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Support Technicians: we want you!

Posted by on Thursday, October 20, 2011 in MakerBot Jobs
Wire mess

Are you up for this?

Are there individuals reading this who can look on undaunted, and then make a plan to resolve it calmly and without fear?  If this sounds like you, we’re still looking for Support Agents to work with us in our amazing new Boerum Hill space, the “BotLair.”

To work for support is to be right in the thick of all that is MakerBot — if you find 3d printing exciting, this is the place for you.  Send your resume today — that is, if you’ve got what it takes.

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USB Strain Relief by FreeRider

Posted by on Friday, July 15, 2011 in Thingalert

usb strain relief & dock

Here’s another Thingiverse item that falls into the “useful” category: a nice little print that shores up that place where those nice white cables always start to fray.  Since quite a few of us do own devices like this, I think most of us are familiar with this phenomenon.

As seen above, with Zaggo’s iPhone dock, it makes a really nice DIY solution for many of your i/Phone/Pod/Pad “needs.”  Good job FreeRider!  Now how about a version for the power adapter cable…

USB Strain Relief by FreeRider
I made this to beef up the other end of my old iphone cable which is showing its age. The 30pin end is supported with Zaggo's dock:thingiverse.com/thing:1279 This is one the first things I have created since switching to Alibre for my designing. Compared to the multitude of mesh modelers out there I am very happy moving to a full solid modeling program and love the parametric nature of it. Highly recommended Alibre! I also very much like the extra gripping cutouts I placed on the sides. I dont know about others but I find yarding the little connector out from the USB port on the backside of my computer more difficult then it needs to be...seems like the designer was looking to make life harder then needed when they not only made the plug as small as possible but also gave it a mirror smooth finish! Sure looked pretty, but I dig the beefy look of its new body ;).
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