. The donor says it was great to share the printer with the community as many people were considering getting their own, so they were able to use his and decide if they wanted to commit.
For the first year of its life the printer was operating at his house during the week and at 'Robots and Dinosaurs' maker space over the weekend. This travel resulted in a lot of wear and damage to the machine, but the donor says it was "good for people to be able to play around with the printer and test it out".
Robots and Dinosaurs is a community that the donor describes as two things: a community of people who make things and a place where people can come to use equipment to make things. When introducing the space he likes to lead with the people, but acknowledges that the equipment had to come before the community could develop. In the early days of the community many members brought their own equipment to share. Since then they have acquired a whole range of equipment from laser cutting and 3D printing to more conventional craft like wood working and metal working.
They also have ceramic equipment, including kilns, materials and supplies for glass working. They have run stained glass window workshops and created fused glass pieces in the kiln and in a microwave. They also have sewing and knitting machines making the community a place where all makers can work and share knowledge.
MakerBot established itself as a company committed to the philosophy of the Open Source Hardware movement.
This commitment saw it held up as a new business model, where you could make profits of Open Source hardware and by building on the contributions of your user base. In a Kickstarter campaign for an almost identical 3D printer was released. One month later MakerBot had begun patenting their designs and had moved away from Open Source software and hardware.
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