There are a number of marketplaces where 3D models for printing can be put up for free or for sale. I’ve been hunting for a good one for a while and so far I haven’t found one I liked. But two new sites have appeared recently, PinShape and 3DaGoGo, and I’m going to try them out for a while and …
Take pictures of art in your area, get prints of the art
MyMiniFactory.com has appears on my radar a few times before. They’ve got an interesting business model with a team of 3D artists working to populate their site. I’m not sure if it’s sustainable, but it seems to be doing okay for now. They’re running a.. promotion? Contest? Not really sure what it is. But if you take a bunch of …
Color changing filament and business card holders
This is called killing two birds with one stone. I’ve been thinking a lot about business cards lately. For some reason I got some entirely superfluous business cards at work. And what with going to GenCon, I figured I’d better have some cards to give away there. Then, on an unrelated note, I bought a roll of Afinia’s blue/yellow color …
New Charles ‘O Perry Chess set on YouMagine
I am slowly migrating my 3D models to YouMagine and experimenting with PinShape at the same time. I may have more to say about them in a little while. But for now my migration to YouMagine isn’t just a straight copy of my 148 designs on Thingiverse. It’s a thoughtful culling of old designs and obsolete iterations, as well as …
Buy 3D Printing Blueprints for only $10
Packt is running a promotion to celebrate their 10th year. That means right now you can buy any ebook or video, including 3D printing blueprints for only $10. But it’s only for a week, so you’d better jump on that before my segments on on 3D Printing Today drive up demand.
The future of stealing objects is… not here yet.
There is a number of people afraid that 3D printing coupled with 3D scanning technology will result in <echo filter>the end of civilization</echo filter>. Never mind that it will only be able to copy things that don’t have separate moving parts, unless you take it apart first, and never mind that Everything is a Remix (totally worth the 30 minutes …
Fixing cottage cheese prints
Since upgradeing my extruder I noticed something in my prints. It wasn’t until I was finishing up a job for a customer that I had a clue what it was. The customer wanted a print that was big, and 100% infill. And the result was a print with a lot of mess on it so that even after vapor smoothing …
I’m going to be going to GenCon
Just Game, the company that has hired me to do several 3D modes for their upcoming game “Boardcraft”, will be demoing their game at GenCon on August 14-17 in Indianapolis, and I’ll be there to help them. This is the first con I’ve ever attended, but as a guy with a book, I hope this will start a trend. I modeled …
New vapor smoothing pot
I got a new steamer pot specifically to use for vapor smoothing. It’s large which means that it will allow me to smooth more things without worrying about things. However it uses a much greater splash of acetone every time to fill it’s volume, which had me checking acetone’s toxicity report. Apparently I’m safe. Do not turn the pan on …
Making money with a 3D printer
I’ve written in the past about the idea of a 3D printer as a money making asset, and I recently got a request to revisit this idea. So I am. First of all, if you are buying a 3D printer with the intent that it is going to make you money, but you have no other idea in your head …