(My exp: worthwhile if you already know 3D software, and have enough mechanical inclination to fix them when they go wrong.)
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have no idea what avg. consumer would do if they had to fig. out which slightly loose belt was making it print circles as ovals.
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I was printing gears!! Wondered why they stopped meshing. Then noticed ea. print gradually becoming more oval.
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A conveyor belt for my @cyberspacebldg prototype. Here's a video of one being tested: facebook.com/cyberspacefurn
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Here's the website for a more concise intro to the idea: cyberspace.furniture Still think I should do more to develop it.
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left off with an unreliable prototype which loaded objects & uploaded images to a locally-hosted database.
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oh very neat! minaturized kiva warehouses of sorts, I like it
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yes! That was part of my inspiration, scaling down automated warehouse tech to fit within the home.
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I once had a related idea: github for physical stuff: cradle to grave tracking of stuff from buying to recycling/landfill
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that sounds really interesting. Like focus on lifecycle of items.
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Also reminds me of Keller Easterling talking about designing "software" to generate the configurations of physical objects.
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