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!
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.
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 […]
Andrew Lindsey’s 3D printed Dalek Transformer is a Sci Fi fan’s dream come true.
It takes a global village. Companies, non-profits organizations and individuals get together to crowdsource prosthetics by sharing innovation, 3D print manufacturing and funding with the Make The World: Prosthetics program Oct.
Here at MAKE, we are busy putting the final touches on our next special issue, the second annual “Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing.” While that issue is devoted to the growing market of home 3D printers, we ventured out to see the other side of the market. John Vegher, owner of San Francisco-based Moddler, let […]
Excerpt from the article: Fashion and technology are the perfect pairing. Fashion’s constant need for newness drives designers to continually seek novel materials and innovative ways of making garments. Emerging technologies provide designers with fresh inspiration and opportunities to innovate and create radically new garments that don’t already exist.
It started simply enough. I posted a quick message on the Type A Machines Forum to see if anyone was interested in setting up a 3D printing contest. It had been just under a year since I purchased my first 3D printer, a Series 1, and I was looking at improving my skills. What better way to push myself than a friendly competition?
