The Brutstruder is one mighty plastic extruder
The Brutstruder appears to be a powerful plastic extruder, which is the part of a 3d printer that pushes out hot plastic in a thin line.
Digital Fabrication
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!
DIY Laser cutter upgraded to support 3d printing
There is so much awesome here, I’m not sure where to begin. A while ago, Bart Dring designed and built a DIY 40W laser cutter, and also set up a community to go along with it. Next thing we know, the laser cutter has been upgraded to include a Makerbot 3d printhead, parts kits for […]
Commercial 3D printers will one day undersell the Makerbot. But does it matter?
The MakerBot CupCake is a thing of beauty, an open-source 3D printer whose $750 price undersells the commercial alternatives by a ton. Plus, you get a fanatical group of users who’ll help you debug any problem. Yes, the Dimension uPrint can make tighter models and outputs them quicker, but $20,000 excludes most amateurs. Then there’s […]
UP! 3D printer pr0n
The $1,500 closed-source UP! Personal Portable 3D Printer (PP3DP) does its thing, putting the heat on open alternatives like the Mendel and MakerBot. We have been developing the UP! printer for more than one year, it is completely based on our own efforts, we have not used open-source solutions for this design. We understand and […]
Darwin prints own head, then a Mendel
I haven’t seen this guy, Gavilan Steinman’s, work before. I like the clear, straightforward way that he explains how he used his Darwin RepRap machine to fabricate a better extruder head for it, and then, used the improved Darwin to fabricate a Mendel (the next-gen RepRap model). Looking forward to seeing what else Gavilan does. […]
Noah Beasley’s innovative business approach to open source 3D jewelry
From the Shapeways blog: Congratulations to Improbablecog whose Kickstarter project has already reached 101% funding with 7 days still left to go. This is a win win win win situation where: The backers get a little something from Improbablecog, depending on their level of investment from a sticker to a custom designed piece of jewelry. […]
Add life to your SketchUp creations with Sketchyphysics
Like modeling your projects using Sketchup, but wish that you could go one step further and see if they work before spending time printing them? Well, you might want to have a look at Sketchyphysics. It’s a physics simulator that you can use to put your creations to life, and presumably work out the bugs […]