Resources
WEBSITES
- FAB LAB Network (MIT Fab Central)
- Center for Bits and Atoms
- Fab Charter
- Current Lab List
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FAB LAB Logos
- Papers and Theses
- Fab Academy Classes, 2013,
- Robives.com – great paper folding mechanisms
- Interactive Websites by Jefferson County Schools – Used as a source to locate educational websites.
- Wanderings in the Labyrinth: Seventeen Things: Toward a Maker Curriculum (For Teachers)
- Technologystudent.com – Love this site for detailed explanation and animated graphics (V. Ryan © 2002-2012)
- Why Makers Rule in EDU (SXSWedu)
PRINTED SOURCES & Articles
Books:
- Gershenfeld, Neil A. Fab: The coming revolution on your desktop–from personal computers to personal fabrication. New York: Basic Books, 2005.
- Martinez, Sylvia Libow., and Gary Stager. Invent to learn: Making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom. Torrance, CA: Constructing Modern Knowledge P, 2013.
- Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, by Chris Anderson
- Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators [Paperback] Margaret Honey (Editor), David E. Kanter (Editor)
Articles:
- Wanderings in the Labyrinth: Seventeen Things: Toward a Maker Curriculum (For Teachers)
- Fab Labs unshackle imaginations, By Mark Jewell, Associated Press, USA TODAY 11/6/2005
- Fabrication labs let student and adult inventors create products, solve problems, Cleveland Plain Dealer article and video from June 9
- Is it a Hackerspace, Makerspace, TechShop, or FabLab? Makezine.com
PROJECT SITES:
- FABLABs
- Wagg FABLAB: http://fablab.waag.org/projects
- Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/
- Fablab@School http://fablabatschool.org/page/projects-1
- DIY.org: Home, Projects
- Educade: Beta site
- Future Makers: kidsmakethingsbetter.com
- Castilleja School: Born Idea Lab
- curiositymachine.org
- from K12 Digital Fabrication Google Group(JaymesDec):
FABLABS:
- Amsterdam: Wagg Society
- Cleveland: MC2 STEM Mobile Fablab Blog
- Barcelona FabLab
- LCCC (Lorain County, Ohio): FABLAB
CONCEPTS:
- Gears
- Gear train for learning about ratios
- Gear template generator program
- Woodgears.ca (Great Link)
- Involute Gear Generator: LINK
- More about Gear: LINK
- Geometry:
- Polyhedras jmantonFABLAB
- Fractals: fablab@school
- Boxes
- Electronics:
- Technologystudent.com – Love this site for detailed explanation and animated graphics (V. Ryan © 2002-2012)
- 123d Circuits http://123d.circuits.io/
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- Measurement Conversion Chart
SOFTWARE: Computer-Aided Design
2D Raster (Pixels and bits)picture, scan GIMP *Photoshop MyPaint |
2D Vector (Lines and Shapes)Inkscape lodraw *Illustrator Scribus LibreCAD QCAD FreeCAD Layout |
3D FreeSketchUp 123D Tinkercad Blender Art of Illusion FreeCAD OpenSCAD Rhino |
3D License*Grasshopper *SolidWorks *Inventor *AutoCAD *Maya *Alias *3ds Max *Catia *Pro/ENGINEER *I-DEAS NX *AC3D |
* Paid LicensesTypes: Constructive Solid Geometry, hierarchical, parametric, procedural boundary (b-rep), function (f-rep) representations GUIs, scripting, hardware description languages declarative, constraint, optimization |
Electronics:
Programs
fab modules
LAB SETUPS & WORKSHOPS
- FABLAB: Inventory
- TechShop: Tools & Equipment, Floor Plans
- MIT Fabrication Lab: Equipment
FABLAB Business Plans
- Open2Design.org weblink
- Fing.org Fablab Overview
- Peter Troxel: PDF
HELPFUL DOWNLOADS
Below you will find links to download free helpful software for your home computer:
- Inkscape.org – Vector based drawing program
- Webtools – Web 2.0 tools for digital design
- Adobe Reader X – Allows you to open and view .pdf files.
- Adobe Flash Player – Allows you to view flash animations, videos, and play flash games.
- Microsoft PowerPoint viewer – Allows you to open and view slide shows created with Power Point.
- Microsoft Word viewer – Allows you to open, copy, view, and print documents created with Word.
- Java – Java software allows your computer to run online games and applications
TECHNIQUES:
- CNC Panel Joinery: Make Notebook
- Printed Circuit Boards: Marc Boon 2008
- Laser Engraving Sample board: Ponoko
EQUIPMENT:
- Techniques: Wagg FabLab
- Equipment Comparison Table (Shopbot)
MATERIALS:
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CNC Modeling board:
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Milling Bits:
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Bam Carbide Bits
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- Wearable Technology: http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/
- Soft circuits: http://web.media.mit.edu/~emme/guide.pdf
- Vinyl Cutter: http://www.cutterpros.com/