Well it looks like its the end for Makerbot TV for this season that is. This "season finale" ends on a whimper and give away a maker bot to someone who made a coffee cup topper with your (or whomever's) lips as the drinking spout! Um, Ew! Also, Creepy if you ask me, let alone driking hot coffee with something that may have imperfections and holes, leaks and bacteria just waiting to happen, let alone is is really safe to drink a hot liquid from? Yeah its the same plastic as legos but I'm pretty sure they don't recommend you make food utencils or dining plates out of the stuff for every day consumption, let alone at high temperatures!
The rest of the episode is again lack luster and ends with an "awards show" for various creations they've highlighted. Meh. Not sure if I'm going to watch for season 2 if this is going to be the format.
I still think they need to go the "make weekend project" route, with host Kip Kay!, well I'd rather see Bre take that mantel again. That is after all what a lot of people started with, the weekend projects from make magazine, and got them excited to actually go out and make things!
Except for a few episodes there wasn't a whole lot of "project" material other than "look what we did" or "we're selling this now". Call me jaded (but don't call me shirley) I just was hoping for more from this series and all I got was some fluff pieces with a few chunks of meat and gristle. Well here is the video in case you're curious:
Here is some bonus video that may help make up for the so so video above:
Now that's what I'm talking about (sort of), the botmobiles are especially cool! All these are at Makerbot Projects.
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Here is another episode from the weekly video series over at Makerbot Industries. This weeks episode is all about education and specifically the program they've started to get makerbot into schools called Curriculum. If you'd like to know more check out the video below and then check out the site Educational Curriculum: http://curriculum.makerbot.com/ or you can always Email the MakerBot Education Team: education@makerbot.com.
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Another great episode from the weekly video series over at Makerbot Industries. This weeks episode talks about the three main plastics that can be used in the makerbot ABS(Lego), PLA(corn based bio-degrade), and PVA (water soluble). There is also some info on the various settings you can start out with for each of the plastics and what you might expect for quality on some of the plastics and how to keep the PLA from wasting away from humidity! So without further ado here is the video:
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Episode 9 of Makerbot TV, from the weekly video series at Makerbot Industries, is here! Finally an episode that includes some actual benefits of owning a makerbot and clues you into why you would want one around the house.
While most of the objects are indeed handy, and there are lots more on thingaverse, I believe its been stated on the forums for makerbot that the plastic, while "non-toxic" in its "cured form", shouldn't remain in contact with food stuff for lengthy times. Also I'm not sure how safe a spatula would be considering the heat factor and the "remelting of the plastic", unless they're printing it in food safe silicon or some other food safe material of course!
Regardless this episode illuminates what the future of small printable objects will be and instead of pop'n off down to the local hardware store for the latest "widget" to fix your "thingamabob" you'll just print out the item. Don't worry about the hardware store they eventually might sell the very plastic spools of filament you'll need to print your objects, and of course other basic fasteners for larger projects!
BONUS! Here is Bre Pettis in a video titled Makerbotting 101.
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Essentially this episode is, again, a little "lite" on content, but focuses on what you could make for the upcoming Halloween holiday. If I were a kid and got some piece of "Halloween" plastic ghost or pumpkin instead of candy that house would get egged for sure! On the flip side, instead making a spider ring or other accessories for your costume I think is more appropriate and proper use of a makerbot.
The second half of the video details the efforts of a group trying to provide hermit crab shells for hermit crabs. Apparently there is a shortage of hermit crab shells "In the wild", I'm not sure if they mean pet shops or actually out in nature. While it might seem noble I'm not sure if putting more plastic into "the wild" is the right approach, not to mention that the hermit crabs will make their homes out of anything that "fits" their current size really. Also not sure how they came up with the data indicating the shortage. You can check out more details here about the project.
Update: Apparently they are just protyping the shells in plastic and the final shell material has yet to be determined, and at this time no shells of any kind have been introduced "to the wild". Again check out the above link if you would like more info on the project.
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