CandyFab Returns: New Version of Food Printer To Debut at Maker Faire

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Credit: EMSL

Last year I wrote a post on Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories‘ project CandyFab, an open-source 3D printer that specializes in printing in sugar. The big news at the time was that it was finally able to print food-grade shapes.

Well, even bigger news: CandyFab is back with a new version, just in time for Maker Faire!

We are extremely proud to unveil this new machine, the CandyFab 6000: It’s a brand new CandyFab– still in beta. A clean break, designed from the ground up with almost no parts in common with the original, the CandyFab 4000. All new mechanics. All new electronics. All new software. A 3D fabbing monster with a build volume of more than 10 liters, yet small enough to fit on a desk top.

Today we’re relaunching the CandyFab project web site with a new look, a new logo, and new web sites forum.candyfab.org and wiki.candyfab.org, where we’ll be building up documentation for the new machine.

In the next few months, much more is coming. We’ll be announcing a public (hardware) beta program, announcing kits, and releasing everything– once it’s working well– under one or more open source licenses. The CandyFab 6000 will make its first operational public appearance this weekend at Maker Faire– come say Hi!

Credit: EMSLCredit: EMSL

CREDIT: EMSL

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