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!
Charles Pax of NYC Resistor is working on a neat project, a heated conveyor belt allowing you to print multiple objects without having to manually remove each output — the conveyor rolls the items off into a hopper as it’s completed, while still packing the same benefits as the heated build platform. The secret is […]
Interesting concept from Thingiverse user zanew. “Studs” is pretty self-explanatory; I think “bricks” means the vertical height of a brick. That side should be subdivided in “plates,” methinks.
Josef Průša (HavlÃÄkův Brod, Czech Republic) is a maker, DJ, and contributor to our own iPhone Hacks. He’s the first to build a ShaperCube, an open source 3D printer based on RepRap.
This mechanical hand by Thingiverse user armjunkie caught my eye. The hand is a submission to our Makerbot giveaway contest. It’s a great start — I’d love to see it outfitted with servos!
This elaborate laser-cut plywood “Spirit” model is one of many cool designs available from WoodMarvels.com. They sell PDF plans, EPS files, and parts kits. Caveat: This image, and pretty much every image I can find on their website, is a computer generated rendering. I’m sure their models go together in the real world just fine, but personally, I’d kinda like to see some photos that prove it. [Thanks, Rachel!]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Check out this excellent mecanum wheel by Flickr user ROB K636. If you didn’t know, mecanum wheels permit travel perpendicular to the rolling direction. He totally needs to submit this project to our MAKE/Makerbot Contest and upload the 3Ds to Thingiverse.
This excellent but very experimental cube by Thingiverse user Nudel_P is part of the outpouring of uploads to the ‘verse since the announcement of our MAKE/MakerBot Contest. I just downloaded Blender and and tossing around some ideas — you should too!
