Chapter 2. The House That MakerBot Built

In which this universal tool grants new eyes to see your world, the power to make almost anything, and the ability to solve problems that couldn’t be solved before.

When you have a Makerbot, you start looking at things—and if you want them, you think about making them with your MakerBot instead of buying them. When things break, you could start stressing out about where you’ll find a replacement part, but when you have a MakerBot, you start thinking about how you can make your own part to fix it.

In our consumer-focused, disposable world, a MakerBot is a revitalizing force for all your broken things. Having a MakerBot allows you to make things instead of buying them—and in a consumer-focused world, that’s ...

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