Patrick Muncaster's Dashboard |
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The 21st Century Workshop - How to become a Digital Maker
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Arduino Resources |
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Starter Kit: Adafruit Budget Arduino Kit |
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Arduino - Getting Started |
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Tutorial 01 for Arduino: Getting Acquainted with Arduino |
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Soldering Iron: Weller Wessi Soldering Station |
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Multimeter: Sparkfun Digital Multimeter |
Free Option: Inkscape |
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Paid Option: Adobe Illustrator |
Free Option: Google Sketchup |
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Free Option: Tinkercad |
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Paid Option: Solidworks |
Printers
Makerbot Replicator (Best Community) |
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Ultimaker (Faster, More Expensive) |
Services
Shapeways |
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Ponoko |
Software
Free Option: Autodesk 123D (iPad, Windows) |
Hardware
Makerbot 3-D Scanner (Requires webcam & Pico Projector) |
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Free: Meshlab Software for image cleanup |
Recommended Cutting Solutions
Service Bureau: Ponoko |
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Software: Autodesk 123D |
Recommended CNC Solutions (Machine Tool with Computer Numberical Control)
Hobby Sized (Dremel Tools): MYDIYCNC |
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Semi-Pro: Shopbot Desktop |
Crowdfunding
Canada: Canadian Crowdfunding? OSC Releases Consultation Paper On Potential Prospectus Exemptions
21 December 2012 |
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Kickstarter |
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Indiegogo |
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GoFundMe |
Motorola's modular phone - build your own - mix and match piece parts |
3D Builder - view, prepare, and print your 3D models on Windows 8.1-ready 3D printers |
Little Bits |
MIT FAB Lab - Resources |
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Lessons From the New Manufacturing Revolution |
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Make Magazine |
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Hackaday |
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Instructables |
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NGRAIN - interactive 3D software |
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Etsy - Hand Made Buy and Sell |
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Quirky |
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Lego Mindstorms |
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MFG.Com - B2B marketplace for sourcing manufactured parts |
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Vancouver Hackerspace |
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Sunshinecoastminimakerfaire.com |
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Coastmakers |
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ArmyOfEvilRobots Blog |
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MIT Center for Atoms and Bits - exploring the space between computer science and the physical sciences |
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Mathematica to Arduino link - software to physical world |
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Formlabs |
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Open Hardware Repository, a place on the web for electronics designers to collaborate on open hardware designs, |
Open-source Underwater Robots for Exploration and Education |
Julia Grace - The Hardware Renaissance is Here |
Tindie |
Web Interface with Control Hardware on Beaglebone Black |