XPlumpedXLipsXandXArsenicX Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'd like to talk about fabber, but I don't want to explain them to EVERYBODY who asks. I't like a 3D printer, very cool Check them out at: www.fab@home.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 sounds and LOOKS kool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 At present, obtaining the parts for a Model 1 will cost $2300 if you buy them from the vendors yourself, or a bit more if you order a complete kit from Koba Hmmm... Although the idea is quite clever, and the actual 'printed' objects look nice, I think that a 'Fabber' in everyones home is just a bit unrealistic. I just don't see your 'average Joe' scrounging up enough dough to buy this little charm. Unless I was trying to do something specific, I would probably spend my money on something a little more practical. - ArceRC - Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ggadget Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Looks cool what sort of materials can be used I'd buy one if it got cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Looks cool what sort of materials can be used I'd buy one if it got cheaper What materials can be used with a Model 1? The 1-Syringe Tool of a Model 1 is designed to work with almost any kind of liquid or paste that you can imagine dispensing from a syringe. We have tried using household silicone rubber caulk, epoxy, cheese, chocolate (with a small heater attached to the syringe tool), cake frosting, ceramic clay (when mixed with sufficient water), PlayDoh, gypsum plaster. This is merely a list of the materials we have had time to play with - many, many more materials are possible, and it is the intent of Fab@Home to make it easy for you to try your own materials. A good material is soft/fluid enough to push through a syringe, but firm enough that it will "stack up". See the Model 1 User Manual for info on setting up a new material. Well, it looks like anything it can use isn't really practical for building serious items. - ArceRC - Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxxyD Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Interesting, yet not too practical. I'm sure at some point in the future, everybody will have one and they'll be as commonplace as an inkjet nowadays, but that might take a long time. For now, I really don't see too much of a use for em, at least in a mainstream market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Interesting, yet not too practical. I'm sure at some point in the future, everybody will have one and they'll be as commonplace as an inkjet nowadays, but that might take a long time. For now, I really don't see too much of a use for em, at least in a mainstream market. Was it uncommon at one point for the average person to own an inkjet when they first hit the market? Was there a common household printer before the inkjet? - ArceRC - Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Steel Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I agree with Van on this one. In ten years, it may be possible to order, say, a mug design off the internet for your fabber. Put in a Fabbo-Matic © brand Fabber Material block, and hit the print button. Now, for $11.95, you have a mug. These days (in 2008), you order it... then wait 6 to 8 weeks for delivery. A fabber in every home would do the same thing as a printer in every home would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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