By Michael Berliner, August 31st, 2015 The BF himself. Founding Father. Inventor. Tinkerer. Maker. If he’d lived in our time, you know he’d own a ShopBot 🙂
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” So said Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and also one of our …
Continue reading >>> Only a ShopBot is a ShopBot
By Michael Berliner, August 16th, 2015 ShopBot’s Sallye Coyle, FabLab manager Walter Gonzalez Amao, and ShopBot’s Ted Hall display the Peruvian flag (home country to many of ShopBot’s recent guests).
“It was nice to be able to just spend casual time and compare notes with other FabLab managers.” “It was fun to enjoy our community.” “The seminar was very …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Plays Host to International FabLab Visitors
By Michael Berliner, August 5th, 2015 “3 for Life” on display
We first encountered Cindy Jian while attending the World Maker Faire in San Mateo in May of 2015. Or rather we first saw the “3 for Life” exhibition, an oversized furniture installation conceived by Marie Applegate and her team; Cindy was instrumental in the construction of this eye-catching set …
Continue reading >>> Designer Cindy Jian uses ShopBot at TechShop SF
By Michael Berliner, July 13th, 2015 Adam Buchwald of Circle Strings; photo ©Shem Roose
Adam Buchwald is the owner and principal luthier of Circle Strings, a company he first opened in Brooklyn, NY, in 2005, and now operates in Burlington, VT, where he and his family relocated in 2008. Adam focuses on building guitars, mandolins, tenor guitars and double …
Continue reading >>> Circle Strings custom guitars adds ShopBot to the mix
By Michael Berliner, June 19th, 2015
Andrew Coholic is the owner of Joe Coholic Custom Furniture Ltd., a custom cabinetry and furniture business. The company operates out of a 6,000 square foot shop in Timmins, Canada. Andrew runs the business that was started by his father Joe back in the early 1970’s. Andrew said, “My family has worked with …
Continue reading >>> Custom furniture maker finds surprising benefits of CNC
By Michael Berliner, May 18th, 2015
Playmakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a leading American regional theatre, and serves as the professional theatre in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where undergraduates and graduate students learn every aspect of the theatrical craft, and local audiences are treated to productions by “one of America’s …
Continue reading >>> Behind the scenes at Playmakers Rep, the ShopBot works in the wings.
By Michael Berliner, April 19th, 2015 FabLab Tacoma and Created to Create’s collaborative group
Founded in late 2012 by Stephen Tibbitts, FabLab Tacoma is a community-based prototyping and technology workshop that’s open to the public with a membership business model. I spoke with Stephen recently to learn more. “We opened up the FabLab to provide easy access to cutting-edge design …
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By Michael Berliner, April 19th, 2015 This Art Nouveau building in Belgium is an inspiration for Nick Buchhholz
Nick Buchholz has been an amateur woodworker for many years, maintaining a shop in his garage while working as a computer programmer for the National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. He retired from his programming career in 2012 after 25 years with the …
Continue reading >>> Woodworker Nick Buchholz’s ShopBot helps him explore new areas of design
By Michael Berliner, April 7th, 2015 Astor Bannerman’s VANNA height-adjustable bath
Founded 20 years ago in the UK, Astor Bannerman is a company that designs and manufactures specialized furnishings — including baths, lavatories and office desks — for use by people with special needs and their caregivers. I spoke with Astor Bannerman’s Technical Director Peter Deverson about the unique …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot precision helps Astor Bannerman meet the special needs of its customers.
By Michael Berliner, March 28th, 2015 CNC PALIMPSEST PRINTS (August 11, 2014)3 Monoprints, Hand-burnished on Fabriano Archival Paper with Oil Based Ink5 x 10 ft, 152 x 305 cm, Artist Studio, Bowling Green, OH ,USA
Quite often, artist Erwin Redl makes use of his ShopBot PRSAlpha 60″ x 120″ CNC tool to cut pieces of material such as plexiglas, soft …
Continue reading >>> Using ShopBot CNC to make art: the work of Erwin Redl
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