The Monotype Electro Type Matrix: 3D Model and 3D Print project I ran late last year at Kickstarter was a thorough success. The funds raised let me work through how best to scan, clean up, and print a 3D model of a historic artifact—in this case, the Monotype Electro Type Matrix—and produce a model that could be distributed for study and printing and mass produce replicas. Rewards went out a few weeks ago and I’ve shipped replicas to other people who have ordered them since. (You can purchase your own via this link.)

You can download the 3D printing files here in STL format: ampersand and capital letter N. These files are released under the Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International) with attribution to “Glenn Fleishman.” Please read the brief license agreement for details on the “share alike” requirement.

The People Who Made This Happen

My sincerest appreciation to twenty-two folks who backed the campaign as premier patrons, providing funds that helped underwrite the research and prototyping phases. Thank you to:

Doug Babics

Christopher Brown

Peter Burtis

Colin Campbell

Gerry Cardinal III

Kyla Curtis

Timothy DeVries

Erik Dunham

Jacob Ford

Raul Francisco

Derek Graham

Christopher Griffiths

Barry Jacobson

Martin McClellan

Andrew McCulloh

James McQuistan

Phoenix Trolley Museum

Dan Rothstein

Rufo Sanchez

Elizabeth Stauderman

Gregory Walker

Patrick Weyer

And a deep virtual handshake to everyone who backed the campaign from showing moral support to receiving multiple 3D replicas! Thank you to:

Michael A. Alderete, Uchida Akira, Jeff Atkins, Daniel Bricklin, Wesley Brown, Jeff Carlson, Richard Carter, Raphael Carvalho, David D'Antonio, Kevin Doyle, Eric Eggert, Brian Enigma, Brian Fried, Martin Gerken, Patrick Goossens, Patricia Grass, Thomas Grundberg, Andrew Hill, Jeff Jarvis, Paul Koerber, Ross Losher, Rob MacAndrew, Andrew Mauney, Michael McDowell, Alejandro Mery, Yiannis M. Michalopoulos, Jörg Müller-Kindt, Daniel Nocket, Bill O'Donnell, David Oberst, Allan Palmer, Bert Projahn, Dave Rutledge, Alessandro Segalini, Aaron Suggs, Steve Thomas, Joseph Veneracion, Hans de Wolf, Marcin Wichary, and Annette Wierstra.

You all made this project possible!