The Fab Store: Difference between revisions

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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.

== The ~~Anatomy~~ of Fab Stores ==

==How Do Fab Store Repairs Work?==

Your friendly neighborhood Fab Store is on a street corner near you. As you enter, a repair expert greets you, examines your broken item and comes up with a plan to fix it.

Your item may just need some adjustment. It may need a new screw or electronic component. It may benefit from a workaround rather than a like-new fix.

Both Fab Stores and traditional repair cafes handle these scenarios.

Broken and/or hard-to-find parts often stymie typical repair cafes, though. This is where Fab Stores shine.

Imagine the wheel of your child's favorite toy truck fell off. The problem is a broken axle. This axle is not a standard part you can replace. But the Fab Store can create a new axle.

The repair expert extracts the broken axle from the toy and scans it with a 3D scanner. The object appears virtually in CAD software, where the expert "repairs" the broken part in the software. Then the expert 3D prints a new axle and installs it in the truck. Your child gets more milage out of their toy and another item is spared from the landfill.

Fab Stores:

* Are a next-level repair cafe where experts 3D print missing or broken parts

* A retailer selling unique and customizable products manufactured one at a time

The Fab Store network maintains relationships with companies suppling standard parts. This means if someone makes a replacement or substitute part, the Fab Store will know about it. With enough demand

Services provided

~~People~~

Peop

Equipment

Procedures

Mail order

==Beyond Repairs: A Small-scale Manufacturing Revolution==

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What if cost is more than it's worth

Fab stores have windows with fun items on display

Fab stores have repair experts who can look at something and know how to fix it

3D printers in the store, off-site industrial building for CNC, wood working, anything that involves fumes or noise

Walk ins or set up an appointment online

Browse items, services and learn about it online

Beyond a repair cafe- you're able to fabricate broken parts for things you couldn't otherwise repair

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 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.
-== The Anatomy of Fab Stores ==
+==How Do Fab Store Repairs Work?==
+Your friendly neighborhood Fab Store is on a street corner near you. As you enter, a repair expert greets you, examines your broken item and comes up with a plan to fix it.
+Your item may just need some adjustment. It may need a new screw or electronic component. It may benefit from a workaround rather than a like-new fix.
+Both Fab Stores and traditional repair cafes handle these scenarios.
+Broken and/or hard-to-find parts often stymie typical repair cafes, though. This is where Fab Stores shine.
+Imagine the wheel of your child's favorite toy truck fell off. The problem is a broken axle. This axle is not a standard part you can replace. But the Fab Store can create a new axle.
+The repair expert extracts the broken axle from the toy and scans it with a 3D scanner. The object appears virtually in CAD software, where the expert "repairs" the broken part in the software. Then the expert 3D prints a new axle and installs it in the truck. Your child gets more milage out of their toy and another item is spared from the landfill.
+Fab Stores:
+* Are a next-level repair cafe where experts 3D print missing or broken parts
+* A retailer selling unique and customizable products manufactured one at a time
+The Fab Store network maintains relationships with companies suppling standard parts. This means if someone makes a replacement or substitute part, the Fab Store will know about it. With enough demand
 Services provided
-People
+Peop
 Equipment
 Procedures
+Mail order
 ==Beyond Repairs: A Small-scale Manufacturing Revolution==
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 What if cost is more than it's worth
+Fab stores have windows with fun items on display
+Fab stores have repair experts who can look at something and know how to fix it
+D printers in the store, off-site industrial building for CNC, wood working, anything that involves fumes or noise
+Walk ins or set up an appointment online
+Browse items, services and learn about it online
+Beyond a repair cafe- you're able to fabricate broken parts for things you couldn't otherwise repair