I realized a few days ago that at times during the project I may have come across as ungrateful, or even unhappy. Before we go any further I just want to say that I’m neither! This project has been the most amazing experience I’ve ever had in my hobby life. I’ve said it before, but [...]
(from Kickstarter Update #17) It’s a big day here at Project ShapeOko! After months of work, frustration, joy, work, hurrying up and waiting, work, worrying, work, and excitement We’re finally finished designing and ordering parts! Most items are now in stock or on their way. We’re only waiting on a status update for one part! [...]
I was feeling guiltier and guiltier with every day that went by without an update to the blog. But, when all you’re doing is drawing, doing price comparisons, and checking shipping charges, a post on those topics seems less than appealing. With that said, we want to make sure everyone knows that we are definitely working on [...]
A couple of backers sent me emails asking about acme rods, more specifically, the lack of mention of acme rods in the new design. Here’s my take: I love acme rods, they’re cheap (6′ for about $16), they’re accurate, they’re easy to find, and they come in a variety of sizes. So why aren’t they [...]
The design which incorporates the MakerSlide is well underway! All I can say is this: It’s hot! The current footprint is roughly 15 inches wide x 15 inches long x 12 inches high. This is a little larger than my current mill (+3inches) but still well within the limits of being considered a desktop CNC [...]
Over the last several days I’ve had quite a few people contact me ragarding the “give-away”. To answer the question, here is a a message that I sent out to all donors on Thursday June 30th around 8:30pm. (this was the message sent to all $100 donors. The text was changed according to donation levels) All, [...]
We ended up adding an “in-between” donation level of $100 dollars today in order to give away one of our original ideas: An Arduino pre-loaded with the latest version of GRBL (the world’s greatest open source CNC controller!). Combine that with a 3 pack of stepper motor drivers, and you’re half way to a complete [...]
It’s been a wacky couple of weeks for me. In addition to a long weekend spent with my family, and some hectic times at work, I’ve had to turn my attention to “administrative” tasks relating to shapeoko for the last few weeks instead of progressing on the current build. In the end, I’m positive this [...]