Maker Camp: Day 6
Welcome back campers! Here we go for the second week of Maker Camp. This week’s theme is Create the Future and with that in mind today we’ll be talking 3D printing, soldering, and more. Tune in right here on Google+ at 11am PST.
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!
Turn Everyday Objects into Drones
Interaction designer Jasper van Loenen created a kit for turning everyday objects into drones. He 3D printed clamping mounts for four motors and an enclosure for all the electronics (4 ESCs, a receiver, bluetooth module, and OpenPilot CC3D control board). By clamping the kit to, say, a bike wheel, you can turn it into a drone!
Did Intel Copy a Maker’s Idea?
Intel recently released an image that looks startlingly similar to project featured on MAKE.
Pocket Gutenberg, a 3D-Printed Press
Chris Fenton (you may recall his 3D-printed mechanical computer) designed this cool Pocket Gutenberg that takes an inked, 3D-printed text plate and presses it into paper using a customized text plate. Simply customize the plate in MakerBot Customizer, print it out and add it to the press!
Ernie’s Handmade Dwarf Cars
Many years ago a maker looked at a pile of junk and decided to make a miniature classic car from it.
3D Printing on Futurama
Tuesday’s Futurama episode was tangentially about 3D printing: Bender, thwarted in his attempt to buy an authentic folk singer’s guitar, snaps a picture of the instrument, converts it to a wireframe, and sends it to a “Make-o-Matic” 3D printer (that looks suspiciously like the Cupcake). Watch the clip!
Why Microsoft’s 3D Printing Rocks
Microsoft has just made its mark on 3D printing with its announcement of built-in support for 3D printing in Windows 8.1. Now I don’t usually do blog posts like this where I pretend to keep up with news, but I see nothing but hollow rehashes (actual headline: “Microsoft Moves to Simplify 3-D Printing”) and vaguely 3D printing related filler on the tech pop media about this story.
