Top 20 3D Printing Influencers 2014
Wow…somehow I was named number 7 on this list of the top 20 3D printing influencers in the world.
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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.
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.
3D Book Update: Launch Party June 2nd!
Just a quick update about my book, 3D Printing with Autodesk. Firstly, you can read a chapter for free here (PDF). It’s one of my favorite chapters as it covers using 123D Catch to 3D ‘scan’ an object to make a printable 3D model like the cactus above. My friends at Zen Maker Lab have…
May the 4th be with you
For Star Wars day, on May the 4th (get it), I 3D printed a couple of cool things. I also decided to further take my MakerBot to the dark side and designed an Imperial fan guard by remixing another one and the imperial logo: It was a day long affair printing this wonderful lightsaber model…
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.
Behind the scenes of Ford’s 3D Printing facilities
Earlier this week I had the chance to get a behind the scenes tour of the Ford Motor Company’s 3D printing facilities at the Beech Daly Technical Center in Dearborn, Michigan. This facility is normally closed to visitors (I was only allowed to take photos in certain areas) so this was a pretty rare opportunity…