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Last weekend (29th/30th September 2012), a crack team from Derby Makers were dispatched to do battle at the GIST Foundation in Sheffield.
Their mission, to build a 3D printer against the clock and against other teams from around the Midlands.
OK, the crack team was composed of a bunch from Derby Makers who happened to be a) breathing, b) in the Silk Mill when asked and c) free on the weekend.
But it was a competition, arranged as part of Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind – Build the just released Mendel 90 RepRap 3D printer in two days against other groups in the friendly GIST Lab in Sheffield.
This article is a copy of my Twitter feed from the weekend – A (hopefully) more sensible write up of the weekend to follow shortly…
Well, that’s the day job over for another week.This weekends fun is in Sheffield building a 3D printer with <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> & <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
It’s Saturday…It’s early…#Bleeeeeeeuuuugggghhhhh
Lovely derby morn…
Made it to Sheffield! <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
This is what we’re here to build – 3D printer <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Parts are arriving on our table…<a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
More 3d printer parts arriving…<a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Inside GIST for the 3d printer build <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Kick off meeting for the 3d printer #fotmGist
Team introductions #fotmgist
Assembly begins!#fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
One motor assembly coming together…#fotmgist
There’s something nasty in our 3d printer! #fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Lunch break – this is what we’ve got!#fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Our nearly finished 3d printer #fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a>
It’s switched on!And there’s no burning smell…#fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
Yeah! Another team has green goo! #fotmgist
End of day one – two machines are extruding!#fotmgist
Post 3d printer building drink in sunny Sheffield #fotmgist
Some snaps from day 1 of the 3D printer build in Sheffield’s GIST Foundation #fotmgist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hydrophilous/sets/72157631652605393/
Up and ready for day two in Sheffield. Hopefully, I won’t nod off in the lab…#fotm
Day two dawn in the GIST lab… Busy busy busy! #fotmgist
Our first 3d print! Who’ll start the bidding for the extraordinary piece of modern art?#fotmgist #DoIHear1Million?
Much tweaking going on…#fotmgist
And we’re printing!#fotmgist
The final product!#fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>
I believe the term is ‘lol android’ #fotmgist
Hmmmmm. Pizza.Lunchtime!#fotmgist
The crowd at work, even though there’s pizza in the building…#fotmgist
Our second (recognisable) printed object <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> #fotmgist
And they’re coming out of the 3d printer at a rate of knots now :-)#fotmgist
A scale model of the <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> plan for the Derby Space Elevator #fotmgist
We swapped the glass plate for another one and had two failures. Now back with the original plate…#fotmgist
Talk time :-)#fotmgist
Yeah!<a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> take the Golden Spanner! #fotmgist
Our Golden Spanner!<a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> #fotmgist <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a>
Caution. Droid at work…#fotmgist
Our final product!<a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> #fotmgist
A huge thank you from <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> to all involved with <a href=http://twitter.com/gistwire>@gistwire</a> and <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> We had a fantastic 3d printer weekend!
Pictures from Sundays 3D printer fun have now been added…#FOTMGIST <a href=http://twitter.com/derbymakers>@derbymakers</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/gistwire>@gistwire</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hydrophilous/sets/72157631652605393/
Thanks to Graeme for this wonderful timelapse of a 3D printer doing its thing earlier today. #FOTMGIST <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>