OpenBeam Kossel Pro - A new type of 3D Printer

A project in Redmond, WA by Terence Tam
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A fork of the ground breaking Kossel 3D Printer, with all 3D Printed parts injection molded for ease of assembly and cost reduction.
Backers: 189
Average Pledge Per Backer: $646

Funded: $122,016 of $60,000
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 30th (45 days)
Project By: Terence Tam
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Latest News

BREAKING NEWS - New Laser online...

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
When we first started the project - we made a vague mention that we will be supporting the Metrix Open Hardware Lab as part of our giving back to the Open Source Community, and that they have been working on something that would fundamentally change... (Read More)

Print results are in...

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, A quick update before I head off to work.Early this morning I woke up to this on the printer build platform: Just like a good salesman can pick a piece of music that better shows off the speaker that they are trying to sell, within the 3D... (Read More)

Autolevelling and other upgrades

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter! What a week! For those of you who came by to say hi at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire, thank you. It was our first year as sponsors at the faire and we are overwhelmed at how excited everyone is. We are about to see a lot more delta... (Read More)

Cinque progetti da tenere d’occhio su Kickstarter

June 10th - via: makerfairerome.eu
I makers che puntano sull’open source non possono fare a meno di aprirsi anche verso il crowdfunding. Trasparenza, dichiarazioni di intenti e voglia di fare rete intorno ad un progetto sono gli stimoli che portano i fabbricatori digitali a rivolgersi a piattaforme come Kickstarter. Raccogliere i fondi necessari e trasformare le idee in oggetti concreti sono solo i primi passi di un lungo processo di making. Se volete seguire qualche storia interessante, date un’occhiata a questi cinque progetti. (Read More)

Thank you! Stretch goal #1...

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the middle of preparing for the Seattle Mini Maker Faire (of which OpenBeam is sponsoring and participating in), so I'll keep this update brief.  A few days ago, we made it past our $60,000 goal.  Thank you to everyone who have supported... (Read More)

Forced upgrades and slight delays

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter!What a week.  We returned from MFBA and Fedex delivered the printers shipped to San Mateo.  Or what's left of it: Even though the printer was very well packed, with 3" of expand-a-foam all around the machine, the acrylic sheet... (Read More)

Wow! 50%! Back from Bay Area Maker Faire

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers!Thanks for all the support so far!  It's pretty incredible that we've reached 50% in 3-4 days.  We are ready and excited to get to work. :-).We are honored to have received a Maker Faire Editor's Choice blue ribbon award at the Bay... (Read More)

Quick update from Maker Faire Bay Area 2013!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter! Wow! Thanks for all the response and interest so far! We've been intensely working on the Deltabots for the last 6 months in Seattle's Metrix Create:Space and didn't realize that for a lot of people outside of the Seattle hacker... (Read More)

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