Flat Pack Spider Milled from Aluminum Plate
Executed by vrogy, from Thingiverse user dino-girl’s “spiderasaur” plans. We have featured vrogy’s work many times beofre; check the links below for some of my personal faves.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
Adding Cooling Fans to Your 3D Printer Yields Crisper Prints
Keith of Keith’s Electronics Blog added a fan to his printer to regulate how the fabjects cooled and shrank during the print process. I connected a spare DC fan to my bench power supply, set it just outside the CupCake’s build chamber, and dialed it down until it barely spun. Holy schmoly! The left cap […]
Printable Analog Sine/Cosine Calculating Machine
Thingiverse user lalbritton created this Ideal Harmonic Transformer: Was “Analog Sine/Cosine Calculating Machine”, but then I found the actual name for this device, which I really like. It is a thing to hold, enjoy turning the crank, and look at. If you can’t find your calculator, and need to know the sine or cosine of […]
RepRap Family Tree
Of interest to desktop industrialists and infographics connoisseurs alike, this visual history of RepRap forks from Thingiverse user watsdesign. More details are available on the RepRap wiki, and, naturally, a poster is for sale.
MakerBot Prints Stephen’s Head on the Colbert Report
Kudos to Bre Pettis and the MakerBot team for doing such a great job on the Colbert Report last night. It was like a 5-minute infomercial for the MakerBot. Who would watch this and NOT want one? Also my friend, DC artist (and current MakerBot Artist-in-Residence) Jonathan Monaghan, helped with scanning Stephen’s head and made the eagle Stephen that’s shown. Way to go, Jonathan!
3D Printed Bikini
These ladies have got it: combine form and function in one 3D file, and print out an entire bathing suit! It’s made from flexible nylon12 cured with an SLS process. I love hearing ladies talk about circle-fill algorithms. If you do too, don’t miss the video with designers Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung. It’s probably […]
Bre Pettis on Colbert Report Tomorrow Night (Wed)
Bre Pettis, former MAKE video star and co-founder of MakerBot Industries, will be the Colbert Report tomorrow night, Wednesday, 6/8, at 11:30pm. Make it a deep geek night. Watch Make: Live and then see Bre on Colbert.
