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OpenBuilds Site Sees New Milestones
Thanks to you makers and builders out there the OpenBuilds® site recently surpassed 300 builds to share with the member community! Another milestone we are proud to announce is our number of site members has grown to over 20,000 as of this month! A big THANKS to all those who have posted their builds, its really awesome to see the creativity and ideas that come along with the opensource sharing we enjoy at OpenBuilds®. It is just phenomenal how our community has grown worldwi
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Sep 30th 2015
Official OpenBuilds Solidworks Parts Library
The OpenBuilds Team is proud to announce the release of it's official parts library resource
Solidworks 2014 OpenBuilds Parts Library - CLICK
STEP OpenBuilds Parts Library - CLICK
IGES OpenBuilds Parts Library - CLICK
'The goal when creating this library was to produce simple and accurate models. Samples of all parts were measured directly. PDF drawings of the machined parts are provided for reference.'
-OpenBuilds would like to thank member Rob Stehlik&n
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Jul 30th 2015
First Class Mail International® cheaper shipping method for OpenBuilds Parts
OpenBuilds Part Store announces today that they are making First Class Mail International® shipping available to their international customers. "This service is a great savings to our customers and a testament to the efforts of the OpenBuilds Team. "Quote from the USPS site:First-Class Mail International® is our most affordable international service for letters, postcards, and large envelopes. Send anything up to 4 lbs (cannot exceed $400 in value) to more than 180 count
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Apr 1st 2014
Exciting New Parts
OpenBuilds is pleased to announce a host of exciting new parts being added to their ever growing parts supply!The OpenBuilds design team has been working hard to bring you the latest in mechanical cutting edge technology."We have worked hard developing many new parts that we hope will take your modular project building to the next level of ease and fun. As always, OpenBuilds leads the way in innovative new tech, so please subscribe to our new product feed and check back often
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Mar 12th 2014
New Products Update
The first full production run of V-Slot has been placed! We are on track for our estimated end of June/beginning of July shipping date!
V-Slot in Black?!? Oh Yeah!Based on the KickStarter Survey Results, we decided to add Black as a V-Slot option. It's going to be sweet to have this available for your next build! Comes in all 4 V-Slot Sizes!
V-Slot is available for Pre-Order now!Clear and Black V-Slot is available for pre-order.
Backer Only DiscountsBacker Disc
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May 23rd 2013