By Devin Wilson, June 23rd, 2017
In an attempt to keep the kids involved through the end of the school year, I asked my students what they wanted to make with the ShopBot. You can probably guess what they said if you’ve seen what the latest craze is: fidget spinners. My response was fidja-what? They proceeded to introduce me to …
Continue reading >>> It’s a Fidget!
By Sallye Coyle, June 16th, 2017 
Alberta shows off the sign she made on a ShopBot.
May and early June was the time to visit a number of digital fabrication labs in middle schools, high schools, and community colleges around the US. Some labs are fine tuning their plans after being in existence for a year or more, while some are just starting their journey.
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Continue reading >>> (Re)Visiting Digital Fabrication Labs in Middle and Upper Schools
By Tim Babiasz, May 16th, 2017
Don Gilmore certainly has no problem keeping busy. He’s an engineer by day, but builds race cars, creates glass art sculptures, and even enjoys amateur paleontology in his spare time. While these disciplines couldn’t appear more different, Don has found a way to merge them all together. His team, Iron Dinosaur Racing, got its name from …
Continue reading >>> Don Gilmore Explores New Avenues on His ShopBot
By Tim Babiasz, May 8th, 2017 The Pocket Sauna® is just one of many products that SaunaSpace is bringing into the average American home.
Brian Richards is the founder and CEO of SaunaSpace, a company that manufactures health-oriented sauna solutions designed to fit into any lifestyle and budget. Their saunas provide what Brian refers to as “an ancestral healing method for the modern home without …
Continue reading >>> PRSalpha Keeps Manufacturing Lean for SaunaSpace
By Devin Wilson, March 27th, 2017 We made a jig to CNC the tops and sides of our CO2 cars.
Hello, my name is Devin Wilson and I am excited to be a part of the ShopBot world! I am a first year Carpentry and Technology teacher at Rosman High/Middle School in Rosman, NC. There have been some ups and downs, but …
Continue reading >>> Our History, Our Future
By Tim Babiasz, March 22nd, 2017
This past week, ShopBot Tools attended the 2017 USITT Symposium in St. Louis. The annual gathering, held at America’s Center Convention Complex, assembled the latest tools, technology, and products that are shaping the way that theatre programs are evolving in the 21st century. ShopBot’s booth highlighted the growing role of CNC in theatre production, and showcased some …
Continue reading >>> CNC in Theatre: ShopBot at USITT
The next stop on my Dirty Digital Jobs tour was outside of Bell, Florida to visit Tim Lucas, owner of Tim Lucas Custom Woodworks. It’s the first time I had met Tim, but had read his posts on the ShopBot Forum, so I felt like I knew him already. It was a beautiful drive, …
Continue reading >>> Bill Young’s Dirty Digital Jobs Tour: Visiting Tim Lucas
After a long drive from my home in Virginia to Gainesville, FL, I was anxious to get moving and do some visiting. It was a beautiful day, mid 70’s and blue skies, as I headed to Melrose, FL to visit instrument maker David Beede. I’ve known David and his wife Julie for many years, …
Continue reading >>> Bill Young’s Dirty Digital Jobs Tour: Visiting David Beede
By Sallye Coyle, February 21st, 2017
Do you have digital fabrication equipment such as a ShopBot CNC machine, laser cutter, and/or a 3D printer, and an interest in education? Do you want to know more about the software and machines available to you? Are you a facilitator of a digital FabLab or Makerspace who would like to join a …
Continue reading >>> Digital Fabrication in Education Workshop
By Tim Babiasz, February 15th, 2017
As a US Army veteran with 28 years of service, Jerry Abney has never been one to back down from a challenge. Upon return from a tour in Iraq in 2004, the vision in his right eye deteriorated to the point of blindness. The very next year, he was diagnosed with retinoschisis of the left eye, leaving …
Continue reading >>> You Don’t Need to See to Have Amazing Vision
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