The history of AdderFab

For those interested in more information about AdderFab and what led up to its creation there is a write-up on Open3DP.

AdderFab is the combined result of three separate Capstone student design teams over a span of over four years.   The original name of the project was P3P (personal 3D printer).

I have also created a picture set on flicker.

An Update on Things...

It has been a while since I last posted here.  After my brothers wedding I took some time to get caught up on things.  I did not come here and post about them, so here is what the rest of my summer brought.

• I started printing Mendel parts again and now have a full set on eBay.
• I opened an etsy shop and have things ranging from wood-burned Celtic knots to 3D printed Moai and hand painted Bullroarers.
• I started websites for myself (NicholasCLewis.com & RepRapBreeding.com) and my wife (SunnysideCakes.com & GoatvillePygmies.com).
• I setup a demo with a local distributor of a uPrint at work.  I think we may buy one for prototyping, tooling, and mock-ups.
• School started and it is a little lighter quarter than I have been having.  (I also turned in my paperwork for my math minor).

I think that is about it for now.  I will try not to wait so long before posting again. :-)

A short break...

I get a break this week before summer quarter starts.  I chose to take classes over the summer so that next year will not be so heavy (only 362 more days to graduation!).  I am taking two classes "Intro to Mechanical Design" and "Finite Element Analysis."  I hope they do not consume too much of my time as I am still working and I am helping my brother get ready for his wedding.  I am making the wedding dress and helping make kilts. Yes, I said kilts...  I will be wearing one in the ceremony.  And my wife is making the cake.  Maybe I will post pictures of all the wedding stuff when it is done.

I have been enjoying tinkering with my new printer over at RepRap Breeding.  If you have not been there you should check it out.


I have also been finishing up the video I am doing for the Hall Health Center on campus.  I will post a link once it is done and up on the UW web site.

Approching the End of Another Quarter

As I work to finish up the last of the things for this quarter I realized I had not made a post here in a while.  I have been making many posts over on my RepRap blog, but none here.  I have been spending most of my "spare" time, when not working or at school, either working on my Mendel or working on a film for the UW Hall Health.  It has been a very bust quarter.  I have started looking forward over the next year to determine what classes I need to take each quarter to graduate next spring.  I am also planning the things I need to do to support my brother's wedding in August.

This next year will still require a tight schedule but will go by before I know it.  I will try to post a little more regularly here, but also be sure to follow the progress of my Mendel and the ongoing exploration of its capabilities.

RepRap Mendel, Metrix Create: Space, & Engineering Discovery Days

It has been a little while since I last posted.  I have been busily working on getting the Solheim Rapid Prototyping Laboratory RepRap Mendel completed for the UW Engineering Discovery Days.  We got it working after several problems with our electronics and a lot of help from the people over at Metrix Create: Space.  Be sure to check out the pictures (here) of us working on it down there.

Here are some additional pictures of the Mendel and the first prints that we were able to get from it.

Now we are going to work on improving the print quality, repairing the electronics better and starting construction of a few more bots...