So You Just Bought A MakerBot
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So You Just Bought a MakerBot
You raised the funds, placed the pre-order, waited a few weeks, then suddenly received the shipment notification e-mail. Now What?
Well, the first thing you (or your group) need to do is tool-up for the build.
Tooling Up
- For Everything
- Empty egg carton(s) to manage all the little nuts, bolts and washers.
- Metric wrench set or a couple of small adjustable wrenches
- Needle nose pliers
- For the Plastruder
- Soldering iron
- If you haven't already, invest in at least one good Weller-type iron with settable temperature.
- Electronics solder
- Hook-up wire
- Soldering iron
Optional But Useful
- Multimeter
- 3mm or 1/8" drill bit
- Painters tape
- Thermocouple-based temperature probe
- Metric hex key set
- If not at your local hardware store, check out sports and cycling shops for sets.
- Magnifier lamp
- Dremel with cutting wheel
- Useful when bolts and threaded rods turn out to be longer than desired
- Protective eyewear
- Use when cutting and/or drilling
- Fan/ventilation
- Use when soldering.