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!
Brian Jepson is editing the Lego book Wayne & Layne and I are working on (it’s called Make: Lego and Arduino Projects) and he was faced with having to buy a ton of parts in order to test our models. Instead he decided to use his 3D printer to make his own! Inspired by BitBeam‘s […]
Yesterday was a thrill and change. We had a very productive day (and night) and were able to accomplish three tests on many of the machines. Today we’re doing more testing and at 3pm PDT will be hosting a Google+ Hangout on Air to share the weekend’s grand adventure and to join up with offsite 3D printing enthusiasts.
We’re putting these printers through their paces. We’ve done simple tests, torture tests, and beauty tests. For the first print, we went with Zomboe’s Snake model (seen here). We’re putting all of the test prints in labeled bags so we can keep them all straight and compare/photograph them later.
Join the MAKE team on Sunday (9/9/12) for our first 3D Print Shop Weekend – virtually or in person at the MAKE offices in Sebastopol, CA. Visit us at 3pm PT on G+ (google.com/+MAKE) for a sneak peek of the action, a chance to hear from the 3D Printing community, MAKE editors, and more.
Autodesk recently released an update to their 123D Catch photogrammetry app that now runs on the iPhone. Similar in function to the previously iPad-only app, a user captures a series of photographs that get forwarded to an online service for processing into a 3D model.
The 3D printing revolution is well upon us, as evidenced by the growing number of 3D-printing-related projects that will be on display at this year’s Maker Faire New York, taking place September 29 and 30 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Maker Sean Charlesworth recently earned his master’s in Digital Imaging and […]
Eventorbot! Open source 3D printer. Simple with less materials. Frame is made of a single 4′ long, 2 1/2″ square tube (16 gauge/1.5mm/.0598″ thick, cost: less then $20.00). With the design there is less plastic parts, stronger structure, all wires are hidden, and a more appealing/finish look. (…) The unit is supposed to resemble a […]
