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.
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.
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…
Here is the first dispatch from Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein as they head out on their epic adventures to spread the gospel of desktop manufacturing/3D printing, design and make some cool stuff, and hopefully, make a few bucks selling what comes out of their “Pocket Factory.” – Gareth It’s five in the morning and […]
Our pal Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein have embarked on a fun, educational road trip. They’ve packed a Prius with 3D printers, dubbed it the Pocket Factory, and are traveling around the country exposing people to 3D printing and the potential of desktop manufacturing.