Fabber- the future is here!


	Fabber- the future is here!

wildcat

3-6-2007 5:59 AM

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science, technology, home manufacturing, fabbing

wildcat says:

revolutionary

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3-6-2007 7:09 AM

Djiezes

Nice, very nice. & Open source too.
Official site: http://www.fabathome.org (some instructional videos there)

Thx for this clip, wildcat.

3-6-2007 7:26 AM

Socratoad

Thanks cat. Another gem.

3-6-2007 10:47 AM

gzuckier

There are are already websites that will make things you design on your PC and upload to them for you. And Sears has been advertising a nifty PC controlled wood carving/routing gadget.

3-6-2007 11:43 AM

ericskiff

I'm going to have to get myself on of these someday soon.

Can I use my fabber to make an even better fabber?

3-6-2007 1:12 PM

Popped just for that last comment...

3-6-2007 3:09 PM

wildcat

ericskiff, I like you!

3-6-2007 4:12 PM

Djiezes

lol eric,
this made me think of a friend of mine, who was out of hard drive space: "I'll just download some more'.

, who knows.

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