Cool Crowdfunding: October 12, 2014
This week’s collection of fun crowdfunding campaigns we think you should look at!
Crowdfunding
mc squares : Why We Dumped A Commercial Resin Printer For A Hobbyist FDM Printer On Our Prototypes
I had several unique design problems when I began my entry into manufacturing. My biggest problem was that I was completely new to industrial design and manufacturing; the first CAD drawing in my life was also my first serious attempt at designing a manufacturable product, mc squares. My vision for the product was to democratize […]
Cool Crowdfunding: September 27, 2014
5axis Master https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2003668803/5axismaker-first-ever-affordable-5axis-multi-fabri A desktop sized 5 axis milling machine. Future improvements include a 3d printing head, water jet head, and hot wire cutting. view on Kickstarter TinyScreen https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kenburns/tinyscreen-a-color-display-the-size-of-your-thumb literally a tiny itty bitty screen. Stacks onto the tinyduino platform. view on Kickstarter Cubee https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/581364944/cubee-the-illuminating-instagram-photo-cube A re-imagining of the old acrylic photo cube. view on […]
Cool Crowdfunding September 13.
BlocksCAD: Easy 3D CAD for Kids & Adults, Open-Sourced https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/einsteinsworkshop/blockscad-easy-3d-cad-for-kids-and-adults-open-sou A CAD system designeD specifically to be easy to use for a beginner. BlocksCAD uses a simple drag-and-drop interface to create designs for 3D objects. It offers basic geometric shapes: cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, etc. Kids can combine these shapes to create their own unique toys. […]
Perpetual Churn at Kickstarter
The chance to build two perpetual motion machines in just two weeks? Not every project on Kickstarter deserves your dollars.
Cool Crowdfunding: September 6th 2014
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4cdesign/eat-more-chat-more-spill-less-a-spoon-for-shaky-ha “An elegant solution to a pretty frustrating problem. I’ve seen very complicated solutions with motors to detect motion and counter act them, this seems much more feasible. ” -Caleb Kraft View on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2144287795/taulman3d-toolbox-of-6-new-materials “Anyone who 3D prints stuff regularly gets excited about new materials. Taulman has a great reputation and some cool stuff […]
How the Makers at Nomiku Are Moving Manufacturing Into The Bay Area
This is a series that will document Nomiku’s journey into lean manufacturing in America through the conversations of the founding team: Lisa, Abe, and Bam. We will update the series as our adventure in building our high-tech device that lets people cook with the cloud continues. As we enter uncharted waters with unique challenges, these […]
