By Tim Babiasz, February 3rd, 2017
Andy Brooks may not work in IT anymore, but troubleshooting problems is still a big part of his job. His company, Oak Branch Manufacturing, offers prototyping, 3D cutting, architectural design, engraving, and signage for a growing list of high-profile clients and companies in his home state of Georgia and all across the country.
Like a number …
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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 Michael Berliner, March 19th, 2016 Middle schooler helps assemble a ShopBot
There has certainly been a lot of press ink, as well as talk coming from the business and political establishment, about the need for more STEM education in the U.S. to better educate our young people to compete for jobs. Nowhere is the talk turning into action more …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot helps Florida schools establish sorely needed STEM education
By Michael Berliner, September 27th, 2015 Jim Lile has quite an impressive background in professional theatre. He earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in Technical Design and Production in 1999. Over the years he has been the Technical Director, Stage Manager, Lighting Designer or staff member for a variety of theatrical and dance companies: Norwegian Cruise Lines, …
Continue reading >>> FSU Theatre’s Jim Lile puts CNC into the spotlight
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
By Michael Berliner, January 8th, 2013 
The first-ever Campo de ShopBot: Sarah Burns’ diary of her trip to Guatemala
August, 2012. The first-ever South American Campo de ShopBot was held in Guatemala. ShopBot’s Chris Burns and his 15-year-old daughter Sarah were on hand to lead seminars and teach ShopBot skills to the young residents of a local orphanage. Sarah Burns’ diary of her trip begins, “In Central and South America, a girl’s 15th birthday is the biggest day of her life. It marks her coming into womanhood. For me, it was also a coming of age as a ShopBotter. …
Continue reading >>> My ShopBot Quinceanera
I’ve probably been making things with a ShopBot as long as anyone, except of course for Ted. I got one of the first tools…so early in ShopBot’s history that Ted came to my shop to help put my ShopBot together!… but by the end of the first week had already cut the parts for …
Continue reading >>> A ShopBotting Dinosaur Evolves
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