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Thing 14222 -- thanks jimcook for the photo!

We are getting right down to it here, people.  This is do or die time — when the men are separated from the boys.  This is where we winnow the wheat from the chaff, gift-giving-wise anyway.  It’s where the going gets tough, and the…yeah, well, anyway the point is there’s not much time left to order gifts.

If you want any amazing items from the MakerBot store to arrive by December 24th (or as I like to think of it, day 5 of Hanukkah) then the shipping schedule will be as seen below.

There are some great things in the store right now for your favorite makers, including MakerBot Projects like the Windup Walkers and Dynamo, as well as amazing prices on kits like the evergreen MintyBoost and LOLshield, and the epic Ostrich Egg Bot kit!

Final pre-Christmas ship dates:

Ground Shipping: Too Late!

3-day service: Too Late!

2-day service: GLORZOMG!  TODAY!!!!

Next Day Air: order by December 20th

A picture is worth a thousand words – here are a few more…

Kendall, one of the five “sisters” living at the Shellter West crabitat, seems happy in her Project Shellter shell. She’s one of two crabs sporting printed Oxystele sinesis shells in the crabitat.

Here she is adopting it for the first time:

Follow, share and contribute to help save hermit crabs by keeping natural shells in the wild! Use the hashtag #shellter or the shellter tag to let others know you are participating in this crowd-sourced science experiment!:

• projectshellter.com
• @ProjectShellter
• bit.ly/​ProjectShellter
• bit.ly/​ProjectShellterShells
• youtu.be/​ProjectShellter

Tip o’ the hat to Greg at Dropcam for the “Holy Crab!”

This guest post is part of Project Shellter

Project Shellter - Oxystele by TeamTeamUSA

UPDATE 2011-12-13 07:23Kylie Karshellian adopted a print of this shell today! See it happen here with annotations and music: youtu.be/LtvlLBQnEc0UPDATE 2011-12-07 21:35Kendall Karshellian adopted a print of this shell today! See it happen here: youtu.be/QpCusZ_q0wwUPDATE 2011-12-04 19:11The original oxystele.stl had spiral holes in it. After running it through cloud.netfabb.com the holes are gone. If you downloaded the file before, please re-download it. Another one of M. B. Cortie's greatest hits sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/009784939390054D! Modeled on the shell of the Oxystele sinensis sea snail, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxystele_sinensis, will Coenobita clypeatus - "Purple Pincher" - hermit crabs like this? Only experimentation will tell! It was created using Maya's shellNode plugin, which is based upon Cortie's model, and thickened using Blender's Solidify modifier blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-256-beta/solidify-modifier/. The goal is a workflow using open source tools, but this shell surface required a commercial tool. Thanks to a tip from thingiverse.com/mesheldrake, the conversion to a solid is now handled by an open source tool. :) Cortie's model and many of its resultant shells have been written in Maple maplesoft.com/applications/view.aspx?SID=3851&view=html. Porting them to an open source tool such as Sage or Blender is the last step in creating a complete open source workflow. Any python ninjas up to the task‽ Follow Project Shellter progress here:projectshellter.comtwitter.com/ProjectShellterbit.ly/ProjectShellterbit.ly/ProjectShellterCamsbit.ly/ProjectShellterVideos

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New Yorkers can stop by the Wired Store in Times Square tomorrow, Saturday, December 17th, for the chance to see MakerBot demos and witness the Botmobiles in action. Demos will be held from 12pm-2pm with a talk at 1pm from Michael Curry (a.k.a. Skimbal) and John Dimatos, the team behind MakerBot Projects, who will be speaking about the creation of the Botmobile, with a Q&A to follow.

Wired Store

1472 Broadway (corner of 42nd Street)

New York, NY 10036

Must-have print: R. Maker Christmas ornament!

That’s right folks — the days are counting down to the big day with boxes under the tree.  There are a few more days to get some of those great kits, or one last spool of plastic for some holiday printing…or perhaps a MK6 upgrade if your favorite MakerBotter still doesn’t have a stepper-based extruder. We even have a few colors of 1.75 mm plastic in stock right now!

So if you haven’t scratched all the names off of your “nice” list, it’s time to get cracking!

Final pre-Christmas ship dates:

Ground Shipping: Too Late!

3-day service: TODAY!  ZOMG!

2-day service: order by December 19th

Next Day Air: order by December 20th

MakerBot is looking for new peoplebots – the most enthusiastic, interesting, engaging, creative and amazing people to join our current team of superstars.

To keep in line with the holiday spirit, we’ve got something for everyone! Check out all of our job listings and let us know what piques your interest.

• Have experience in the business world and looking for a way to apply your skills, learn more and do something different and interesting? Look at our Head of Sales/Product/Operations positions!
• Want to show off your sales skills? Look at our salesbot position!
• If channels and bizdev is your game, then check out the bizdevbot position!
• If you are a super organized, really curious, full of energy person who loves to keep busy people well supported – we need an Executive Admin and an adminbot.
• Love to blog, tweet and broadcast the good word about MakerBot? You’re a perfect fit as a writerbot or Marketing Intern!
• Is TCP/IP your mother tongue? Love making computer systems talk and systems hum? We need a netadminbot!
• Looking to slay the next patent troll? We need a researchbot!
• We can never have enough interns – if you are looking for an internship, let us know!

Don’t see what you are looking for? There’s more – and then, if you still dont’ find what you want, just apply!

Probably unknown to valiant Thingiverse modeler hmeyer, I had issued a challenge months ago that asked for exactly what he’s delivered.  Although there were some earlier attempts, this is really the design that’s finally hit it on the head.  This is a generic, parametric lens cap that people will actually use on a vast array of lenses.  Go ahead and print one out for your favorite, cap-less lens.  And then go ahead and print out a parameterized lens cap holder to go with it!

If you’re giving the set as a gift, measure your favorite photographers’ lenses very carefully.  They can get cranky about their photo gear.  Then, you’ll have 1/4 of Hannukkah covered!  Or, you know…Christmas.

Parametric Lens Cap by hmeyer

Press fit cap for my lens - should work for any other camera as well (when properly parameterized).

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Camera Lens Cap Holder by kitlaan

A (parametric) buckle that you can attach to your camera strap, which lets you (hopefully) stop losing your lens cap. The STL is sized for a 58mm lens cap, and a ~40mm strap width. The printing layers make for a great friction catch for the lens cap. But there's a designed-in lip overhang to make it a little more aggressive.

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PSFK asked a number of established innovators from around the world, including MakerBot’s Bre Pettis, for some insight into what young entrepreneurs should be on the lookout for in 2012. See Bre (a.k.a. The Maker King)’s thoughts on the power of sharing here. Check out the rest of the 2012 trend predictions from the full list of innovators while you’re at it!

Tape Dispenser by jag

Here’s the thing – kids LOVE scotch tape.  If you gave a kid their very own scotch tape dispenser, they would just be over the moon.  Nearly invisible, slick on one side and adhesive on the other, scotch tape is basically magic.  Mad props to jag for yet another awesome kid-centered print!

Tape Dispenser by jag

My son is fond of his scotch tape. He wanted a dispenser since the refills didn't fit in his old one. The openscad file is somewhat parametric but is untested it with any other settings. It uses syvwlch's awesome thread library ( thingiverse.com/thing:8793 ) So, you'll need that if you want to use the scad file.

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What’s the best thing about owning a MakerBot? Making things for all the people you love and care about. These fantastic little bags are perfect for gifting your favorite MakerBot prints. The cotton muslin bags are 4″ x 6″, with orange drawstrings and are lovingly silk-screened by hand (thanks Tony Sherwood and John Dimatos!). Exuding wonder in every R.Maker-sized package, they are available now for only $2.

Instructions for use:

1. Print beloved object on your MakerBot 3D Printer.

2. Place said print in your wonderful MakerBot Bag : You are now the I in ‘I made this for you’.

3. Place the Gift Bag on the fireplace mantel, on his bedside table, or hang it on the fridge.

4. Repeat.

Even though we can no longer guarantee delivery on Thing-O-Matic kits because of tremendous demand, we are still busy packing and shipping all orders that don’t contain a Thing-O-Matic.

So if you’re purchasing Gen4 electronics, or one of those awesome DIY holiday kits, or if you just want a RGB LED stripe and MaxM controller to illuminate your favorite MakerBotter’s prints, there’s still plenty time!  As long as you order today.  Or select an accelerated shipping method at checkout. Joyeux Noël!

Final pre-Christmas ship dates: