Designing a Bike for the Perfect Commute
Denny is powered by Intel Edison, a SRAM E-Matic electric assist hub, and you. Designers Matt and John walk us through the latest version, coming soon via bike manufacturer Fuji.
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!
Polyforge Unveiling Affordable SLS Printer at Maker Faire
I’m hosting an event tomorrow night here in the DC area, a salon at Artisphere, looking at the artistic, cultural, and technological import of 3D printing and desktop fabrication. In doing research for the event, I wanted to bone up on the state-of-the-art in selective laser sintering (SLS) printing, a form of 3D printing that […]
HP Sprout Announces Partnership with Dremel
Today HP’s Sprout division announced a partnership with Dremel to help move toward a full-cycle approach to 3D printing and scanning
New CAD Tool OnShape Is Free for Makers
[youtube https://youtu.be/JV8WHJ48Duk] OnShape is a new CAD tool that is likely to make a serious impact within the Maker community by offering professional level tools to Makers for free. The OnShape team has created their tool as a web app, making OnShape a cross platform tool working on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and soon Android. We caught up […]
Electroplating 3D Prints Looks Surprisingly Good
[youtube https://youtu.be/osbEiWAkPRw] The 3D printing community is coming up with new ways to finish 3D prints every day. Some are complex, some simple, but the goal is always to get away from the ridges visible in most 3D prints. The Orbit1 is a machine that takes your 3D print and electroplates it to give it the […]
DiResta: Ice Pick 2.0
In this design, Jimmy creates a screw-on sheath for one of his now-iconic DiResta ice picks.
This Week in 3D Printing: Going Mainstream and Saving Lives
From establishing a unified file format to saving the lives of infants, 3D printing made national headlines last week. Here are some that caught our eye: Microsoft followed its announcement last week of a 3MF Consortium to standardize 3D printing formats by launching an overhauled version of the .3MF file format for 3D products. The […]
