thing-o-matic – EmbeddedJunkie

July 22, 2012

ED-209 with Scaffolding

My first complex scaffolding print. This print also broke my longest elapsed print time record. This print clocked in at a little over 10.5 hours. 🙂 Model: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9832

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June 11, 2012

Man–Machine Interface (Gen4 Interface for Thing-O-Matic)

1. Makerbot created a MMI unit for the thing-o-matic to allow PC-Less control…(print, jog, calibrate)
2. Makerbot stopped selling MMI kit.
3. Files were open-source.
4. Access to the design files means you can build it your self instead.
5. Profit?!?!?
6. I now have a MMI unit for my Thing-o-matic. 🙂

This is a prime example of the power of Open Source Hardware. I created my own Gen4 Interface for a Thing-O-Matic printer when the company decided to stop selling the units.

May 15, 2012

Pimp My Makerbot

Finally decided to relax after Finals and hand paint my Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer. Very therapeutic. Click through the image gallery.