Building a RepRap Mendel
George Hadley of West Lafayette, IN, has been building the most lovely RepRap Mendel using 3D-printed parts. You can view his voluminous Flickr set or read his blog for more details.
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!
Ultimaker: There’s a New 3D Printer in Town
The new Ultimaker 3D printer made in the Netherlands has arrived in the United States. The machine, which prints bigger and faster than the MakerBot printers, was created by three Dutch makers who met at the Fab Lab in Utrecht, Holland two years ago. The lab is one of dozens of digital fabrication centers around the world affiliated with MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms.
3D Print a Zoom Hot Shoe Mount
The hot Thingiverse thing on my radar this week is this hot shoe mount for a Zoom audio recorder for the top of your camera.
CUBE 3D Printed 3D Printer
Norwegian maker Christian Arnø (aka Webca) assembled his ginormous CUBE 3D printer from parts he printed on a Cupcake CNC he printed on a Cupcake CNC. Using over 15 pounds of plastic, his latest creation has a larger build envelope and a custom heated build platform. The project took approximately eight months and $3000 to complete.
Make Free — Four Horsemen of the 3D Printing Apocalypse
Pro-regulation hysterics make recourse to the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse: child porn, organized crime, terrorists, and pirates.
Printable Tentacle Parts
The printable ball-and-socket unit that makes up this tentacle is really just a prototype in the early development of Thingiverse user Misguided’s not-so-misguided (if we may offer a bit of encouragement) project to develop a printable tentacle actuator. Everything about his description makes me happy, so I’ll just quote it entirely…
How-To: Life-Size Replica Artillery Piece
When I first saw this shot from user eqqman in the MAKE Flickr pool, my thought was, “Oh, look, some tourist photographed a cannon in a park somewhere and tagged it for our pool. How odd.” Reading the fine print, however, tells the story…