3D-Printed Space Station Model
I just love Micah Ganske’s Mining Habitat Ring World, a sculpture of a space station. Micah printed the whole thing on his MakerBot Replicators with over 1,000 parts and a total print time of 700 hours. [via Bre]
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!
Editor’s Choice Hangout on Air, Live and Online Dec. 13 at 2pm PST/5pm EST
Designing and machining things in 3D can be difficult to wrap your brain around, but there are a few great ways to learn. Tune in at 2pm PST/5pm EST on the +MAKE page so we can tell you all about them, or catch the show later on the MAKE YouTube page.
How an Architect Uses a 3D Printer
I took some time to talk to Marcele Godoy about how she uses 3D printing in the context of being an architect.
Toolsday: 3D Printing “Tool chain”
Streamed live on December 11, in this Toolsday episode, Eric Weinhoffer and Michael Castor walk through the 3D Printing “Toolchain,” the software needed to go from 3D Model to printed part. This is especially useful for those of you who recently purchased a 3D Printer from the Maker Shed, or plan to acquire one in the near future.
Tool Review: QU-BD Silicone Heater
QU-BD (pronounced “cubed”) is a recent startup that sells parts for 3D printers. They sent us a few of their silicone heaters to review. The heaters were designed for use in a heated build platform (which is required for warp-free ABS prints) and come in three different-sized square pads of 150 × 150mm, 200 × 200mm, and a giant 300 × 300mm. They are about 3mm thick and a 100k thermistor is built into each pad for measuring their temperatures. The build quality of the heaters is quite robust. The pads are made of a flexible fiberglass-reinforced silicone…
Last Day for Printrbot Christmas Delivery from the Maker Shed
Do you want to put a Printrbot LC, Plus, or assembled Jr. under the tree for Christmas? Orders made today by 11:59pm PST using either UPS or Fedex ground will arrive by December 24th in the lower 48 states of the USA.
Wooden Bear Slingshot
Etsy user Adam Gray of Hella Slingshots makes wooden slingshots like this wooden one featuring a bear’s head.
