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    Starting a new Fablab in Alkmaar

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    I think his shortmemory is a little dented by the beauty on his avatar :-P

     

    Spot on! :oops: (she's my fiancé since just over 2 months now! :D)

    https://www.dropbox.com/sc/nc5tzgj0hsapmeu/ki8PYzvoGS

    Here it is!

    Little sidenote:

    The video is my ar. drone flying a bit on location(weather was bad, so a retake will be done when the sun comes back in the netherlands), those stacked containers will be the main FabLab workspace (in buildup phase), the yellow container will be a movable workspace (already operational).

    extra info: the FabLab will be open every fridays from 3PM till 6PM or under appointment with info@kaasfabriek.nl

     

    Is there anyone willing to let me build their Ultimaker?

    in Coffee corner

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    I think you will have a difficult time getting someone to send their $1800 Ultimaker to someone they don't know. Not trying to stifle your efforts here but just thought I would throw that out there.

     

    I understand, but that's why I am searching locally. so the person knows where I live and maybe build it together :)

    but then again I might be just naïve and really easy trust people :p

     

    Is there anyone willing to let me build their Ultimaker?

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    Hey guys,

    Since it will take a while before I got saved up enough of money to buy my own, I was wondering if there is anyone willing to let me build his/her UM. (free of charge, only shipping costs)

    I want to do this so I can record everything on video, and just because I think that it would be fun to do!

    but since I live in North Holland (Alkmaar region) you might consider building it yourself if your living in a different country (due to shipping costs ;) ).

     

    Dual extrusion ideas

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    isn't it an idea to add an mechanism that lifts the inactive extruder for just about 5 mm or something which eliminates the effect for it to smear the "drip" on the printed model. (i think this can be possible by adding 2 servo's, but i do not know if the main control board can support 2 extra outputs)

     

    Hello from The Netherlands

    in Coffee corner

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    James, for "prototyping" software i am told Solid Edge is the software to go! (still on my to-do list to learn)

    since inventor is not really that great if you are still in the designing phase of a construction.

    That said: inventor is still the most adopted software our customers (from my engineering bureau) use.

    mainly because you can buy it with a discount in combination with AutoCAD and 3D studio max.

    One of the things i do at work is working with a Faro Photon 120 3D Laser scanner and editing 3D pointclouds into workable models

    <Snap! cant post pictures!! URL:http://s203.photobucket.com/user/FrANTICxl/media/Naamloos.png.html>

    (a small example of an processed 3D scan made by me, rendered in Inventor 2012 with raytracing (on the ribbon: view tab) on highest quality)

    Currently though i am interested into starting a new "hobby", like making instruction videos for small engineering projects, since i cant do this at work, and not for customers we have at my office, i will aim this more into startups and household-engineers.. and do this in spare time. hopefully i can extend this plan.. but at its current state i can not yet reveal to much. (tough i'd love to do a brainstorm session on skype with people who are really interested but it is not yet mature enough for public forums).

    Also i am still looking for an affordable Laser cutter for wood, plastics, cardboard and papers.

     

    and a 3D scanner with a decent resolution.

    if someone is building one of these and needs some feedback about it don't hesitate to ask!!

    you can contact me on:

    PM

    linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robin-van-der-molen/21/5b1/920

    or Skype: franticxl

     

    Hello from The Netherlands

    in Coffee corner

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    Hello all,

    im Robin van der Molen an dutch (mechanical) engineer.

    for a living i make technical drawings (and models) of all sorts of buildings, machines etc.

     

    Since about 5 - 6 years ago I came in contact with 3D printing, but back then you would have to pay an small fortune for that kind of equipment.

    but recently I realized 3D printing was growing in quality, speed and affordability!

    I have to admit: I still do not yet own a 3D printer, but it is on my wishlist (high priority! ^^).

    With this machine I hope to do some household engineering, like optimising current machines and do some goofy normally impossible products.

    (and I am a warhammer fan!! ^^)

    Software I work with:

    Inventor

    AutoCAD

    Solidworks

    Rapidform

    Experimenting with:

    Blender

    Rhinoceros

    Cura

    Are there owners living in the neighbourhood of Alkmaar (noord-holland)? I'd love to see the printer in action since the local Fablab doesn't respond to my mails :(

     

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