https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj1wGWATKko Secret code for 3D Printing Scholars: G:QCONKNQCKN, QGXJ POKXGJKN, GXJ 3J YORXSRXP This video had 2 distinct themes. The first was responding to Vicky Soma’s failure video. The second was the lithophane lamp I made and the story of the struggle with it (and my historical struggles with lithophanes). However, along the way I realized a joke that should have been …
The surprising necessity of a fan when 3D printing
Left, no fan, right, light fan. This may come as a shock to you, but there was a time where a downward blowing fan was not standard equipment on most 3D printers. The 3D printing technology at the time, developed by the likes of 3D Systems and Stratasys, never needed one. They were printing ABS in enclosures. And so the …
3D printing 101 – Which 3D Printer should you buy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0VPHh7ifPk So you’ve decided that owning a 3D printer is for you. Excellent! Good choice. But don’t just go out and buy the first one that catches your eye. Do what your mama told you and look around a bit first. A little bit of research can go a long way to making a good decision. Of course I can’t …
3D Modeling some Fruit on livestream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oppwGJm7vWU I think I can say that this was my first truly successful livestream. It was honestly almost perfect. The only shortcoming I can think of is that I could not get the chat window to come into the video, but I’ll correct that by posting the chat log here: Makingdownunda hey Justin Ethington Hello! 3D Printing Professor The first …
3D Printing 101 – 3D Printing without a 3D Printer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZJD5FnNJY If you don’t have a 3D printer you can still take advantage of 3D printing to make cool things and solve problems, and you don’t have to break the bank to do it. You just have to have a little bit of knowledge about 3D printing processes before starting. The key is the more you can do yourself, the …
My entry to the Pinshape Space Design contest
This is my entry in the PinShape Space Design contest. You can check it out here. If you have an account on Pinshape (and they’re free, so why not?) I hope you’ll give it a like there. If you’d like to get the model you you don’t need to worry about the exorbitant $0.99 price tag on it. If you’re …
December’s Pateron reward is 3D modeling-complete
If you’re a pateron backer this month you get a doozy of a project. 6 tree segments, 5 test ornaments, 23 scripture ornaments, and a star to put on top. You can read more about it on Pateron. For those chomping at the bit to get the write-ups for the last video, hang on just a little while longer. Just …
3D Printed Horse modeling video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPvMqEzSmhM Code for 3D Printing Scholars: F:XSN ZQNP NPJ XUI, QW ZQNP NPJ WJZ I literally threw this together on the spur of the moment, including crappy cel-phone shot video in Grandpa’s old office. Mostly it was put together as a joke, since most 3D models start as a block, and that’s kinda the idea behind the 3DBlockZoo. And yet somehow …
3rd 3D printing livestream, great success!
Hey, everyone, I managed a whole livestream without technical problems. Even did Blender with sculpting and dynamic topology. I suspect heavy boolean operations that would slow down my whole system will probably cause problems with the live stream, but this opens up a whole world of opportunities to me. Special thanks to @daJuicyMoose for helping me sort out the best settings. …
3D Printing 101 – 8 Questions to ask before buying a 3D printer
https://www.youtube.com/watch/v8huw5MRU2E Code for 3D Printing Scholars: D:OLIYI’M D GWVODGO JWYU WV UA FTWK The first conversation between someone who does 3D printing, and someone who wants to do 3D printing usually follows a sort of pattern. Are you interested in 3D printing? Then perhaps this series of questions will tell you if 3D printing is right for you. Of course, the …