By Michael Berliner, August 15th, 2016 Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] is arguably one of the largest and most dynamic maker spaces in the country. think[box] is located at Case Western Reserve University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and provides a space for anyone – students, faculty, and alumni and members of the community – to tinker and …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot one of the most popular tools at think[box] maker space
By Thea Eck, July 25th, 2016 Starting point
Many might be cautious of using the words ‘historic restoration’ and ‘CNC’ within the same breath. A project Charlie Robbins completed this winter proves yet again that they are modern day allies.
An Amish contractor who Charlie previously worked with requested his CNC machining expertise on a porch restoration. “The house is …
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By Thea Eck, June 29th, 2016
Hex Chests from the first Kickstarter campaign in 2014
Spellbooks from their second Kickstarter campaign in 2015
Elderwood Academy, like many young entrepreneurial companies, has its roots in the makerspace movement. When Quentin Weir and Dan Reiss fulfilled the orders for their first successful Kickstarter campaign, the two CNC machines required– …
Continue reading >>> Elderwood Academy Elevates the Culture of Gaming
By Michael Berliner, May 21st, 2016
Keyboardio is a startup founded by Jesse Vincent and Kaia Dekker. “We’ve spent the last couple of years designing and prototyping a unique keyboard for uncompromising typists,” said Jesse. “Keyboardio has an advanced ergonomic layout, premium mechanical keyswitches that are a joy to type on, custom-sculpted keycaps that guide your fingers into the right …
Continue reading >>> Popular startup Keyboardio chooses ShopBot Desktop for prototyping
I’ve been making things with ShopBots and sharing designs for ShopBot projects since the early days, almost 20 years ago. There have been boats, furniture, and design tools like Open Source Joinery, but the thing I’m most proud of is a side project, Shelter 2.0, that I work on with my friend and collaborator Robert Bridges. Robert and I …
Continue reading >>> Shelter 2.0 – An Open Design Project
By Jeanne Taylor, May 3rd, 2016
Hello!
This year Port Townsend is offering an intermediate CNC course called Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication beginning July 18th. I am Andy Pitts, and I am teaching the course and thought you might like a bit more insight into my plans.
My philosophy goes along the lines of teaching …
Continue reading >>> Intermediate Digital Design and Fabrication at Port Townsend
Years ago I read an interview with the guy at Hinkley Yachts that does their varnishing. Hinkley is known for their beautiful finishes and he described their process: brush on a coat of varnish and wait for it to dry. Then sand with fine sandpaper to prepare for the next coat. …
Continue reading >>> Good enough is good enough (for a while at least!)
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 Nate Zellmer, May 5th, 2015
Recently ShopBot helped sponsor an event called the FirstBuild Mega Hackathon in Louisville, KY. I had the pleasure of representing ShopBot and getting to know a lot of innovative thinkers.
FirstBuild is a makerspace sponsored by GE appliances. They have a team of engineers, fabricators, and marketers on hand whose mission is to create …
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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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