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How big is a fabricator?

John Harden

We're honing in on a final design for the hero prop for THE ORIGINAL COPY. A shout-out is in order, to product designer Simon Fischer who created the concepts we're working with. Simon hails from Krakow, and you should check out his Instagram.


To complete the project, I'm now working with a prop designer and builder Fabio Meschini, who's based in Rome. Yes, we have an international team: thanks, internet. Fabio is making refinements to the design, including figuring out what's inside when you open the door. He'll also segment the design so it's 3D-printable.


The actual build will happen here in California, and my friend Dell McFadin is on the case. Or, he will be. Before anything can happen, however, some questions remain to be answered. Basic ones, like, "how big is it?"


Uh. I mean, I've always had a rough idea. But this week I fired up my inkjet printer, got out my trusty X-Acto and created these front-view mockups.


The fabricator prop, as front-view mockups. The larger one would have a 16x16x16-inch internal capacity, the smaller, 14x14x14.
The fabricator prop, as front-view mockups. The larger one would have a 16x16x16-inch internal capacity, the smaller, 14x14x14.

The total size of the thing is dictated by the internal dimensions of what we're calling the "fabrication chamber," that is, the void inside the device where objects are created. By magic, or rather, advanced technology indistinguishable from same. A bigger chamber would allow you to fabricate larger objects—which is good—however, at some point a consumer device can become impractically large. And that's how I'd describe the first attempt. It's freaking huge. The smaller one is pretty close to where I think we're going to end up.


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