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3D Printing World Expo Seattle Recap
Photos and video from the recent 3D Printing World Expo held in Seattle showcasing the latest in 3D printing technology.
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Workshop: Which 3D Printer Should I Buy?
Once again, my friends at Zen Maker Lab are hosting an workshop. This time, it’s a workshop to help you choose a desktop 3D printer, hosted by yours truly. This $20 evening workshop in North Vancouver on July 28th at 7pm will cover: pros and cons of many currently available 3D printer models building a…
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Structure 3D Scanner: Hands on
Hands on with the Structure 3D scanner for mobile devices from Occipital.
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3D Printer Village at the Vancouver Maker Faire 2014
Photos and video from 3D Printer Village at the 2014 Maker Faire in Vancouver.
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Maker Faire Bay Area
I just returned from San Francisco where I attended the world’s largest Maker Faire in San Mateo (aka the Bay Area Maker Faire). I’ve been to and exhibited at a number of Maker Faires but this was my first time at the ‘big one’ which originated in the Bay Area 9 years ago.
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Achievement Unlocked: I Wrote a Book about 3D Printing
This website has been a wonderful outlet for me to share some of my favorite things, places I’ve been and more. It started out as simply a place to direct people to for more information on something that interested me. I never imagined that, as a result of my little posts here, that a book deal would come my way. That’s just what happened last year. Apparently if you write about something enough, people think you’re somewhat of an expert and so I was asked if I’d like to write a book about 3D printing.
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Doodle3D WiFi box for 3D Printers
Basically, the Doodle3D is a little box that plugs into your 3D printer (with support for lots of them) and provides a simple app for sketching a design and then sending it to the printer.
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3D Systems’ Sense 3D Scanner: Hands On
Last weekend I had the opportunity to try out 3D Systems’ new product, the Sense 3D Scanner. It’s a handheld 3D scanner that allows you to scan just about anything from small objects to buildings. My pal Eugene from Tinkerine Studios brought it over shortly after purchasing it. I’ve been using a Microsoft Kinect and…
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SMD soldering – it’s easier than it looks
Recently I took a workshop at the Vancouver Hackspace on SMD soldering which is the process of soldering surface mount devices (aka really TINY parts). This is the kind of soldering usually done by robots to help shrink down our electronic devices and isn’t typically done by hand. I’ve been wanting to learn how to…
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Microslice: The Tiny Arduino based Laser Cutter
I stumbled across the Microslice Laser Cutter on Instructables (by SilverJimmy) and decided almost instantly that I wanted to build one. I’ve wanted my own laser cutter forever but unfortunately, my home is not set up to properly handle a full size machine as I wouldn’t have adequate ventilation in my garage, not to mention…
