Digi-Fab | Sense & Scale

“Made in the Machine” Session 7: More on Shenzhen, Circuit Stickers, bunnie re-cap, writing discussion

Announcements how-textiles-repeatedly-revolutionised-human-technology Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM/3d printing Visit to Kammetal? Acronyms Agenda 3:40-4:30 Check-ins 4:30-4:50 bunnie Huang recap 4:50-5:00 BREAK 5:00-6:00 Jie Qi, MIT 6:00-6:20 Prep for next week. BK navy yard, article discussions, second phase presentation on April 7. Assignments Choose one of the following: Based on the discussion today, refine and add to […]

“Made in the Machine” Session 6: Book Club & Seeed

Announcements bunnie Huang: March 24, 12 PM Agenda 3:30-3:35 Announcements 3:35-4:00 Updates 4:00-4:50 Book Browse, sample writings, open work time Next City: “Cities Can Help to Shape an Equal Opportunity Maker Movement“ T74: “The Maker Movement Is About More Than Science and Math — But Is All This Tinkering Really Effective?“ Agency By Design: “Maker-Centered […]

“Made in the Machine” Session 5: Phase 1 Presentations

Announcements Opportunities and Events 3D print expo, April 10-12 HWTrek Asia Tour bunnie Huang: March 24, 12 PM Webinar on FDM and Polyjet, March 10 at 1 PM VirtualBox (to run Solidworks, VCarve, etc) Request from Shuyang Zhou of Seeed Studio for next week: what are your questions? Agenda 3:30-3:40: Announcements 3:40-3:55 Sarah 3:55-4:10 Tianyu […]

“Made in the Machine” Session 4: Industry City Field Trip

Agenda 2:30: Optional stop at LightsUp. 148 39th Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn. 3:30: Makerbot. 147 41st Street, 3rd floor. 4:30: Eyebeam to discuss your March 3 presentations. 34 35th St., 5th floor, Brooklyn. Class will probably end before 6. I will send an e-mail with my contact info in case you can’t find the group. […]

NYU “Made in the Machine,” Session 3: New Tech in Fab

Announcements Opportunities and Events Teen coding classes at BPL Apply for the Dream Yard Maker Institute (related article in the New Yorker) New Media Consortium: Learners as Creators Updates CPE and other materials “Craft Room Machines” post updated with additional 3D printer resources (scroll to bottom) CAM and G-Code tutorial draft Othermill, age 13 Ultimaker […]

CAM / G-Code Overview and links

G-code is the most common language used by fabrication machines including 3D printers, CNC routers, and laser cutters. One way to familiarize your self with G-Code is through the open source software packages used for RepRap: Repetier Host and Printrun (pronterface). I’m currently using Repetier Host, which seems to have more extensive documentation at this […]

NYU “Made in the Machine,” Session 2: Deep Dives

Announcements New students New York Arts Practicum Agenda 3:30-3:40 Announcements 3:40-4:50 Progress updates (from blogs) 4:40-5:00 Break 5:00-6:00 Partner Exercise: Concept to Reality 6:00-6:20 Discuss upcoming assignments Assignments for Feb 18 Read this chapter on bio-printing from Hod Lipson’s book Fabricated. It should give you context for next week’s guest speaker. Write up a short […]

Building a RepRap

I ordered a 3D printer kit about two months ago. It’s been quite a journey! Main steps (will flesh this out soon) Back and forth with 3dPrintersOnline.com Assembling the mechanical body. See annotated assembly guide. Hooking up the main board. Extending some of the wires by soldering additional length. Fixing e-stop soldering. Careful about power! […]

NYU “Made in the Machine,” Session 1: Intros

Announcements Welcome to “Made in the Machine” Agenda 3:30-4:15 Intros and Syllabus 4:15-5:15 Lecture and Discussion 5:15-6:00 Craft Room Overview 6:00-6:20 Assignments and office hours for next week Monday, Assignments for Feb 11 This week: Explore the Craft Room. Determine what kinds of materials you need for each machine. Set up a blog if you […]

Made in the Machine: Class Description and Syllabus

Made in the Machine: New Cultural Practices, Critical Analyses, and Techniques in Digital Fabrication, Making, and Manufacturing DM-GY 9103, Spring 2016 Prof. Arlene Ducao, arlduc [at] nyu.edu Thursdays, 3:30-6:20 PM 2 Metrotech Center, Room 817 Overview Recent innovations in digital fabrication have made its technologies much more cheap, sophisticated, and accessible for people of many […]