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Know web design, UX etc ? We need your help !
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Do you know UX, GUI design, web design, all that stuff ? If you've ever wanted to help with Smoothie stuff, we have dire need of your craft, so now's the… - Arthur Wolf - Google+
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There is a lot of enthusiasm around the project since it was first announced, enthusiastic people can be impatient, and the fact we refuse to give a deadline ( giving a deadline had bad results for Smoothieboard v1 ) doesn't help.
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Hello everybody !

The Smoothie project is organizing a contest in which you have the opportunity to participate in a great Open-Source project, and to win a Smoothieboard.

What’s a Smoothie ?...
The Smoothie project’s objective is to design a controller board and associated firmware, with the following goals : all Open-Source, simple to use and configure, using powerful hardware, feature-rich, and contributor-friendly.
We want to showcase the fact that the Firmware is particularly easy to contribute to and add things to, that’s why we are doing this contest.

How does the contest work ?
You enter the contest by presenting an idea for a project. The project idea must involve the Smoothie firmware or board, and make the Smoothie project better for everybody in some way. Note, you don’t need to actually do the project to enter the contest, you just need your idea to be selected. Then when the contest deadline is over ( February 15th 2015 ), we will choose 30 project ideas, and send one Smoothieboard 5XC to each selected project. Then we expect everybody to actually use their Smoothieboard to implement their project idea.

Where can I learn more ?
There is a website at http://smoothiecontest.org, with project ideas to help inspire you, all of the contests’ rules, and a list of the contest entries so far.

You can also email me directly at wolf.arthur@gmail.com if you have any question.

Cheers all, can’t wait to see what kind of stuff you’ll propose !

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Contestants enter ideas for projects ( contributions to the code, documentation, build logs, and others ), on February 15th 2015, 30 project ideas will be chosen, and each project will immediately get a Smoothieboard.
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Check out Tom's review of the Smoothieboard ! Share it around and spread the word smile emoticon

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The Smoothieboard. The future. It's here. By the way, is the firmware called Smoothie or Smoothieware? Smoothie wiki http://smoothieware.org/ Smoothie shops ...
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Sebastien created a script to convert G-code files with canned-cycle drilling operations into normal G-code so you can use those files with a Smoothieboard. Super useful. Yay ! https://github.com/lautr3k/CCDCC.js

CCDCC.js - Cambam Canned Drilling Cycles Converter
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Jarek Szczepański Just added support for the Gus Simpson Reprap to Smoothie ! Gus Simpson is at http://reprap.org/wiki/GUS_Simpson and the code is at https://github.com/…/robot/arm_solutions/SimpsonSolution.cpp

Smoothieboard is back in stock at http://uberclock.com ( US ) and http://robotseed.com ( Rest of the world ), get yours now smile emoticon

The Uberclock Encoder Wing features an RGB illuminated click encoder and a single color illuminated button. The rotary encoder makes an excellent basic interface device for many projects. Project interfaces can be designed around the encoder using a simple up/down/ok menu system. Detents (tactile cl…
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New website look, and lots of work on the documentation, go check the new http://smoothieware.org

Huzzah! The main batch of Kickstarter rewards have been fulfilled and a new era dawns on the Smoothie project as retail sales open up on http://uberclock.com for North America and http://robotseed.com for Europe and the rest of the world. Finally, you can have your very own Smoothieboard!

Uberclock, LLC was founded to help bring open source hardware to life. The recent growth of maker culture has made creating things that were out of reach for an individual just 10 years ago seem downright trivial now. We are here to give back to the maker culture that has so suddenly made this all p...
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Maker Faire Rome was awesome! It is always great to get to meet more of the maker community. Well, now we are coming into the last weekend of the Kickstarter. Time for one more big push to get the word out and we can hit $100k!

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OMG! Kickstarter selected Smoothie their daily Staff Pick AND we've been featured on hackaday.com! Thanks so much to both groups: It's a great honor to have been selected!

A while back we took a look at electronics boards for 3D printers, going over the cost and benefits of the most common electronics boards for printers, laser cutters, and mills. One of the most impressive boards was the Smoothieboard, but finding a supplier back then was a little difficult.
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Huzzah! We made it to our goal in less than 48 hours! We couldn't have done that without the help of everyone who has backed the project so far. smile emoticon

Having made it here so quickly we are working on some stretch goals right now. We have several ideas right now ranging from new code features and extra documentation to making Smoothiepanels available to backers. Right now none of the details are hashed out yet but more info will be made available in the coming days.

S...oon here, Arthur and I will be getting ready to head out for Rome! We will be working a booth at the first Maker Faire Rome (http://www.makerfairerome.eu/) so if you can make it make sure to stop by. We would love to meet you!

Thanks again for your support in helping Smoothie become the future of cnc motion control!

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Easy to use open source G-code interpreter for all 3d printers, laser cutters, mills, and other CNCs. Modular, powerful, and smooth.
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Smoothie added 5 new photos to the album Smoothieboard 5x.

The Kickstarter has reach 50% funding in a bit over 6 hours!! Thanks so much everyone who has pledged so far. Make sure your friends know and keep it coming we'll be there soon! smile emoticon

Come meet Arthur and Mark at the Maker Faire in Rome! We will be working a booth promoting Smoothie for the entire event from October 2nd through October 6th. We hope to see you there! smile emoticon

Maker Faire is the World’s Largest Show (and Tell) festival—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
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The Kickstarter campaign is live! Pledge your support for open source hardware and get your own Smoothieboard smile emoticon

Easy to use open source G-code interpreter for all 3d printers, laser cutters, mills, and other CNCs. Modular, powerful, and smooth.
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Smoothieboard happily running a Mendelmax 3D printer. YAY Reprap !
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