Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
10-year-old Schulyer loves his MakerBot! So much so, he was willing to get up in front of an audience of 850 people at Ignite Phoenix to tell everybody about it, explain 3D printing, and the import of the technology. Way to go, Schulyer! I love how he’s a lab coat with feet. They gotta start […]
From Home Gunsmith Forum user rhmc24: Using chambers cut off 12 ga. scrap barrels and a new $10 bbl for an Italian auto shotgun, the only other gun part is a scrapped hammer from a 1857 Remington perc revolver. Loads like a SAA Colt but underlever rotates and cocks it. Blow-by is negligible, hardly noticeable […]
But my general policy on 3D models is that I don’t cover them until there’s at least one real physical prototype. In this case, however, I probably should have trusted my instincts, because it turns out, besides the cool factor, Sublime’s design is creating quite a buzz with the legal questions it raises.
Michael Rule of Providence, Rhode Island, printed the 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal modules of his Atomic Sun lamp on a MakerBot. I have to say, it looks more like a viral capsid to me, but I can see why one might want to avoid that as a name. The models are available on Thingiverse.
Via i.materialise: This robot is nothing we haven’t seen before, but it intrigues me. It was apparently built as a promotion by the folks who make Objet 3D printers. I’d love to see what each module looks like — room for a servo, PCB and battery pack, maybe. Someone needs to put a robot snake […]
Caleb Cahoon’s excellent tutorial shows how to add a SparkFun Bluetooth module to your CupCake’s motherboard. I’d love to see this implement in the next version of the MakerBot.
Interested in learning about powder-based 3D printing and in the greater Seattle area on Thursday, February 10th? Matt over at Metrix Create:Space will be giving a workshop on the subject and will introduce his latest project, 3dburriedtreasure.com, a fun and educational skill building exercise for all.
