Fablabs are community run rapid prototyping houses that are helping people around the world (5 continents last time I counted) to learn more about the spirit of and techniques behind making fun and useful things for themselves.

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Projects

blender, python, modela
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Light Art

A wooden lamp that displays your favourite images when lit.

blender, modela
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3D Fablab Logo

At FAB 4 the new fablab logo was revealed. This is my attempt at a 3D version.

blender, modela
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Sakko

A reconstruction of an ancient Norwegian board game.

blender, modela
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3D puzzle

7 differently shaped wooden pieces to put together into a 33 cube.

modela, epilog
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Bantumi

An ancient African board game.

epilog
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Hero's Fountain

An (approximately) perpetual fountain invented by a first century Greek.

epilog
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Stained Glass

An acrylic Jul decoration that looks like stained glass.

python, epilog
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General Meshes

Build any 3D shape using press-fit.

epilog, electronics
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GIK Electronics

Press-fit electronic circuits.

python, epilog
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Spirograph

A toy for drawing flowery patterns.

python, epilog
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Gears

A Python script that generates laser cut gears.

epilog
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Epilog Calibration

A tool for testing different Epilog cutting parameters on different materials.

python, epilog
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Jigsaw Puzzle

Automatically generated jigsaw puzzles.

python, epilog
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Laser Etching

Etch your favourite photos using the laser cutter.

python, camm
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Folding Platonic Solids

Cut and fold these classic shapes without using any glue.

Processes

Installing Modela Player 4 on Ubuntu

Blender: Making a 3D model from a bitmap

Modela: Machining Blender models using Modela Player 4

Resources

FabLib (Python libraries)  Libraries for generating, modifying, displaying, animating, converting and optimizing toolpaths. All of the code is released under a BSD style licence. [zipped tarball] [source directory]

Computing dress measurements  A web page for computing the material measurements for making a circle dress. [HTML]