http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2012/02/24/a-matter-of-scales-how-much-can-you-print-with-a-single-1kg-spool/ From this data I can estimate how much material cost goes into a chess set, and use that when calculating what I’ll charge for a set. Thank you makerbot! Of course there’s more than material costs to factor in. There’s the development time for the design. There’s the failed iterations. There’s wear and tear on the machine. Plus there’s …
Spotlight: The New Hobbyist
Chris AKA The New Hobbyist. Uh… yeah. Go check him out. I particularly like his post about “Remembering form when designing for function“. I’m that unique blend of artist and technical mind, tho in many ways I’m a bit like the old amphibious cars. Not really very good at either of it’s dual functions. (Tho I understand the new aquacars …
Counting the cost
As I consider the cost of 3D printing there is a parallel that can be drawn between 2D and 3D printers. Have you ever considered the cost of the pages that come off your 2D printer? Most people don’t (probably for the best). But if you were to, how would you calculate it? A decent inkjet printer costs around $200. …
Action Chess Set Development Part 1
So apparently Gizmoto “…hope[s] that Larson decides to one day print these en masse and sell them on Etsy.” What a great idea! I’ve already toyed with the idea of selling my models through shapeways, but shapeways is kinda expensive for cheap little novelty items. Right now shapeways would want $40-$50 per side for the action chess set, and I’d …
Watch This Space
It will be 8 weeks before I get my Makerbot Replicator. Chances are you should just stay away until then. I’ve had a ton of thoughts about what I’d do with a 3D printer and no outlet for those thoughts. Now I have an outlet. It’s gonna be ugly. Once I get my makerbot, however, I plan to fill this …
Where am I going to put it?
I’m nesting. No two ways about it. I’m clearing space trying to decide where I should put my makerbot when it arrives. Honestly I don’t know. I could clean off space on my office desk, but maybe that would be too loud and interfere with my normal work? I definitely have space in my garage, but it’s uninsulated and maybe …
Welcome to the Adventures of Joe and his Makerbot
3D printing. Technology of the future. But I’m not the sort that could normally, at this time, afford a 3D printer. They’ve become more accessable to be sure with projects like the RepRap and makerbot, but not accessable enough for me. But I’ve got the skill. I’ve been to an art school to learn animation so I’m artistic. I have …