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Tinkers, Printers & Makers: Makerspaces in the Library
This document discusses makerspaces in libraries and provides information about necessary equipment. It describes common tools used in makerspaces like LEGO, 3D printers, 3D scanners, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino. Several 3D printer models are highlighted and examples of 3D printing and modeling software provided. Setting up a makerspace involves considerations around funding, space, supplies, projects, and safety. Resources and contacts are provided for libraries interested in starting their own makerspace.
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Tinkers, Printers & Makers: Makerspaces in the Library
- 1. TINKERS, PRINTERS & MAKERS: MAKERSPACES IN THELIBRARY Marcia Dority Baker, Michael Sauers & Gordon Wyant
- 2. PROGRAM PLAN-OF-ACTION ▪ What’sa makerspace? ▪ Necessary bits & pieces ▪ How does it work in the library? ▪ Who has a makerspace in their (Nebraska) library?
- 3. WHAT IS IT? ▪Make Space video by WestportPubLib http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqkyzOotv0A
- 4. SHOW & TELLTIME ▪ A variety of materials, tools and machines create a successful makerspace. ▪ The environment is important! Is it a dynamic place for creativity, noise, group work, thinking and tinkering. ▪ Here’s a few tools to get started…
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- 8. 3D PRINTERS ANDPRINTING Additive Fabrication • Selective Laser Sintering (Freakin’ LASERS!) • Stereolithography (More freakin’ LASERS!) • Powder Bed/Binder • Fused Deposition Modeling
- 16. 3D PRINTERS MakerBot Replicator2 • $2199.00 • 11.2 L x 6.0 W x 6.1 H inch build volume • 100 – 300 micron (.1mm-.3mm) print resolution • Heated print bed • Great community • Prints using PLA filament • Dual extruder version available for $2799.00
- 17. 3D PRINTERS Cubify’s Cube •$1299 • 5.5 L x 5.5 W x 5.5 H inch build volume • 200 micron (.2mm) print resolution • Looks GREAT • Super easy to use • WiFi connectivity • Prints in ABS and PLA • Uses proprietary cartridges and software Cubify’s CubeX • $2499, $2999, $3999 • 10.75 L x 10.75 W x 9.5 H inch build volume (single) 10.75 L X 9W X 9.5 H inch build volume (double) 10.75 L X 7.3W X 9.5 H inch build volume (triple • 100 micron (.1mm) print resolution • Looks GREAT • Easy to use, though not as easy as the Cube • WiFi connectivity • Prints in ABS and PLA • Uses proprietary cartridges and software
- 18. 3D PRINTERS Solidoodle 2 •$499 - $699 • 6 L x 6 W x 6 H inch build volume • 100 – 300 micron (.1mm-.3mm) print resolution • Optional Heated print bed • Optional steel cover and acrylic door • Optional internal lighting • Great community • Prints using ABS or PLA filament • Prints out of box, but is highly tweakable • Uses open source software (Repetier) Solidoodle 3 • $799 • 8 L x 8 W x 8 H inch build volume • 100 – 300 micron (.1mm-.3mm) print resolution • Heated print bed • Great community • Prints using ABS or PLA filament • Prints out of box, but is highly tweakable • Uses open source software (Repetier)
- 19. THERE ARE MOREAVAILABLE EVERY DAY!
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- 21. 3D PROGRAMS Blender (mypick) • FREE! • Powerful • GREAT community with excellent tutorials • http://www.blender.org/ 123D • Free! • Relatively easy to learn • WebApp • http://www.123dapp.com/ Sketchup Make • Free! • Relatively easy to learn • Can be difficult to do complex models • http:// www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make
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- 25. HOW DOES THISWORK IN THE LIBRARY? ▪ Funding ▪ Library support ▪ Community input ▪ Communication & sharing ▪ Space ▪ Gadgets & supplies ▪ Projects ▪ Safety
- 26. CONFESSION TIME… ▪ Whois scheming about a makerspace in their library? ▪ Who has a 3D printer in their library? ▪ Who has community space for creative projects in their library? ▪ Who is collaborating with other folks on maker programs, events or workshops in your library? ▪ Who wants to partner to create a makerspace in their library? ▪ Who has a makerspace in their library?
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- 28. RESOURCES: ▪ Makespace resourceguide: http://library-maker-culture.weebly.com/makerspaces-in- libraries.html ▪ Adventures with Raspberry Pi: A Librarian’s Introduction ACRL TechConnect Blog: http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=2962 ▪ Makerspaces in libraries from the Wayne State University blog:http ://blogs.wayne.edu/turninginformationintoknowledge/2013/04/09/presenting-maker-spaces-li / ▪ EDUCAUSE, 7 Things you should know about Makerspaces: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7095.pdf ▪ Making Room for Innovation: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/future-of-libraries/making-room-for-innovation/
- 29. CONTACT US ▪ MarciaDority Baker UNL College of Law, Schmid Law Library mdoritybaker@unl.edu ▪ Michael Sauers Nebraska Library Commission michael.sauers@nebraska.gov http://travelinlibrarian.info/ ▪ Gordon Wyant Bellevue Public Library gordon.wyant@bellevue.net
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- #2 Intro’s How 2 hour program will run
- #3 Makerspace definition: 1. physical location where people gather to share resources, knowledge & work on projects. This includes experimenting with technology, hardware and prototypes via self-directed learning. See EDUCAUSE 7 things you should know about makerspaces http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7095.pdf
- #4 Makerspace definition: 1. physical location where people gather to share resources, knowledge & work on projects. This includes experimenting with technology, hardware and prototypes via self-directed learning. See EDUCAUSE 7 things you should know about makerspaces http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7095.pdf
- #8 http://www.makershed.com/Make_Spinbot_Kit_p/msrspin.htm - $24.99 What do you get when you put colorful pens in the clutches of a buzzing, spinning robot? A SpinBot! The MAKE SpinBot Kit lets you build a triple-armed, pen- or chalk-grasping “robot” that spins in circles and draws elaborate geometric shapes while you watch. The kit is the brainchild of Christopher Myers and Anne Mayoral who form ArtBot Toys, a company that aims to introduce kids to science and technology. Chris and Anne have attended multiple Maker Faires where their SpinBots never fail to draw a crowd. Assembly is easy and takes about 30 minutes, making it a great parent-child project. While kids are having fun making colorful art, they’ll learn about electronics and geometry. Each kit includes laser-cut acrylic parts, rubber bands, a motor, battery holder, and power switch. All you need to start making robotic art are batteries, pens, and paper.
- #9 SLS – Common industrial fabrication technique. Laser used to melt powdered plastic, ceramic, wood/resin composite, metal or other material before laying another layer of powder and repeating the melt process. Wide variety of materials – VERY expensive and large machines . . . But the patent expires in 2014, so we should start to see cheaper machines. Stereolithography – Ultraviolet laser used to harden resin by layer in a vat. Quickly makes high quality parts that can then reliably be further refined. Printers are expensive and mostly reserved for industrial/medical prototyping; however, Formlabs has created the Form1 at $3300. The resin used is very expensive. Powder Bed/Binder – Distributes a colored binding agent through an inkjet printing head to a layer of powder. Allows for fullcolor 3d printing. Can be very expensive. A variation on this theme is the Mcor Iris, which prints a thin layer of binder to regular printing paper and sliced layer by layer. This is the printer used by the new Staples 3d printing service that opened in Europe. Fused Deposition Modelling – Common method and also the most affordable. Print material (usually with a relatively low melt point) is extruded through a heated head to create thin filaments that are pressed layer by layer. Used by nearly all “Consumer Ready” print solutions.
- #10 This is the Blizzident toothbrush . It's a toothbrush that's 3-D printed from a mold of your mouth and can allegedly clean your teeth with the effectiveness of three minutes of traditional brushing in just six seconds. http://geekologie.com/2013/10/toothbrush-3-d-printed-specifically-for.php
- #11 When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born, his parents never expected to have to look on, helpless, as his windpipe collapsed daily and stopped him from breathing. They were desperate—so when a team of researchers suggested that a 3D printer could help, they leapt at the chance. So a team from the University of Michigan set about using high-resolution imaging to study Kaiba's trachea and bronchus, and then got busy with some computer aided design. Using data from CT scans they were able to create accurate 3D models of his delicate little airways—weakened by a condition called tracheobronchomalacia—and develop a splint that could be used to help support them. The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine . http://gizmodo.com/how-a-3d-printer-helped-a-child-breathe-again-509468535
- #12 SHOES! http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/20/3255745/continuum-strvct-3d-printed-shoe You could pay $900 for shoes or make your own!
- #13 Tools! There are quite a few designs out there and they actually hold up pretty well! This is a wrench from Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:87099
- #14 Games! Pocket Tactics can be downloaded and printed from Thingiverse for FREE! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27257 3d Catan board pieces! Also from Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:26979
- #15 3d Printed BMO from Adventure Time! This one you can download from Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:28538
- #16 Or how about custom Lego pieces and gears for your Lego Mindstorms program!
- #20 Afinia H http://www.afinia.com/3d-printers Up! Mini http://www.up3dusa.com/ MakerGear M Series http://www.makergear.com/products/m-series-3d-printers Riwell http://www.amazon.com/printer-household-machine-plastic-Printing/dp/B00CW4MEZG 3d Touch http://www.alibre.com/3dprinters/explore-3dt.asp Zim http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1410146982/zim-the-first-dual-head-personal-3d-printer-fully?ref=category Peachy Printer http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc?ref=category Formlab’s Form1 http://formlabs.com/
- #21 The Makerbot Digitizer, which costs $1,400 (£900), will be shipped to the first buyers in October 2013. Demand for the machine appeared to overload the company's store when it went on sale on Thursday evening. The Digitizer is the latest product looking to bring 3D printing to mainstream technology users - but experts are sceptical. The machine is designed to allow the replication of objects without any need for the user to learn any 3D modelling software or have any other special expertise. It works by pointing several lasers at the object and detecting contours in the surface. It also allows users to upload their 3D designs directly to Thingiverse, a website where 3D designs can be shared. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23795303 Structure Sensor: Capture the World in 3D http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/occipital/structure-sensor-capture-the-world-in-3d With the Structure Sensor attached to your mobile device, you can walk around the world and instantly capture it in a digital form. This means you can capture 3D maps of indoor spaces and have every measurement in your pocket. You can instantly capture 3D models of objects and people for import into CAD and for 3D printing. You can play mind blowing augmented reality games where the real world is your game world. 123D Catch Free as a webapp, Desktop download, or Ipad/Iphone app! Take several pictures of a stationary object from various angles and simply load the files into the app. The stitching algorithm will create a 3d model from your pictures that you can then export to an editor to clean up and make ready for print! http://www.123dapp.com/catch
- #23 Media server Slide-shows OPAC station Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu/) - With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is provided free of charge.
- #24 http://arduino.cc Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Arduino can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other physical outputs. Arduino projects can be stand-alone, or they can be communicate with software running on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP.) The boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled; the open-source IDE can be downloaded for free.
- #26 Makerspace playbook: http://makerspace.com/playbook IMLS Talking Point: Libraries, museums and makerspaces, http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Makerspaces.pdf Makezine, http://makezine.com/2013/07/01/check-it-out-libraries-embracing-makerspaces/
- #28 Brainstorm time, group discussion, meet & greet with other librarians who want to collaborate.
- #29 More Resources: Make magazine: library can help boost maker movement http://makezine.com/2013/08/28/a-librarians-guide-to-boosting-the-maker-movement/ Code4Lib Journal: Using a Raspberry Pi as a display device http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8644 Smithsonian Magazine, 3D printers: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-Lies-Ahead-for-3-D-Printing-204136931.html Chicago Public Library makespace now open: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130613/NEWS05/130619888/chicago-public-library-welcomes-first-fab-lab 3D printing is over-hyped, Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/why-3d-printing-is-overhyped-i-should-know-i-do-it-fo-508176750 Hackerspace video http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C2817%2C2419751%2C00.asp 3D printing goes from sci-fi to reality http://phys.org/news/2013-06-d-sci-fi-fantasy-reality.html 3D printer/vending machine http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33809_7-57586528/new-vending-machine-aims-to-democratize-3d-printing/