Deck out the top floor of your Makerbot Rocket with this three piece set - it has everything you need to guide your mission to the moon.

For the steering console, chairs, and the rest of the series, check out my other things: thingiverse.com/PrettySmallThings

Long Long ago in a land far away, there was a little castle surrounded by an industrious town. The townspeople loved their little castle and wanted it to be perfect. But the little castle was empty. Its owner had left long ago, taking all the fine things with him and locking them away.

The Townspeople resolved to re-furnish there castle. They learned to craft and create. Making chest and chairs, tables and beds, gadgets and gizmo's, they filled the castle with things that reflected themselves and their experiences. They created so many things that at the end of each day it looked like little castle couldn't hold any more.

But the castle had a secret. Every night, it grew. Sprouting new towers, chambers, and cellars. The town's people would awaken and rejoice, ready for another day of crafting and creating. The town was proud of its magical castle, and everyone wanted to fill it with the best that they could offer.

But wasn't a magical castle, it was a MakerBot Castle.

Each night the daring Damsels deftly deployed their wondrous Replicator, creating new rooms to extend the structure. Floor by floor they built up into the sky. Until one day the little castle had become the tallest and grandest in all the Thingiverse.

And the small town around the castle had grown into a great city, filled with the incredible things and spectacular ideas. The Makers, Crafters, and Hackers had learned from furnishing the castle. They had perfected their crafts and honed their skills. When they looked out on the world from the tallest tower, and saw that it too was a place they could rebuild. And they spread across the land, sharing their knowledge and teaching others how to improve the world around them.

Created by Thingiverse user Skimbal, designer of the Turtle Shell Racers, MakerBot Botmobile and the Gothic Cathedral Playset.

The Chronulator is a kit from SharedBrain. It displays the time on two analog current meters. I wanted to build the Chronulator to look like an old fashioned lab instrument. To do this I replaced the original clear plastic meters covers with covers I made on my ToM. The case was made from Red Oak.
The scale was modified to show hour and minute.

Supersized version of the dualstrusion two color world suitable for printing on a MakerBot Replicator. 145mm tall. The inside is hollow to save plastic because it's so massive. There's two versions, one totally hollow and one with a support column through the center which it turns out isn't really necessary.

We spend a lot of time around oomlout HQ shopping online. We've recently taken a shining to 360 degree product photos and wanted some of our own. So we fired up the laser cutter and made ourselves a stepper motor controlled Lazy Susan.

For more details and file formats visit: oomlout.co.uk/?p=413

Functional Pin Tumble lock. All of the components can be printed with the exception of the helix compression springs. These springs can be taken out of standard click pens. The springs I made this for are 4mm OD and ~20mm long.
I made a small window in the "Outer Barrel" to view the key pin pushing up on the driver pin.
This was a quick project to familiarize myself with the design constraints required for successful FDM designs/prints. I thought I would distribute since it could be fun for teaching and demonstrations.

Credit for the movement should go to the late Mr. Longworth of the Hunter Valley Woodturning Club, New South Wales, Australia.

Thanks to Hexitex for turning Mr. Longworth's desgin into a printable design.

All the files are oriented and scaled for printing already.

Changes

I Reduced its diameter to 85mm and changed it to a three jaw design. I then designed a system to lock it with out a wrench.

How the lock works

The front face is now supported by three short lengths of 5/16" (8mm) smooth rod that go through large holes in the guide and sit against the base. When you turn the lock ring it turns the planets/nuts that pull the guide back and it pulls the screws holding the jaws back against the now supported face.

( you could eliminate the smooth rods by making the outside of the face extend back far enough to rest on the lip of the base. )

Updates
jun 10/11 . Added jaw_guide.stl It keeps the jaws aligned while tightening.

jun 9/11 . Replaced jaws with angled jaws inspired by MarkU's design thingiverse.com/thing:9186 except mine are sloped on both sides so only one set is needed.

Video
youtube.com/watch?v=V_vG_LOLz4s

This is a desktop-size, open-source milling machine in kitform, built from lasercut parts.
We know several people have tried to put a Dremel inside a Makerbot, but we don't think this makes much sense. You'll have a high center of gravity and a light frame. We love our Makerbots, but we think if we put a Dremel toolhead in them, they'll just vibrate apart :)

We designed something from the ground up to be stable, rugged and still light-weight enough to be carried around. (actually, the one I'm showing in Paris this weekend now features a suitcase handle on the steel frame)

The machine has an open floor, allowing it to do a milling operation on a large object.

The machine was specifically developed to have a low center of gravity and be a portable, yet stable platform.

The machine uses a microATX 12V power supply and Makerbot electronics

The current version has a 175x175 mm cutting area.

The machine can easily be enlarged along the X-axis, as the machine is built from a number of modular parts.

There's a short video of the working machine on repairablemachines.com/updates.html
You'll also find some stuff we made with it there.

The plans are uploaded here and on repairablemachines.com.
We also make kits for this machine, we can provide you with all the parts you need to assemble this into a fully working milling machine

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2011: we published version 1.08 of this machine
It now has:
-improved accuracy, better than 0.2mm
-version numbering engraved on all parts
-a more rigid Z-axis

My spice rack couldn't hold all of my spices, so I decided to make my own.

This file will generate a cut pattern for a laser cutter which will assemble into a spice rack. It was designed with 1/4" material in mind but it will adjust itself reasonably well if you use something else.

eps file parameters [at top of file]

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material_thickness: how thick your input material is [matters for connections]

num_sides: the number of side pieces to render

num_beams: the number of beams to render

num_bottles_per_shelf: the number of bottles to fit on each shelf

num_shelves_high: the number of rows the spice rack will have



bottle_height: the height of your largest bottle plus a healthy margin

bottle_width: the width of your largest bottle as it faces you plus a margin

bottle_depth: the depth of your largest bottle plus a healthy margin



rack_beam_width: how wide each beam should be

laser_beam_width: for fine adjustment in the cut holes [affects tightness]

This is recreation of a Roman ballista. Its small (obviously), and isn't an exact replica (Romans didn't work in plastic). Its about the right size to fire a pencil.

It should be fairly obvious how it works, but I have some instructions below, and a short movie.

P.S. I am aware of the Thingiverse policy not to publish "weapons". I see this as a toy -- it can fire a pencil about two feet with considerably less force than I can throw it. However, please be careful as points can always put out eyes. Also I know someone could potentially beef this up until it fires knives at a 100 miles and hour. Please don't.

TODO: this is a work in progress because there's some things I want to add.
-- a mounting point so you can put it on a "table" (a stand on a pedestal).
-- a ratchet, winch and trigger mechanism, that are vaguely period

Unnecessary.

The ethernet cable to my extuder is inappropriately long. I may have lost the original, more correctly sized cable. This cleans things up.

Other uses :

The base is scaled to fit 3M double-stick foam tape. The scad file is parametric and can produce other cable organizers sized for a double-stick backing. Definitely not load-bearing.

Hold a caliper and 3 hex keys neatly on the front of the makerbot. Now I can find them!

Everyone needs a caliper. Much easier to read a digital display than guess fractions of a mm. The hex keys come with the makerbot. Seemed a good holder to put them all together in one place.

In addition to the above, I have a small holder for a craft knife and a tourch. Might draw them again, but didn't keep the STL's.

This was my first go at using Solid Works. Far easier than expected! :)

MakerBot Industries now sells filament on spools! Here is a spool holder you can mount on you Thing-O-Matic or Cupcake CNC in place of any rod cover.

You should also print the spool housing to keep you filament nice and tidy. thingiverse.com/thing:8762

If you want to stack two spools, checkout tbusers Spool Stacker thingiverse.com/thing:9198

I designed this a few months ago, but my machine couldn't print it until now. Sort of inspired by basalt column rock formations. Might look nice printed in Pencil Yellow

This is a device that allows your Makerbot (or other cnc machine) to draw/print/cut on cylindrical or spherical objects, in the manner of the EMS EggBot (http://egg-bot.com/). It works by connecting one of the machine's axises to a stepper motor, which then turns the workpiece.
The workpiece is held between two centers (several designs included) which are supported by two brackets: one holds the stepper motor, and the other holds a 608 bearing. The brackets are mounted on a dovetail way, which allows them to be positioned on the base, to accommodate different workpieces. After positioning, the brackets are clamped in place.

This is a self-contained kitchen built into a single cabinet. Made out of 3 pieces of 0.75" plywood and a shopbot, this project will hold your fridge, RV-style sink/plumbing/drainage, convection oven, and plenty of food, spices, and dishes.

Based on the idea of modular kitchen units such as those sold here: kitchen-units.org/mini-kitchen-units-for-more-space/

The OpenSCAD script has some parameters that can be changed to adjust the size and thickness of the web, the number of segments, and the number of webs per segment. The attached STLs show a few examples of how these can vary.

The one pictured was printed with Blue UV happy PLA from UltiMachine (http://ultimachine.com/content/pla-blue-translucent-5lb) and would be very cool printed in Makerbot's glow-in-the-dark ABS (http://store.makerbot.com/plastic/glow-abs-plastic-1lb.html).

I needed some kind of storage for small bolts and nuts, so I made these small boxes.
You can stack them upon each other and with the acrylic material you can easily see whats inside. The parts are made of 3mm birch or acrylic and can be clicked together.

Here is my take on merging the lowrider and the mendel inspired y carriage for the cupcake.

link to bearings:
vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/3mm/623ZZ10-1

I went with smaller bearings than the Mendel because it allowed me to do everything with M3 screws and it allowed me to drop the height a bit.

This design is shorter than the standard platform by 10mm, I was pushing for more, but the bearings killed the height gains. It does mean that you can gain back about half of the height that you loose by putting in the automatic build platform.

Also, the y rails have been separated to 70mms so hopefully that means that the platform is a bit more stable.

I attached the solidworks file for people who want to play (WARNING - the file is messy and I was bad and made all of my parts in one part file). If you would like any other formats like .igs, .step and the like, just shout.

Should have all of the holes teardropped later today. - Truncated teardrop holes are up, that's a pain.

Update:
The stl files from solidworks would not slice in Rep G, I have no idea why, if you know please tell me.

I reuploaded all of the stl files and tested them in Rep G 19 they seem to work but I will not have a chance to print until Monday.

I have all of the parts, now on to the debug... so you do not have to...

The updated files are in the zip file, I got rid of the first generation of parts. Things were moved around a bit and these are the updates after printing round one and putting it into the makerbot. I should have all of the gen 2 parts printed and through debug tomorrow.

Update 2 - I got the bearings in and other that a few "What the hell was I thinking..." moments that were easily repaired with an X-acto knife, everything went great. I'm in the process of printing the gen 3 parts and everything should be cool now. I'll post pictures and video once the final draft is printed.

Update 3 - In process of using gen 3 platform to print gen 4 platform. Once I have printed and assembled it, I will upload files. I think that will be it for variations.

Update 4 - Gen 5 files are out and I can now say you can download them and print!

Update 5 - Instructions are up.

Update 6 - I just uploaded the gen 7 version - I have not had a chance to print it yet, I was getting annoyed with the slight curve in my heat spreader and decided to rip it apart and lap it until it was flat.

This update addresses:

Adding nut pockets on all adjusting screws for bearing tension to make adjusting easier (do not have to hold nut in place)

Back X bearings cluster has been reworked so the is less interference with the X pulley.

Back X bearing adjustment screw head has been nested into the plastic to have less interference with X belt.

Interference between Y belt attachment nuts and plastic bodies has been addressed

X belt attachment point has been lowered.

First shot at integrating endstops have been added.


I think that that is about it. I will shout when the directions have been updated, everything should be the same except the endstop part.

If you have already printed this and do not want to reprint, reprint parts 09 and 16, those have to do with X belt and pulley issues. (and they are small)

I just sent out the third package of nuts, washers, and screws. If anyone else wants them, just message me.

Gaffertape kindly updated the files so if you are using the older repG and skeinforge, use the resaved gen 7 files.

Update: Finally updated for mechanical endstops, instructions still need to be updated though.

Is Two Color Printing on a Makerbot almost here? Since there are currently no two color print heads available yet... I decided to improvise by designing Mix-n-Match 'Snap To' components. The Makerbot Coin being the perfect demo. Go ahead and apply these design principles to whatever else you can think of...

A very plain two piece case for the AVR Butterfly. It was designed using BRL-CAD, but STL and IGES exports are also included. It has a cutout for the screen and a countersunk hole for the 5 way joystick. The back panel (lid) is a simple push fit. No screws are needed. The case is deep enough (17mm) to accomodate a LiPoly or other flat battery as well as the butterfly.

Pull those space invaders straight out of 1978 and print your own.

Do you need a pot to grow some "herbs" or pretty flowers? Then look no further; the MakerPot is the answer for all you container gardening needs.

Included below are .stl files to run through your slicer of choice as well as the native Pro/Engineer files used to create them. There are two sizes of MakerPots to choose from but of you could easily scale any one of them to get your desired size.

The MakerPot come with the stylish MakerBot "M" logo on its rim and is 100mm in diameter and 100mm tall.

The Large Pot is the same size as the MakerPot just without the "M" and a smaller rim height

The Small Pot is 70mm in diameter and 60mm tall and does not have an "M" logo on it.

There are optional corresponding saucers that can be printed that snap into holes on the bottom of the MakerPots.

This is a pocket watch housing for the highly programmable Makerbot Watch. ( wiki.makerbot.com/makerbot-watch ) Designed to protect the circuit board when not in use, while being able to hinge open for easy tinkering.

Inspired by the feedstock hinge ( thingiverse.com/thing:1358 ) , I tried to use the least amount of hardware as possible. The ABS filament acts as the hinge pin, and the clamshell parts have built-in bumpers that keep all the components well constrained. Adding 3mm magnets will really give the whole thing a robust feel.

There are two versions posted:

1. watch top.stl, watch bottom.stl; -These are pictured and have a more finished looking aesthetic, and more refined bumpers.
2. (rev4).stl; -These are an ultra light weight ribbed version that have a consistent material thickness, however requires a well tuned 3d printer.

For anyone who wants to make something similar, there is a dxf quantifying(1:1) the critical features of the parts.

Here are some miscellaneous toolholders that can be scaled to fit practically any tool.

I was in the market for something like this myself, and was looking around searching for toolholders. The problem however is that there ar alot more different sized tools than there are toolholders that match, so then you end up with something that just looks awful and doesnt fit 100% to anything.

So regarding this project the goal was to make many different shaped toolholders that could easily be customized to fit any tool.

And again a big thanks to the makerbot crew for the plastic that made this:)


(Just an FYI - Everyone of my toolholders are printed on my full size makerbottable makerbot thingiverse.com/thing:3285)

A case for common charactor LCD Module.
For your electronics hobby.

The reprap is not the only 3d printer that can replicate itself, now the Makerbot can to.

This Makerbot is made out of aproximatly 150 individual pieces that is printed on , "yes you guessed it) a Makerbot.

My Makerbot worked hard everyday for about a month straight to finish this project, and i am immensly happy about the end resoult.
There are more pictures on the bottom of this page;)

(The pictures doesnt do it justice one bit, but it really is a thing of beauty)

Now i have added a zip file that includes all stl- and max-files.

This is a new and improved drive gear for the upcoming Plastruder MK5. It is backwards compatible with the MK3/MK4 plastruder designs and provides 200% increased push force.

For more information, see the blog post: blog.makerbot.com/2010/05/21/mk5-drive-gear-now-with-science

To purchase one for yourself, visit the MakerBot Store: store.makerbot.com/mk5-drive-gear.html

A set of lasercut wooden objects for teaching the decimal system.

Small cubes (1x1x1) for 1, sticks (1x1x10) for 10, squares (1x10x10) for 100 and big cubes (10x10x10) for 1000.

Here's my attempt at a Christmas Ornament in the shape of a Makerbot. This was pretty fun to make, but came out smaller than I thought due to a conversion issue in Rhino. Good thing I'm not plotting a course to Mars...

The large version is just under 3cm wide. The small one is scaled by 75%.

This ornament obeys the three laws of robotics.