As part of my continuing adventures with a 3D printer, my next project is printing an actual 3D printer, the opensource Prusa Mendel, a Reprap derivative. Well, printing a good portion of it anyways. Aside from a larger build platform which utilizes a slightly different way of printing from my MakerBot (both the extruder and…
The other day, Thingiverse member Bmoshe posted this awesome 3D model of Yoda. Easily the highest resolution model I’ve printed so far on my MakerBot coming in at a whopping 147mb (versus 1-5mb for a complex model on average). It took forever to render the toolpath in Replicator G but was worth it! It took…
I stumbled across this clever animated short film called FULL PRINTED about how 3D printing is useful as well as a potential future of this technology. FULL PRINTED from nueve ojos on Vimeo.
Recently I printed Stephen Colbert’s head on my MakerBot (in ‘John Boehner orange’ as someone in the comments on Flickr pointed out): and made a timelapse of the nearly 2 hour print process: and then Cory Doctorow blogged about it on BoingBoing.net (thanks to Darren for submitting it). Which then lead to my “A few…
I’ve had my MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer up and running for a few weeks now and thought I’d document some of the things that I’ve learned during this process. Hopefully these items will help someone else who’s interested in the world of 3D printing. Keep in mind these thoughts are based on my experience assembling…
I’ve setup a UStream channel for my MakerBot so you can see what I’m currently printing with it. Can’t promise it will always be on but will try to record interesting prints and live stream as much as possible. If you have any suggestions for better/free ‘webcasting/recording’ software that is Mac compatible, drop a comment…
Trying out my new time-lapse rig, using a Creative Live! Socialize HD Webcam here is a hyperboloid pencil holder I found on the Thingiverse: Just over 2.5 hours to print and surprisingly sturdy!
I first saw this app a few months ago, well before I had decided to get into 3D printing. Trimensional is an iPhone app that lets you take 3D photos. I thought it was just a fun camera app to make animated gifs like these: That is until they added the ability (via a modest…
I spent about 15 hours assembling the Thing-O-Matic last week and on Friday night was able to make my first 3D prints! During assembly, I really got to understand how the whole system works and through the course of trial and error over the weekend, was constantly fine tuning the machine. Part of the issues…
This past weekend was Vancouver’s first Mini Maker Faire and even the weather cooperated. Part carnival, part technology showcase, and part craft show, it’s definitely not your grandma’s kind of faire – you actually have to sign a waiver to gain entry due to some of the exhibits on display and their inherent dangers. Like…