{"id":35513,"date":"2012-03-15T08:13:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=35513"},"modified":"2020-08-26T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T05:21:11","slug":"introducing-the-shapeoko-3d-printercnc-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/digital-manufacturing\/introducing-the-shapeoko-3d-printercnc-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the ShapeOko 3D printer\/CNC kit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The $300 open hardware CNC machine is here. And it’s also a 3D printer!<\/strong>
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Last summer, Edward Ford announced a Kickstarter campaign to support a project he had been coming back to for years: the most affordable desktop CNC machine ever, completely open hardware.<\/p>\n

Edward’s project was over 700% funded<\/a>, and he immediately set out improving his initial design. He also set up ShapeOko.com<\/a>, and blogged about his progress along the way.<\/p>\n

It’s been 8 months of late-nights in the garage, community feedback, sourcing woes, and huge support. And a few weeks ago the first batch of ShapeOko kits shipped out to his Kickstarter supporters.<\/p>\n

ShapeOko looks a lot different these days than the previous laser-cut MDF machine holding a ballpoint pen<\/a>. : )<\/p>\n

It now features extruded aluminum rails from MakerSlide, custom laser-cut steel plates, and an 8″x8″ cutting area with a Z axis height of 3.5″<\/h3>\n

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The $175 ShapeOko kit<\/a> comes with everything except the electronics. The suggested electronics packages<\/a> range in cost from $131 to $148 \u2014 giving you a complete CNC machine for just a little over $300!<\/p>\n

If you add an extruder (makergear.com<\/a>) and an appropriate set of electronics (reprap.org\/wiki\/RAMPS_1.4<\/a>), you’ve also got yourself a desktop 3D printer for about $400 more. That’s around a $700 3D printer!<\/p>\n

Every single part of the ShapeOko is open source, from the plans to the hardware to the electronics to the software.<\/p>\n

It’s also a great build project for those that are completely new to CNC as Edward has developed the entire project to be as beginner friendly as possible. He says:<\/p>\n

My favorite part of the project is interacting with the first time builders. It wasn\u2019t too long ago that I was searching out information to build my first CNC machine, so I remember what it\u2019s like to be completely excited but not really know anything. (some may argue that is still true for me!)<\/p>\n

As they say, it\u2019s tough to know what you don\u2019t know. Through the forum and email, I\u2019m constantly re-energized by the excitement of the first time builders. It\u2019s a great hobby, and knowing now that ShapeOko is actually enabling people to start into the hobby is really satisfying.<\/p>\n

There’s an excellent wiki page<\/a> that covers everything you need to know about building your ShapeOko including how-to videos<\/a> and step-by-step assembly images<\/a>, a gallery featuring users’ first Hello World projects<\/a>, and lots of other incredibly helpful stuff.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the project so far Edward says:<\/p>\n

This project has been the most amazing experience I\u2019ve ever had in my hobby life. I\u2019ve said it before, but it\u2019s worth repeating: I\u2019m consistently humbled by the amount of interest in this little machine\u2026<\/p>\n

That overwhelming support has kept the ShapeOko kit sold-out since it launched. But you can sign up to be notified<\/a> when more kits are available.<\/p>\n

You can also enter to win one for free!<\/strong> We are giving away a ShapeOko kit<\/a> to one lucky maker who places a CNC or 3D printing order at Ponoko! (Contest runs March 17\u201331. Details here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Edward, and cheers to a super-affordable, open hardware CNC machine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The $300 open hardware CNC machine is here. And it’s also a 3D printer!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

Last summer, Edward Ford announced a Kickstarter campaign to support a project he had been coming back to for years: the most affordable desktop CNC machine ever, completely open hardware.<\/p>\n

Edward’s project was over 700% funded, and he immediately set out improving his initial design. 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