tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post6041213069672883783..comments2007-06-06T15:07:36.606+01:00Adrian Bowyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17595509188999219420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-50635605061454916032007-06-06T15:07:00.000+01:002007-06-06T15:07:00.000+01:00The Hacker Foundation (http://hackerfoundation.org/) is offering to extend their non-profit status to hacker spaces as part of the Hacker Spaces Initiative. Even if that's not your bag, they have some experience with becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so they may be able to help that way.Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612290354676660141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-16605185668411476782007-05-26T21:47:00.000+01:002007-05-26T21:47:00.000+01:00I love the idea of the store being set up to buy reprapped parts as well as sell them - that's going to be important when we are in that phase of development where quite a few people want to build machines - yet they aren't so commonplace that you'd have a friend who has one.<BR/><BR/>The main problem I could imagine with that would be quality control. What if the store buys a pile of parts from someone - and they are bad because...whatever?<BR/><BR/>Still - as-is this is a great service. It definitely brings the time when I'll be building my own reprap much closer.3D_geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284918588766160601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-35290071977565594202007-05-25T18:10:00.000+01:002007-05-25T18:10:00.000+01:00A thought just occurred: Will the store be selling fabricated parts as well? Seems like this might be a way to distribute parts made by RepRap owners.<BR/><BR/>Something like: A customer buys a parts kit from the store, builds a RepRap, uses it to make plastic parts, sells the parts to the store, and the store adds the parts to a new kit. Basically, the retailer creates its own suppliers.Steve DeGroofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997304093518156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-52627606709831896652007-05-25T17:40:00.000+01:002007-05-25T17:40:00.000+01:00Very nice! I'm looking forward to seeing parts kits available in the store. What can I say, I'm too lazy to gather the bits myself. :^)Steve DeGroofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997304093518156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-1802918985693595492007-05-24T02:22:00.000+01:002007-05-24T02:22:00.000+01:00The fiddly nozzles are now an acorn or dome nut with a hole drilled in them.<BR/><BR/>Vik :v)Vik Olliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574212494833831824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-77013895331439235432007-05-23T20:30:00.000+01:002007-05-23T20:30:00.000+01:00Very cool!yusufmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16261496923091499937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-36575630899761106772007-05-23T11:19:00.000+01:002007-05-23T11:19:00.000+01:00Excellent news. It'll certainly go a long way to solving what is probably the biggest barrier to widespread distribution of the technology, ie the fiddly nozzles.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679201363555256119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12223283.post-19400735516642148562007-05-23T06:33:00.000+01:002007-05-23T06:33:00.000+01:00Wow, that is wonderful news! This will make RepRap much easier to distribute.Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256688711545897689noreply@blogger.com