Missing parts - not missing after all….
It turns out the parts I thought were missing aren’t…. In the case of one part I simply can’t count 
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The case of the other part is worth logging. Line 23 of the Bill of Materials shows a part “Linear ball bearings for X; Y axes”, item number 60595K73, that I thought should match Base assembly step 2 , item No 3 (see diagram). In fact I was looking at the wrong kind of bearing and then confused by finding that what you get in the kit is 4 white + green boxes manufactured by INA, item number 60595K13, whose contents look nothing like item 3 in the image.
In the end all the right bearings were present and the only error was in the single digit difference between the part numbers. I will press on and see what else emerges.
Torben
October 17th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
It’s fantastic to see this taking place in school - we’ve got a lot of experience working with students at higher levels but I can’t wait to see what your students will do when they get this technology in their hands. Best of luck to you.
Michael Berman
http://ambermancto.blogspot.com
October 18th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Thanks for this Michael.
What level are you doing this at - and what are you doing; we’d love to know!!
Torben
October 19th, 2007 at 3:32 am
I’m at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California - http://www.artcenter.edu. Our students are earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in product design, transportation design, and several other design and art-related disciplines. In each 14 week term, we make 1500-2000 parts using one of our 6 3D printers, about 1 per student! We are also a beta site for Desktop Factory.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:59 pm
I work at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California - we have bachelors and masters level students in industrial design, as well as graphic and media design and fine arts. I’ve posted some information and pictures from our fabrication projects at my blog. We make about 4000-5000 objects a year with rapid prototyping and CNC technologies for some 1500 students.