STL: Digital woodworking tools with MatterHackers
MatterHacker's Dave Gaylord joins Ben to discuss the plethora of digital tools available to woodworkers.Sponsored by MatterHackers
MatterHackers was founded by people with a serious passion for technology that helps you make things. With this deep-rooted dedication, MatterHackers wanted to make the process of digital fabrication more accessible, giving educators, engineers, manufacturers, small businesses, and tinkerers the power to make anything.
Check out our Woodworking with Robot’s section for more digital woodworking information.
Products discussed in this episode:
CNC machines:
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Inventables X-Carve 1000mm CNC Machine |
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Shapeoko 5 Pro CNC Router |
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Onefinity Journeyman X-50 CNC Machine Bundle |
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WAZER Desktop Waterjet Cutting Machine |
Laser cutters and engravers:
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Glowforge Plus 3D Laser Printer |
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xTool D1 Pro 10W Desktop Laser Engraver |
3D printers and supplies:
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Creality3D Ender 3 S1 Pro 3D Printer Kit*This is basically the printer that Ben started with |
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Bambu Lab X1-Carbon Combo The Basics Bundle*This is basically the printer that Ben has. |
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Black MH Build Series PLA Filament*This is the filament Ben buys |
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Black MH Build Series PETG Filament*This is the filament Ben buys as well |
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White MH Build Series TPU Flexible Filament*Yes, Ben also uses this… for real… with his own money. |
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Comments
@benstrano
While I enjoyed this episode of the podcast, it might be worth mentioning in a future episode where 3D printing comes up, that one needn't buy a 3D printer in order to reap the benefits. There are some easy ways to get one's feet wet: There may be a for-profit makerspace nearby which has one or more 3D printers, OR try your local public public library! Full disclosure: In real life, I'm the IT person for a public library system, which like many other public libraries, has a 3D printer as part of our makerspace, which can be used by our patrons to print whatever they want, at a filament cost of 5 cents per gram. We even run 'Learn to use TinkerCAD' classes from time to time.
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