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!
Mad props to NPR’s All Tech Considered blog for namechecking MAKE (and yours truly) yesterday in this n00b-friendly piece about the prospect of building one’s own 3D printer. MC Rae Bichell quotes me on my favorite four-word description of fused-filament printers as “robot hot glue guns,” and drops a link to our new Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. Respect, Rae!
Large print volume for less than a grand equals a big value.
MAKE is celebrating its just-released Ultimate Guide to 3D printing with an international maker meetup tonight at 6pm PT and you’re invited.
The first deltabot in our tests printed well but it’s still a machine for the hands-on tinkerer.
Marc de Vinck ran into Carla Diana today and she told us all about her forthcoming book from MAKE.
Today 3D Systems announced their latest product, the Sense 3D Scanner. Keith Ozar from 3D Systems described the new hand-held 3D scanner as “physical photography.”
We’re super excited about the release of our new Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2014! Join the editors of MAKE magazine for the second annual 3D Printer Meetup and celebrate with us.
