Alex and the Pockets, Dispatch #3
Our favorite “3D printrepreneurs,” Alex and Bilal, continue their technocarnie roadshow and share with MAKE what they’re learning about selling custom 3D printed do-dads to the masses.
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Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
Pocket Factory: It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone’s Got to Do It, Dispatch #2
We are Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein, and we’re traveling around the country for a month in a Prius full of low-cost 3D printers, starting a business printing and selling things on these machines. We think of ourselves as modern-day troubadours, moving from town to town with our moneymakers in our trunk, eliciting inspiration and fascination where we travel, and making a living for ourselves off of our ideas and our wits…
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Ultimaker: There’s a New 3D Printer in Town
The new Ultimaker 3D printer made in the Netherlands has arrived in the United States. The machine, which prints bigger and faster than the MakerBot printers, was created by three Dutch makers who met at the Fab Lab in Utrecht, Holland two years ago. The lab is one of dozens of digital fabrication centers around the world affiliated with MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms.
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New In the Maker Shed: MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Kit
The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer kit is a breakthrough in 3D printing technology. Design your part, hit print, and let the fully-automated Thing-O-Matic do all the work.
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Noah Beasley’s innovative business approach to open source 3D jewelry
From the Shapeways blog: Congratulations to Improbablecog whose Kickstarter project has already reached 101% funding with 7 days still left to go. This is a win win win win situation where: The backers get a little something from Improbablecog, depending on their level of investment from a sticker to a custom designed piece of jewelry. […]
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Open Retail panel tomorrow at Eyebeam in NYC
Tomorrow some MAKE friends will participate in a panel discussion called Open Retail at Eyebeam’s Summer School series in New York City. The event will also be live streamed, for all you out-of-towners. Moderated by Dustyn Roberts, Eyebeam Disscussants: Bre Pettis, MakerBot; Giana González, Hacking Couture; Becky Stern, CRAFT and MAKE Magazines, Sternlab Using Re:Group […]
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