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Testimonial

2013-05-20 Dan

Hello i-make-robots,

The user MAF on Thingiverse has sent you the following message:

Hi Dan!
I think your stuff is even better than mine. I love your work. You are a master. I liked the “Rotary Stewart Platform” and I’ll make one of your “delta robot” to make an experiment in a couple of week. Thanks for sharing.

I am not sure the reason to have so many “featureds”, but probably you’re right, and “thingiverse-makerbot” chooses 3D printed things. In a real robotic community, you will obtain much merit.

Best regards!

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Testing the post sharing system

2013-05-23 Dan

Apparently the post sharing system is broken, all twitter links are showing up as garbage.  Expect a few of these in the near future.

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CBC interview, Friday May 31st

2013-05-23 Dan

I’ve got an interview with CBC radio Vancouver coming up on the 31st, just in time for the Mini Maker Faire.  I and several other makers will be at the VHS friday at 10:00 for a special sneak preview of our Maker Faire awesomeness.  If you’re a local maker that’s going to be at the faire, this is a twofold opportunity: one, you stand a good chance of being on the radio to promote your stuff; and two, you get to test your setup a day ahead to make sure there are no hiccups in transportation.

See you there!

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Laser cutter purchased!

2013-05-24 Dan

We’ve been having a real challenge with producing laser cut parts over the last 6 weeks, ever since the VHS laser cutter was disassembled for transport to the new location at 270 east 1st ave. I did everything I could to facilitate the move, including rent a truck for the largest items.

In the mean time I’ve found and fixed a number of reasons why my 3D prints were going bad. The latest appears to be tension on the filament – the spool of plastic doesn’t unwind fast enough and it pulls on the moving parts in a bad way sometimes.

I’ve also been experimenting with new designs to improve older models and getting ready for the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2013. I need to get some fishing line, stat!

LG900N laser cutter

This machine from G Weike will have 900x600mm cutting area, z axis control, red light for setup, honeycomb bed, chiller, backup tube, and all the rest of the fixins. Once this is installed I’ll be able to produce parts on demand and prototype much much faster and reduce delivery time for all my clients. I also foresee laser cutting as a service for some special customers.

Things are getting more awesome all the time here. It’s great to be my own boss – I get all the best toys.