RepRap Log Phase round up of RepRap hardware sources

RepRap Log Phase has a great post on some great deals for plastic, metal, electronics, and other stuff for building a RepRap, MakerBot, or anything in between!

His post reads like super efficient catalog with reviews.  I’m mostly posting this so that I’ll have a permanent bookmark of his page.  :)

And neither one is Atlantis

We’re still missing two continents.1

I put up a collaborative MakerBot Map yesterday.  As of this moment we’re still missing MakerBots in Africa and Antarctica.

Oh, and what the hell is up with Greenland?  Why can’t they be their own continent?!  Those guys need a better lobbyist.

  1. I suppose the title of the post would make more sense here… []

Blind reading the blind…

I just noticed there’s a Twitter feed ( http://twitter.com/CanMakeIt ) following this blog.  Since my post titles tend to be more whimsical and self-referential than informative, I feel kinda bad for anyone mislead into clicking on the titles.

If you’re one of those who came to this blog wondering what the hell I’m babbling about…  um, sorry.  I’m frequently off topic.  Sorry for clogging up your RepRap aggregated feed!

PLA on the way!

I just saw MakerBot’s blog post saying they finally got in a batch of MakerBot approved PLA.  This is supposed to be nigh magical stuff.  It prints at a cooler temperature than ABS, it has a low shrinkage factor meaning it won’t warp much if at all, it will stick to blue masking/drafter’s tape not requiring the use of an acrylic build platform, and it’s very clear.

While I was at it, I also ordered an extra brass nozzle, brass barrel, PTFE insulator, ceramic tape, nichrome wire, thermistor, and I asked for some MakerBot stickers to adorn my laptop.  :)