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!
This is interesting, some examples of a Makerbot printing out braille, langfordw writes – This is still a work in progress but the MakerBot actually seems to print braille rather well. I can’t read braille so I can’t judge for sure whether it’s readable but it certainly seems like it. The trick is to get […]
Here’s our pal Bre Pettis’ Gnomedex presentation on Makerbot, what it is, how it came about, and his thoughts on bringing your ideas to market, collaborating, open sourcing, etc. Gnomedex
Check out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of Liberty!
Earth Brooch Silver is a piece of jewelry made from a custom-selected piece of topography, 3D printed in wax and then cast in silver. I’ve been working with my friend Matt Mechtley to print out geographies on my MakerBot using USGS data, but these folks have got it down! Via Core77.
Here’s something for someone that has everything: a personalized MakerBot-printed iPhone/iPod dock.
Eric Weinhoffer made this owl wrap for his Skullcandy Ink’d in-ear headphones on his Makerbot. Owl Headphone Wrap More: John Park’s earbud owl 3D-printed 7-piece puzzle cube
Eric Weinhoffer used his Makerbot to create this simple little puzzle. Files and instructions on Thingiverse. 7-Piece Block Puzzle Pieces
