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===Your Neighborhood, Next-Level Repair Cafe=== | |||
[[File:The Fab Store.jpeg|thumb|While nothing lasts forever, the Fab Store can make your things last much longer.]] | [[File:The Fab Store.jpeg|thumb|While nothing lasts forever, the Fab Store can make your things last much longer.]] | ||
How often have you trashed an entire product because of a single broken part? What if you could simply replace the part, at a fraction of the cost and waste? The Fab Store pairs advanced 3D printing with repair experts to fix previously unfixable items. These stores keep more stuff out of our landfills and more money in your pocket! | How often have you trashed an entire product because of a single broken part? What if you could simply replace the part, at a fraction of the cost and waste? The Fab Store pairs advanced 3D printing with repair experts to fix previously unfixable items. These stores keep more stuff out of our landfills and more money in your pocket! | ||
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===To Repair is Rare=== | ===To Repair is Rare=== | ||
[[File:Tea Kettle- Broken then Fixed.jpg|alt=Before and after shot of an electric tea kettle lid hinge. The before image shows a rusty, cracked hinge. The after shot shows it repaired and looking brand new.|thumb|A repair cafe's inability to fix a tea kettle with a broken hinge served as an inspiration for the Fab Store.]] | |||
Too often, a single broken part means sending the sum of all its parts to a landfill. For example- A hinge broke on my old electric tea kettle, preventing me from closing the lid properly. | Too often, a single broken part means sending the sum of all its parts to a landfill. For example- A hinge broke on my old electric tea kettle, preventing me from closing the lid properly. | ||
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===The Fab Store Expertly 3D Prints Parts and Fixes Products=== | ===The Fab Store Expertly 3D Prints Parts and Fixes Products=== | ||
[[File:Modix BIG-Meter 3D Printer.jpg|alt=Photo of a Modix BIG-Meter 3D printer. It's much larger than a home printer. The printer is taller than the man who is pulling a 3D printed object from it.|thumb|Fab Store 3D printers are way better than your home printer! This Modix 3D printer is almost 5 feet tall, prints quickly and handles a wide variety of materials. [https://www.modix3d.com/big-meter/ Image courtesy of Modix].]] | |||
Imagine a store equipped with 3D printers and CNC machines capable of fabricating parts made of metal, wood, plastic, rubber, ceramic and more. An expert greets you, examines your broken item, prints out the broken pieces and repairs your item for you. We have the technology and talent available today. If only there were someone to make the store a reality. | Imagine a store equipped with 3D printers and CNC machines capable of fabricating parts made of metal, wood, plastic, rubber, ceramic and more. An expert greets you, examines your broken item, prints out the broken pieces and repairs your item for you. We have the technology and talent available today. If only there were someone to make the store a reality. | ||
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===Beyond Repairs: A Small-scale Manufacturing Revolution=== | ===Beyond Repairs: A Small-scale Manufacturing Revolution=== | ||
[[File:Thingaverse - Tic Tac Gun - by 3DPatriot.png|alt=A 3D printed "Tic Tac Gun." The "clip" is an upside-down box of Tic Tacs. The orange plastic gun has a lever to load the Tic Tac and a trigger to shoot it.|thumb|Not just repairs. The Fab Store can make and sell items like the "[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4883696 Tic Tac Gun]." One of millions freely available designs for 3D printers.]] | |||
Considering all the equipment and skills that go into the them, Fab Stores can double as small-scale factories. You can manufacture a wide range of products using the wide range of materials and tooling available to you. By producing small batches of a variety of unique products, you may stumble upon a products destined for mass market success. | Considering all the equipment and skills that go into the them, Fab Stores can double as small-scale factories. You can manufacture a wide range of products using the wide range of materials and tooling available to you. By producing small batches of a variety of unique products, you may stumble upon a products destined for mass market success. | ||
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====Pre-fabricated Products: Discover the Next Rubik's Cube==== | ====Pre-fabricated Products: Discover the Next Rubik's Cube==== | ||
[[File:Thingaverse - Floating Cup - by bwaslo.jpg|alt=Four coffee mugs dumping out their coffee. The stream falls to the table where it splashes. The mugs appear to be floating in mid-air. Closer inspection reveals these are 3D printed coffee mugs and their suspension in the air is supported by the splash and stream of the 3D printed coffee spills.|thumb|[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3689716 Another free design] to display the in the store window. Producing small batches of unique and clever items is a low-risk way to discover the next, must-have product. After finding a winner, mass-produce it and sell millions of them.]] | |||
Places like the Thingaverse are filled with designs for imaginative items you can't buy in stores. Lurking among those designs might be the next best-selling product trend. You manufacture just one of each design and prominently display them in your store windows and on the web site. There's little risk in making products that don't sell and huge rewards when a product proves popular. | Places like the Thingaverse are filled with designs for imaginative items you can't buy in stores. Lurking among those designs might be the next best-selling product trend. You manufacture just one of each design and prominently display them in your store windows and on the web site. There's little risk in making products that don't sell and huge rewards when a product proves popular. | ||
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Compatible materials aside, other limitations with FDM require other 3D printing technologies for certain items. For example, FDM technology is: | Compatible materials aside, other limitations with FDM require other 3D printing technologies for certain items. For example, FDM technology is: | ||
{{Infobox About User And Idea|aboutidea=Fab Stores make a dent in ending our throwaway culture in two ways. First by 3D printing custom parts to repair broken items. Second by delivering on the promise of small-scale manufacturing.}} | |||
{{Infobox What Do I Want|wish1=Own a small percentage of company|wish2=Opportunities for additional, early investment.}} | |||
*'''Low-resolution.''' It creates visible lines between each layer laid down. An SLA printer creates items with smooth surfaces and much finer detail | *'''Low-resolution.''' It creates visible lines between each layer laid down. An SLA printer creates items with smooth surfaces and much finer detail | ||
*'''Not very strong.''' Items produced FDM printers tend to have weak adhesion between each layer. SLA have low mechanical strength without post-processing. Only SLS can produce strong parts natively | *'''Not very strong.''' Items produced FDM printers tend to have weak adhesion between each layer. SLA have low mechanical strength without post-processing. Only SLS can produce strong parts natively | ||