Thingiverse It is unlikely that most of you have not heard of Thingiverse. This website has one of the largest followings within the 3D printing community, and the largest repertoire of printable models. Members can download and print hundreds of thousands of objects which have been shared by fellow community contributors. The only […]
Printing with flexible filament is sometimes difficult, especially if the filament is too flexible. However, Hatchbox is now making a TPU filament (flexible) which is much stiffer and works especially well. Also, TPU filament lays flat and does not curl after printing much better than it’s brethren, TPC. Although Hatchbox TPU is easily printed, […]
Autodesk offers a full repertoire of 3D modeling software packages that fit not only the needs of the beginning designer, but up to and including software powerful enough for the business user. Additionally, all of these software packages are free for non-commercial users. Tinkercad is a cloud based software package geared to the beginning designer. […]
As a trainer and educator, one of the largest learning hurdles I faced was overcoming young students lack of motivation. Many fail to see and or understand the educational gateway to a better life and sometimes providing non-punitive motivation can prove to be most difficult for teachers. What I mean by non-punitive is a […]
As I look back at my educational foundation, there were several grade school classes that really tweaked my interests. Middle school does not bring any outstanding classes to the forefront of memory, although, I do remember many of the projects that were required, Science and Art in particular. Although, as a class, nothing stands […]
The new buzzword within the United States’ educational system is STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Over the past several years our educational system has shifted or more pointedly focused on these subjects as perceptions suggests a faltering US effectiveness within the engineering and technology industrial sectors. Hence, many primary and secondary schools are […]
Today’s discussion I cover some of the specialty filaments available on the market and the success and hurdles printing with some of them in the Imaginator 3D (I3D) machine. As such, I have used several nylons, flexibles, specialty colors, and photo chromatics. Some work well and some have their hurdles. Taulman’s 618 and 645 nylons are two […]
This week I believe has been one of the best weeks in the past several for headline news articles. As always, I’m on the lookout for cool new filament products and I have one I think you will find very interesting. Also, I cover a project that I believe many 3D printing fans may be willing […]
Happy Hump Day! Another week is upon us and it’s time to see what fascinating items are in the news for this week. Articles for this week include the synergistic effects of balsa and the 3D printing world. Combining the 3D printer with an already established media to create something completely new is an area […]
Happy Friday! I hope you have missed me?…Well, anyway…I’m back this week to bring you a few really cool articles that I have stumbled across within the last two weeks. In today’s topics, I will bring you an article that reminisces of Gumby, a great article that you will definitely want to tuck away for […]