3D Printed Pen Holder for the Silhouette
Got a Silhouette paper cutting machine and access to a 3D printer? Make your own pen holder accessory!
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!
Fiber Composite 3D Printing
Anyone that reads this site has probably heard of 3D printing, but the idea of printing fibers will be new to most. “The Bug” is a sort of composite fiber 3D printing machine. Instead of simply laying melted plastic (or other media) on top of itself, it lays fibers with a UV-cured resin on top […]
Vessel: 3D Printing That Looks Like Woven Baskets
I love experimental and alternative uses of tools. 3D printing is incredibly popular right now, but mostly we don’t see very much experimentation with the already established practices of laying plastic layers down. Earlier this week I found Drooloops which were very cool and this week I’ve discovered Vessel. Vessel is an experiment that uses […]
Heroes in the Making
Disney’s new animated crime fighters are armed with ingenuity and high-tech tools
First Layer Problems: Quick Tips For 3D Printing Beginners
Doodaddoes is back with another very clear and helpful video for 3D printing beginners. This time he’s exploring some very common problems with the first layer of a print. If anyone has been printing for a while, they can tell you that the first layer is extremely important and that they probably spent a lot […]
Cooper Hewitt Shows How To Share 3D Scan Data Right
Recently, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum released detailed 3D scan data for its home. And it has a pretty nice home. The museum, which is located in Manhattan and is dedicated to historic and contemporary design, is housed in the former mansion of Andrew Carnegie. Built around the turn of the last century when Carnegie was arguably […]
The Lab in the Classroom
3D printers are coming to schools. How do we make the most of them?
