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I was taught that most tools, when first taken out of the box, have only been started by the manufacturer; it’s up to the user to fine tune the instrument to enhance its qualities and the quality of its performance. My teacher was talking about hand planes but the concept is the same with more … Continue reading >>> ShopBot Mods We’re just back from the IWF show in Atlanta. This show is the largest woodworking machinery show in the US. In the past, we’ve found it a good place to let a wide range of woodworkers see our tools, learn how they can address production needs of small shops and also suit manufacturing processes in … Continue reading >>> The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly … Again Our quest began when our bit supplier mentioned a bit that would allow us to cut the coves for raised panels. We build 5 piece solid wood doors; until now the panels have been sized with a cross-cut saw and shaped by means of a Grizzly G7214z 7.5 horsepower spindle shaper. Then the … Continue reading >>> Making the Perfect Door, Part I: Concept and Programming This weekend the ShopBot Jamboree returns to Durham and we’re all looking forward to getting together with ShopBotters from around the country. We’ve enjoyed doing the Jamboree on the West Coast and then in Texas, but it’s good to be back home too. Our Jamboree is a lot of things, but most of all it’s … Continue reading >>> ShopBot Jamboree Coming This Week … 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 … Continue reading >>> Thoughts & Comments on Digital Fabrication and the New Industrial Revolution While puttering on various MAKEcation projects, I’ve continued to ponder the economy and how to relate to today’s conditions as a small business. Last week’s government report of continued job losses in December prompted me to get some of the thoughts down. These have grown to be a bit extensive, so for convenience I’ve broken … Continue reading >>> It’s Still the Economy, of Course … [Part 1] Getting More Specific for Us at ShopBot The specific problem that confronts both ShopBot and ShopBotters is that it’s not possible to know exactly what form the new opportunities I’ve vaguely described will take — or the exact directions we should move or the projects we should undertake. But the issue has our attention. Here … Continue reading >>> Economy, continued … [Part 2] Recently, Wired Magazine posted a blog article about a “FabLab” that was being set up in Jalalabad Afganistan. Front and center is a picture of the Lab’s ShopBot. The article mentions Amy Sun who is a primary collaborator of Neil Gershenfeld in the FabLab movement (MIT Media Lab and author of: FAB: The Coming … Continue reading >>> Fab Assembler Today we loaded up the truck going to our 2007 ShopBot Jamboree in California. Bill Young and Bill Palumbo have been working incredibly hard getting a great program ready for the event May 17th-18th at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. We think we’ve got the logistics worked out pretty well and we expect this to be … Continue reading >>> Whew … (caught up!) Over the years we have really enjoyed the excitement of the ShopBot Jamboree and the opportunity to meet and interact with so many ShopBotters. It’s been a fun and inspiring event for us and I know from what the ShopBotters who attend tell me that they get a lot out of it.One request that … Continue reading >>> 2007 ShopBot Jamboree |
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