5 Fun Projects to 3D Print
Print figurines and toys, learn scanning and modeling tricks, and make an extruder from a diesel glow plug!
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!
3D Printing Umbilical Cord Clamps in Haiti
Our organization, iLab // Haiti has brought the first two 3D printers (Replicator 1’s) to the country of Haiti. We’re teaching them to 3D model using SketchUp and Rhino, with the hope of teaching Autodesk’s Inventor. They will be printing medical devices like umbilical cord clamps, to bypass the inefficient and corrupt import systems that are currently the only option available.
Blokify 3D Modeling Software
Blokify’s custom block-based 3D modeling software makes it easy for folks, especially kids, to build object models, which they can then send directly to a home 3D printer or get printed through Blokify’s service. Giving kids easy access to designing and printing their own toys has great impact on creative potential.
Maker Faire Rome: Joe’s Favorites
Joe Hudy’s favorite picks from Maker Faire Rome 2013.
3D-Printed DSLR Camera Gimbal
Vince Hogg’s super sweet pan and tilt system for his oct-rotor. It weighs only 900 grams including the camera, carbon rods, iPower 4008-150 gimbal motors, AlexMos motor controller and mounting bracket.
Neighborhood 3D Printing Store Opens in Oakland
The HoneyBee3D retail store opens and joins a very small list of brick and mortar small businesses focusing on digital fabrication. The store offers classes, rapid prototyping, and good old-fashioned hand holding (helping you get your print made, start to finish). It also is a retailer for TypeA Machines.
3D Printing in a Redwood Forest
As part of the Project 387 artist residency program nestled on a 150-acre property in the redwood forests of Northern California, Oakland-based Smith|Allen Studio brought large-scale 3D printing to the woods. What they created is a 10’x10’x8′ architectural structure titled Echoviren, which was entirely 3D printed in sections using plant-based PLA on a small army […]