3D Printing the future with Volumetric 3D Printing Video

Watch Video Maybe you’re asking “What’s the deal with the still images? Didn’t Joe record the video.” Well, of course I recorded the video. But when you yank out the SD card before the camera is done writing the video file to it, well, it’s like I didn’t record any video. Fortunately, my son was a sport about it, so …

#LowPolyDinos Kickstarter Post-Mortem

A bit about this post. Some of it was written immediately after the Low Poly Dino kickstarter. But I decided not to release it then, waiting until I was ready to start again. It sat for a year before I went back to review and edit it a little in preparation for my second 3D modeling kickstarter. So this is …

8 things you’ll see in future 3D printers video

Watch Video “Cartesian XY”. One of my most common slip of the tongues is calling “Cartesian XY” 3D printers “Core XY” which isn’t correct. Technically Core XY is a subset of Cartesian XY systems. CoreXY is when the motors for X and Y movement are stationary and the X and Y movement is driven by a belt that loops around …

Making my own 3D Printed Surprise Eggs Video

Watch the video You can download my surprise egg shell here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3538929 This is the first video recorded with my brand new camera rig. I hope the difference is noticeable. That said, if no one says anything, is that a success? With the AstroPrint egg, one problem I foresaw is that it couldn’t scale up. If you scaled it up, …

Best 3D Printing April Fools

When you’re a dad like me, every day is April Fool’s day. Still, I should have prepared something for this day. Fortunately, many others already have, so I’ll just share theirs with you. XYZPrinting is creating 100% Gold Filament Josef Prusa is Josef Prusa’s Josef Prusa Josef Prusa Allie Webber has named today 100$ appropriately Elijah Horland comes out as …

Midwest Reprap Festival 2019 Day 1

I want to do a more in depth coverage of the event in the future, in video format. But for now I just want to decompress my thoughts on Day 1 of the Midwest Reprap Festival 2019. (As an aside, upgrading my phone or bringing a better camera is item #1 when I get back) The day kind of started …

Fixing prints, attending fairs, and what’cha makin?

Watch the video I have, at this time, 3 conventions that I am going to attend for sure: BYU 3D Printing Con, Orem Utah, Orem Library – March 9 from 1pm to 5 Midwest RepRap Festival, Goshen Indiana – March 29-30 Bay Area Maker Faire, San Franscico California – May 17-18 Now, as for what I’m going to do at each …