MakerBeam: An Open Source Building Kit
A project in Berkeley, CA by Sam Atman000days
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Last Updated: July 8 @ 22:10 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
MakerBeam for sale in the EU 
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello MakerBeamers, We are happy to announce that MakerBeam is now available in Europe! Visit http://www.makerbeam.eu/ to purchase starter kits. We remain in stock at SparkFun, for North American distribution (with international shipping as an... (Read More)
MakerBeam Batch One for sale at SparkFun! (Get it while you can!)
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello MakerBeamers! At long last, MakerBeam is on sale at SparkFun! http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10540 If you would like some in the next month, I'd recommend ordering as soon as possible, as supplies are still limited. We're working to... (Read More)
MakerBeam on Public Knowledge
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
On Friday, Glenn and Sam appeared on the Public Knowledge In The Know podcast, to discuss open source hardware, Kickstarter, and the future of the MakerBeam project. Check it out! The big piece of news mentioned is our new partnership with G and M... (Read More)
Backer Status
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Cross-sectional diagram
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a piece of the standard. This is a pdf copy of the diagram used to make the beam; the license is CC-SA. There's more coming. Anyone who wants to help us with some IGES or STEP files, drop us a line!... (Read More)
Progress
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Certificates shipped
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Light at the end of the tunnel!
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
At long last, we have all contracted out pieces of the puzzle! These brackets and their brass cousins were the holdup, more or less entirely by themselves. If I had known going into it that they would take this long and cost this much money and... (Read More)
Final Sprint
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We're getting there! Our manufacturer for metal brackets has let us know that the brass brackets, which we need for everyone's order, basically, will be arriving this week. The stainless brackets may get here at the end of the week also, or it may... (Read More)
Stamped Brackets!
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello MakerBeamers! Thank you so much for your patience as late becomes later. We're doing everything in our power to make sure we can ship as soon as possible once all of our components are in place. We have good news, however, as the stamped... (Read More)
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