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I have been wanting to post some thoughts on two recent, heavily discussed, blog articles , Chris Anderson’s (of Wired Magazine) report on new kinds of small manufacturing operations and Joel Johnson’s (of gizmodo) spirited critique. Between the two, there’s been a lot of good discussion of the ways in which new technologies do and [...] The innovative EasyCut, an end-to-end system that will manage the complete transaction for pre-paid fabrication jobs, is getting ready for beta testing and we’re looking for 5 beta-testing Fabbers to help out. Here’s what we’re looking for: Flexibility and an openness to new ideas. EasyCut is a completely new way of CNC cutting and will evolve [...] I’ve recently posted a two-part web column on the ShopBot website that discusses some views on the economy as it relates to small business, digital fabrication, and 100kGarages (see, Part 1; Part 2). Among other things, it describes why we feel 100kGarages will offer new kinds of opportunities for those involved in digital fabrication. The second [...] ..but a job cutting 8 sheets of LinkerLogs was just posted on the 100kGarages JobBoard. The job is in Washington State, so if you’re a registered West-Coast 100kGarages Fabber and are interested in cutting some LinkerLogs for a school, check it out. And just in case you don’t know about LinkerLogs yet www.linkerlogs.com .gallery { PhysicalDesignCo, the innovative design group of MIT Architects that creates digitally fabricated structures like the New Orleans house in the MoMA “Home Delivery” show, recently announced that they will be using 100kGarages Fabbers to manufacture their custom designs for easy-to-assemble interlocking structures. Pioneers in the field of user-generated architecture and digital fabrication, PhysicalDesignCo will soon [...] Ever since we’ve went “live” a couple of weeks ago, the interest in 100kGarages has been fantastic. The map is filling in and we now have Fabbers in 6 countries. If you’re a ShopBot owner and haven’t signed up yet, sign up quickly and maybe you can say that you were #100 Share/Bookmark We’ll be opening up Fabber registration to ShopBotters in the next couple of weeks (find out why we’re starting with ShopBot owners) that will give you a pushpin in the Fabber map and let you bid on jobs in the Job Board when it comes online. The requirements for this first level of participation are [...] |
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