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!
A new player on the field by the name of Tangibot recently arrived, not with a new printer or even an innovative new derivative, but with a near-exact clone of arguably the most prominent printer in the market: the MakerBot Replicator. Will MakerBot close their products in an attempt to protect themselves from future cloning?
The Makerbot Replicator 2 is just that, a second generation of MakerBot’s wildly popular Replicator 3D printer, now faster, quieter, and more rigid than the original. “Hand assembled in Brooklyn, NY,” the Replicator 2 sports a sleek black metal and PVC case, oil-impregnated bronze linear bearings, a larger build volume, and faster printing times. The upgrades make what was already a fantastic machine, even butter. But the improvements do come at an increased cost that could be a deal breaker for some buyers.
As part of MAKE’s research for our upcoming special issue, Make: Ultimate Guide to the 3D Printers (on newsstands Nov 20, 2012), we had an opportunity to take the new MakerBot Replicator 2 for a test drive. Here’s a tour of the new machine.
The Maker Shed is open for business at the Portland Mini Maker Faire and MakerBot is in the Tent! You can take your Replicator 3D printer home today for $2000. We’ve got an array of kits (check out these rare Japanese kits from Gakken), Maker Media books like Getting Started with Arduino, and a great only-at-Maker-Faire […]
John Abella uploaded this awesome Nerdy Derby coffin car to Thingiverse. Aptly named “Race in Peace,” John’s racer kicks off halloween season at Maker Faire New York at the end of the month.
Back in the day, before iPods were standard-issue for the under-10 set, the Fisher-Price record player was, literally, the jam. Kid-friendly, fully functional phonograph fun. With your own collection of toy plastic records, you could rock out to any number of beloved childhood tunes until Mom came to tuck you in.
The slicing has stopped, the extruders have cooled, and the PLA is spooled and ready for its next printing assignment. MAKE’s unprecedented 3D Print Shop Weekend is over. The testing, the Google Hangout, and the open house were all great successes. This was an amazing opportunity to get most of the currently available consumer-grade printers in one room…
