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Store’s open, bot’s cold
Now that I’m home and can go back to filling order I’ve opened the shop back up. I’ve even added the last 2 chess sets that I finished before I left. However, now that I’m back home I’m more than a little concerned about the weather. Winter has hit and out here it’s a foot deep outside. I’m afraid an …
Where am I going to store all this stuff?
EDIT: Apparently I typed this up before the break, but forgot to hit send. It’ll be relevant to the post for tomorrow. As I make new products for the store, playing with different ideas, I’ve got to find a place to store all the stuff in a neat organized way, which means I have to go buy a parts organizer. Or …
A new year with new technology
365 days ago people weren’t talking about 3D printing. Now people are trying to shoot it down because it’s not the technology everyone hoped it would be. Well excuuuuuuse me princess. Actually, it’s rather encouraging to see this sort of counter argument presented. The expectations of 3D printing has had a certain amount of inflation associated with it. I suppose we can blame …
Fixing a nebulizer with new materials
Here’s an interesting story of someone doing a repair of a medical device. He had trouble with ABS not being strong enough, which is amazing because I’ve stepped on ABS parts, so he used a nylon filament and a little suguru, and his kid is back on his meds on the cheap. I haven’t had much reason to explore the …
ProtoExchange – An idea who’s time has come
Do you have a 3D printer? Are you running it as often as you can? Would you like to make some money while between interesting prints? Why not rent out your print time to others? Then ProtoExchange is the site for you. Only, it needs your help to get started, so visit the Indiegogo campaign and donate to the developers …
Brainstorming the chess set
Merry Christmas to all. While getting ready for my holiday trip I found an old notebook where I brainstormed ideas for my chessbot. Here’s the earliest sketch of what eventually became my winning entry. I originally was playing with the idea of using a pawn for the head. I wanted to get a robocop vibe, but I couldn’t resolve the …
Shutting down the store, and the bot, for the season
I’ll be spending from now till the end of the year with the in-laws. As much as I tried to convince my wife the bot had to stay behind. So I’ve got a few weeks to plan for my return and work on some other projects, between visiting with family and whatever. So farewell until next year!
What can one awesome person do with a 3D printer in a year?
Wow. That is a lot of cool and utilitarian stuff. This guy has really used his printer to the max. What is my 1 year report going to look like? Probably this:
Questions about 3D printing 3
Todays questions are from Jarkko from the University of Tampere in Finland who says: Our aim is to find out how new technologies in 3D printing, CAD software and design processes are changing and how the new “open design generation” differs with traditional desing practices. 1. What is your education level? For how long have you been involved in 3D printing …