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Kickstarter Donors

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Much of our ability to produce a second-generation version of the DIYLILCNC depended on financial help from our 2011 Kickstarter Campaign. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to these folks for helping us get the job done:

  • $500+
    • nic gihl
    • Kevin Lepard
    • Tracy Scott
    • Walrusklasse
  • $250+
    • Jerry
  • $100+
    • David Reilly
    • Dave LeCompte
    • Adam Mayer
    • Barton Dring
    • Andrew Pilkington
  • $75+ (A part of the DIYLILCNC V2.0 is named for these donors)
    • Audrey Peiper
      • X Rail Panels / Belt Clamp:    “Peiper Clamp”
    • Bill Hastings
      • Z Sled Panels / Tool Holder:    “Hastings Holder”
    • Funutation Tekademy
      • Z Sled Panels / Z Cart Front:    “Funutation Tekademy Front”
    • Dave Vondle
      • Z Sled Panels / Z Sled Spacer:    “Vondle Sled”
    • Jimmy Westberg
      • Shoulder Block Panels / Top:   ” Jimmy Westberg’s Shoulder”
    • Jason Salavon
      • Z Sled Panels / Z Nut Trap:    “Jason Salavon Nut Trap”
    • Patrick Callahan
      • Z Sled Panels / Z Cart Top:    “The Cart top of Patrick Callahan”
    • Mattheus Dahlberg
      • Vertical Brace Panels / Vertical Brace Face:    “Mattheus Dahlberg Face”
  • $50+
    • Will Wilson
    • Steven Bukowski
  • $25+
    • Marcin Wiśniowski
    • Jake Elliott
    • ben porto
    • .:oomlout:.
    • Jerry Isdale
    • David Kramer
    • Richard Hoye
    • Molly McKenzie
    • Farid Mokhtar Noriega
    • Emeka Okafor
    • robdeadtech
    • Josh Reuss
    • Channel TWo
    • Merav
    • Abandon Hope Games
    • Mark Reynolds
    • alicia gibb
    • Fabio Madge-Pimentel
    • Robert Hickcox
  • $20+
    • Anne Petersen
    • brepettis
    • herrold
    • Eric Lebofsky
    • klml
  • $10+
    • Edward Ford
    • Jakamoto
    • David Landry
    • shaji
    • blacketj
    • Mark A. Matthews
    • Chad Gerth
    • James Tippett
    • Andrew Laughton
    • EFFALO
    • Joe Murphy
    • ramy daghstani
    • Alexander C. Yao
    • Ash Kalb
    • Adam
    • Simon Benoit
    • Mark Wallström
    • Todd Masco
    • mdornseif
    • Jose Hevia
    • Szymon Kobalczyk
    • Andrew Ehret
    • machina ex
    • Isaac
    • christian
    • Dustyn Roberts
    • WeFab.it
    • John Mayo-Smith
    • draugluin
    • Gabriel Haffey
    • Martin Eliasson
    • Travis Good
    • Doug Wilson
    • j. faceless user

What It Takes

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

In order to build your own functioning DIYLILCNCv2 you’ll need the following:

  • A week of evenings and a full weekend (depending on skill level)
  • Basic shop skills/tools
  • Basic electronics skills/tools
  • Between $500-$1000 dollars for parts (prices vary by source, desired features)
  • Plywood panel kit (plans are free, CNC fees vary widely)

“Stock” Specs

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

DIYLILCNCv2 is designed to be as user-hackable as possible. All specs are flexible, and may change depending on how you construct your specific build.

  • Footprint: (H)18″ x (W)32″ x (D)26″ | 456mm x 809mm x 654mm
  • Working area: (X)12″ x (Y)13″ x (Z)4″ | 310mm x 340mm x 110mm
  • Table travel (cutting): depends on spindle, bit, and material to be cut
  • Tool: 1/4″ | 6.23mm collet whip-Dremel
  • Can cut: wood, plastic, foam, light metals and more ;)

Open Source

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

DIYLILCNC is an open source initiative tasked with increasing the accessibility of CNC tooling/education for the broadest possible audience. As such, all of the intellectual property generated by the project is free to download, remix and redistribute, even for commercial gain (details). All we ask is that credit be maintained in all derivative works, and that these works carry the same license. If you’re not sure what this means, feel free to get in touch.

PS: For this and many other open source projects, we like to rely on the “smell test” when in doubt. Not too long ago, an enterprising web denizen copied our entire DIYLILCNC v1 design document and submitted it to an online contest. In some ways, this was not explicitly in conflict with the letter of our Creative Commons license. After all, this individual did credit our authorship (even if they did move the details from the first to the last page of their submission). Naturally, we felt that this violated the spirit of our license and had the contest entry taken down.

Credit and Thanks

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Although Taylor Hokanson and Chris Reilly are the principle researchers on the project, DIYLILCNC would not have been possible without the help and support of many individuals and institutions. Much of the DIYLILCNCv1 design was derived directly from two instructables posts (one, two) by oomlout. We improved upon the design with funding from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with particular help from Chad Gerth, Brian Stansbury and all the fantastic faculty and staff in the AIADO department.

The development of the DIYLILCNCv2 design was made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign, followed by a generous prototyping grant from the Art + Design department at Columbia College Chicago. Extra thanks go out to Christopher Furman, Chris Kerr, Jay Wolke and Jim Zimpel.

Kickstarter 2011 Contributors: Edward Ford, Jakamoto, David Landry, shaji, blacketj, Mark A. Matthews, Chad Gerth, James Tippett, Andrew Laughton, EFFALO, Joe Murphy, ramy daghstani, Alexander C. Yao, Ash Kalb, Adam, Simon Benoit, Mark Wallström, Todd Masco, mdornseif, Jose Hevia, Szymon Kobalczyk, Andrew Ehret, machina ex, Isaac, christian, Dustyn Roberts, WeFab.it, John Mayo-Smith, draugluin, Gabriel Haffey, Martin Eliasson, Travis, Good, Doug Wilson, j. faceless user