Stephen Kaiser Notes

• Xcarve - kit by inventables - https://www.inventables.com/technologies/x-carve
• Not in a makerspace
• Email list -
• Google - programming.
• Has a makerspace at Work - at Google. Is a software engineer. Front end web stuff. Wants to transition to making things. Would leave Google if had money. If Stephen had more control of the day to day.
• Host an event at Google?
• Imagined what uses before 3D printer -
• Didn't know how much you had to know about design to make useful objects
• It's not advertise that "you need to learn 3D modeling"
• "I want to make unique parts, but it requires CAD skill to do it" - stephen.
• If I need it - it will happen
• If it's not unique - I'll just buy it
• Example of having to make it - hose adapter for a shop vac, 2"
• What did you do to learn 3D design? Took tech drawing in high school. Udemy has a couple good classes. Udemy 3D printing class. Vladimir. About designing a spoon.
• Main takeaway for Stephen - how to use the software to get the end result. Workflow of designing. Not super intuitive to get there.
• After a couple Udemy courses - designed a hose adapter
• Stephen has a 3D printer at work. But never uses the one at work - as they have no reservation time. Just the inconvenience when people are already using the 3D printer.
• Home machine: convenience of using it.
• Maker Nexus - group that tried to fill in after TechShop folded. http://www.makernexus.com/. Active, first employee - http://www.makernexus.com/newsletters
• When Stephen got his Lulzbot Mini - once you get a tool - you want more tools. He started wanting to make things after getting Lulzbot mini.
• Used to skateboard and make ramps.
• Amazon Lab126 - skunkworks
• Stephen was first disappoined about 3D printing. Not pretty. But for toolmaking - that was good.
• Main use of a 3D printer - it is about making other tools.
• Main cool part about 3D Printing - is that you get excellent capacity for 3 dimensions.
• Lulzbot Mini is limited to 6x6"
• Huge printer can open possbilities of much bigger things
• If you put it together - you know how to fix it.
• Lot of people at Google that apply to get wood shop
• Google has wood shop, 3D printing, metal
• Shop is both for entertainment and function - some stuff is donated by employees.
• There is one shop there.
• There are people on a mailing list for the tool shop
• Tool shop is under 1000 of 40k employees. Wide range of employees there.