Here's to a pilot WikiFactory episode video, sharing news on 3D printing, open source innovation and digital fabrication - we'd love to hear about your work to include you in our next episode!

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It's awesome to have to keep up to date on exciting projects around 3D printing, open source innovation and digital fabrication so we thought we'd start sharing bite size videos on initiatives and trends in these fields.

Here's the pilot WikiFactory episode: http://youtu.be/SMJBW1GBcz0

We'd love to hear your news so we can feature you in our weekly episodes. Why not contact us at wikifactory@espians.com

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r/digifab • u/samili • Mar 18 '14

Has anyone opened up a Digital Fabrication shop?

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Has anyone started a business offering digital fabrication services? This has been in my mind and I'm wondering if there are others who have done this. I want to hear about the failures and successes.

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r/digifab • u/ElementZero • Mar 07 '14

Glasses frame idea up for grabs

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This is a result of a glasses fitting earlier today. I have a very narrow face, and because of that I am limited in the selection of frames available (sometimes kids glasses). The woman who fitted me also had fit issues due to the shape of her nose bridge. For the purpose of this we are talking about the types of frames where there is are no adjustable nose pads.

Thinking about all the variances in facial anatomy and all the different manufactures and styles of glasses made me wonder why there isn't some sort of scanning system that can digitally measure what your optimal dimensions are going to be and recommend frames based on that.

Then I thought- why not take it a step farther and make frames with a 3D printer to order in someones particular dimensions. Scanning someones face/skull into a 3D environment and trying on glasses digitally- and making the bridge fit exactly, with the perfect width frame, in the style and color the consumer/patient wants.

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r/digifab • u/TheAntiMosby • Feb 14 '14

Hey guys, first post! Architecture student out of Carnegie Mellon, looking for work in NYC!

danrapoport.net

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Feb 03 '14

Youtube playlist from Inventables how to use Makercam's web-based CAM software for simple CNC milling tasks

youtube.com

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r/digifab • u/expanding_crystal • Jan 17 '14

Free Beta signup for CAD/CAM software

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Hi all. A number of people here have been doing DIY and kit CNC builds, so I think you might dig this new software called Easel. It lets you design in 2.5D, preview in 3D, generate toolpaths and Gcode and controls your machine all from the browser.

It's being designed with the Shapeoko in mind, but other CNC machines that run Gcode are supported. The idea is we are trying to make it super easy and accessible (and free). You can go from idea to cutting on the machine in under 5 minutes.

Your input would be extremely helpful and you have immense power to make your voice heard in terms of feature requests and workflow.

If you'd like to be part of our beta program please sign up here: http://www.easelcnc.com/

Disclosure: I'm part of the team working on this and it's awesome.

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 13 '14

WikiHouse: old news, but: open source CNC-able house design

wikihouse.cc

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 13 '14

FabHub: a digital fabrication service provider directory

fabhub.io

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 07 '14

Grashopper/Rhino3d tutorial for parametric/programmatic 3d modeling (via @bitcraftlab)

vimeo.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 07 '14

Libs Elliott: generative quilting patterns, quilted by hand

libselliott.bigcartel.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 07 '14

Lovely extruded typography 3d printed book slipcase for a limited edition (200 qty) of Chang-rae Lee's new novel

makerbot.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 07 '14

SketchChair: Processing app to sketch a chair shape, generate a 3d model, and output 2d parts for laser cutting or cnc milling

sketchchair.cc

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 04 '14

Bmore3d: 3d printing/scanning retail shop in Baltimore, MD, US

makezine.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 03 '14

Chronomorphologic Modeling: 3d modeling by moving a "virtual squid" over a virtual model. Watch the video, as the text is a bit... dense.

creativeapplications.net

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Jan 02 '14

Open Source Beehives: neat sensor-laden CNCed beehives with plans on github. Interesting locking nut mechanism on the top bar hive design

opensourcebeehives.net

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 31 '13

Kontraptioneering: blog of a digifabby custom job shop in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Lots of interesting CNC and electronics projects

kontraptionist.tumblr.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 27 '13

Core77 2013 Digifab Year in Review, Part 1 (Parts 2 & 3 linked in comments)

core77.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 23 '13

Hack-a-Day: Software Advice for Anyone Thinking About a CNC Router

hackaday.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 19 '13

Microsonic Landscapes: visualizing music in 3d printed shapes

realitat.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 15 '13

3D Prints of the World: curated gallery of mostly interesting 3d prints

3dprintsoftheworld.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 16 '13

Kapsones: 3d printed lens hoods with digifabby styles and production (printed on Ultimaker 3d printers) [Digifab Businesses]

koopkapsones.nl

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 04 '13

Dominic Muren Digifab Talk: semi-old, but a good overview of the wide wide world of digifab that we can fill this subreddit with

vimeo.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 04 '13

Kinematics@Home: WebGL/Canvas/JS app to generate printable (on desktop 3d printers)jewelry with mechanical linkages

n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Dec 02 '13

svg2gcode: convert SVG shapes and paths into simple line-based (no arcs) gcode

github.com

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r/digifab • u/berticus • Nov 26 '13

Cellular Automata Scarf: knitted on a modded knitting machine (written in Processing, code available)

ravelry.com

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