From Clothbot

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

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.

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