Maker Culture

Episode Two - The Fabricators

| January 25, 2010

Show Notes:

Produced by Geoff Turner, Matt Lundy, Christian Bergmeister, and Mike Kennedy.

Music courtesy of Free Music Archive

Links to show material:

RepRap, Neil Gershenfeld TED Talk, Dimension Printing, FabLab & Dr. Vladimir Mironov.

Closing music courtesy of the Detroit Cobras, "I Wanna Holler (But the Town's Too Small)".

Duration: 21: 51

 

Introduction to the Fabricators Episode of Maker Culture (0:00-2:17) Duration: 2:17

Geoff introduces the idea of personal fabrication. He tells us what segments lie ahead, and which contributors will be joining him in studio.

Music: Vim, "Paroxetine."

 

Bridge Music: Vim, "Paroxetine."

 

What is 3D Printing? (2:17-6:14) Duration: 3:57

Mike Kennedy joins Geoff to explain 3D printing and how it's being used on a commercial, state-of-the-art level.

 

Bridge Music: Vim, "Ickmansworth."

 

The RepRap Project and Accessible 3D Printers (6:14-12:54) Duration: 6:40

Christian Bergmeister tells Geoff about the RepRap Project, why people are excited about it, and how he became a fabricator thanks to some design software and a RepRap group in Michigan.

Clips: Adrian Bowyer, founder of the RepRap Project.

 

Bridge Music: Suhov, "Skunn."

 

The Future of Fabrication: Organ Printing (12:54-17:16) Duration: 4:22

Matt Lundy joins Geoff to speak about fabricating human body parts, both in the near future and generations down the line.

Clips: Dr. Vladimir Mironov, Medical University of South Carolina

 

Bridge Music: Suhov, "Skunn."

Outro & Credits (17:16-18:16) Duration: 1:00

 

Closing Music (18:16-21:51) Duration: 3:35

Detroit Cobras, "I Wanna Holler (But the Town's Too Small)"