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News in 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping
Why Hollywood loves 3D printing
The movie industry is beginning to see how much value 3D printing offers, especially on effects-heavy films that are made with huge numbers of 3D digital models. This glove, used in "Iron Man 2" was made using a 3D printer, and is part of... read more
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Sunday 20. May 2012
8 hrs
Actor Gets a Facelift using Objet 3D Printer!
If you’ve ever considered a stage career and wondered how hard it would actually be, then this video, called ‘metamorphosis’ clearly shows that its far from a piece of cake. Here, actor Jason Gray-Stanford assumes 4 vastly...
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Saturday 19. May 2012
11 hrs
US Ready to Bet $60 Million on 3D Printing
3D printing could eventually revolutionize manufacturing of parts for military technologies such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. CREDIT: Lockheed MartinToday’s 3D printers can already create robots and artificial body parts layer by layer...[more]
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Saturday 19. May 2012
12 hrs
Battleshots
A scaled up, adult, and printable version of your favorite childhood board game. [more]
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Saturday 19. May 2012
16 hrs
The 3D Printing Network
Want to connect with other 3D print folks? One way might be the newly created "3D Printing Network". The network, which appears to be a mailing list and IRC channel, is sponsored by the Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe, or Fellowship of...[more]
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Saturday 19. May 2012
17 hrs
Makies.me: customizable 3D printed Avatar dolls creation site launched as an alpha
Makies, the customizable avatars went live this week as an alpha. What is Makies? A create-your-own 10" high action doll, complete with poseability, cute clothes, and removeable/changeable eyes & hair. [more]
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Saturday 19. May 2012
18 hrs
Limited Edition Angry Birds Jewelry Has Landed
There are plenty of Angry Birds fans around the world, and a lot of fan art exists online, including right here at Shapeways. Now Rovio are taking it to the next level and offering Angry Birds designer jewelry in partnership with Primesmith. ...[more]
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Saturday 19. May 2012
18 hrs
Makerbot & Miniatures: Common Sizes & Playsets
Furniture and architecture elements are common subjects in many miniature genres.  This week we’ll learn about how to use common sizes to create cohesiveness in a scale model, and consider how these rules change when working on a playset. ...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
1 day
3D-Printed Truecartier ring showing sounds from luxurious jewelry stores in NYC
In the fashion world every woman should have a Cartier ring in their jewelry collection, but what will a Cartier ring look like if we took the form which is an expression of the culture of a brand? Young designer Alvaro Soto will show you. [more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
1 day
Tanorexic Mom Now an Action Figure, Thanks to 3D Printing
Emil Vicale's phone hasn't stopped ringing since his company, Herobuilders.com, released a tanorexic doll earlier this week, spinning it off from news about burnt-sienna-hued New Jersey mom Patricia Krentcil. The Oxford (Conn.) action-figure maker...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
1 day
Find Us At Maker Faire: Maps
Step right up! The MakerBot booth at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012 is taking shape. For all the updates on where we are and what we’re doing, watch our twitter @makerbot. There will be lots of reasons to keep an eye on us tomorrow, if you catch my...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
The Importance of Material Properties in Analysis with SolidWorks Simulation
Have you ever considered the importance of Material Properties to your Finite Element solution? What about the accuracy of the data provided by material vendors? As Designers and Engineers, we are used to dealing with tolerances. We usually...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
We're at MakerFaire in San Mateo RIGHT NOW!
The Shapeways team has landed in San Mateo, we've already had In-N-Out burgers and we're ready to rock! Join us tonight when we host a joint meetup with TechShop at 8pm at Harry's Hofbrau. Bring your 3D prints to show and have...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
Our Solar System
This is a model of our solar system. My daughter had to make a solar system model for school, and she thought the Makerbot would be useful in this endeavor. The inner and outer planets are in scale with each other. [more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
The B9Creator 3D Printer
It seems that KickStarter is chock full of 3D printers kits these days and every week there is a new startup company with an improvement to the latest designs. This week we're looking at the B9Creator 3D Printer. Michael Joyce's...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
LightPlot: a robotic system painting with light in 3D space
Ben Cowell had never coded in C# or WPF, nor any engineering or electrical experience before he started building a robotic 3D light painting system. He got the idea from his early NXT experiment and robotics. After several months of learning and...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
Laser cutting for science: DIY microfluidics
Microscopic analysis of Ponoko’s laser cut acrylic Jacob Martin from the Photon Factory at Auckland University sent us this update on creating microfluidic devices using Ponoko’s laser cutting service. He made a range of sample cuts and...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
Small drive gear for geared stepper motors on Indiegogo
Created by Laszlo Krekacs from Budapest, Hungary, this small drive gear is for geared stepper motors to push filament in a 3D printer. The drive gear will come with an M3 grubscrew, simply just install it on a motor's shaft of 5 or 8mm. ...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
MakerBot: Part Of The Designer's Tool Belt
I’ve shared the video before of Toronto agency Teehan+Lax making its first thing on a MakerBot. Now they have a new video focused on a smart milk carton that alerts you when you’re running low on milk, and they prototyped it on a...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
Tiny planetary gears set 3D-printed on a Makerbot Replicator
This small 3D printed planetary gear set is created by Thingiverse user aubenc with a ratio of 4:1 per stage. aubenc experimented this gear set with a Makerbot Replicator and it appears awesome. "The gears are designed with a circular pitch...[more]
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Friday 18. May 2012
2 days
NEW 3D printing materials - Glazed Ceramic in 3 new colors!!
Aren’t they pretty? We are super duper excited about expanding the color options of one of our most popular materials. Introducingâ?¦ 3 NEW COLORS of our Glazed Ceramic for 3D printing Now you can make bowls, cups, mugs, plates, figurines...[more]
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Thursday 17. May 2012
2 days
3D Systems CEO: We want 3D printing to be as big as the iPad
â??3D printing will be the canvas of the 21st century.â??That's the prediction being made by Abe Reichental, the CEO of 3D Systems and biggest cheerleader of the Cube, his company's first 3D printer built with the mass market consumer in...[more]
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Thursday 17. May 2012
2 days
Yogurt Cup Self Irrigating Planter
This project is a 3D printed insert for a yogurt cup or any container that needs a new purpose. It turns trash into a self irrigating planter for kitchen herbs or flowers. Done in OpenSCAD, I tried to make it as parameterized as possible. Also, it...[more]
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Thursday 17. May 2012
3 days
Apparently Impossible Cube
Iwahiro's Apparently Impossible Cube is an example of a coordinate motion puzzle - all the pieces have to be moved into place at the same time. You can find the original at puzzlewillbeplayed.com/444/IwahiroAIC/1/ [more]
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Thursday 17. May 2012
3 days
Keeping Safe and Sanitary – the MakerBot Way!
Cat Litter Trap by Triskite It’s a testament to the wonders of 3D design and MakerBotting that a 3D printer is just so dang useful. You can use it to whip up a toy, broken latch, and now… keep kitty litter in it’s proper...[more]
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Thursday 17. May 2012
3 days
Introducing 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic : I Can't Believe It's Not Rubber
It's squishy, it's flexible, it stretches, it bounces, it blends, it's 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic!!!!! Squishy SpringBall by Opresco Black Elasto Plastic is our first fully flexible material! It is still in the experimental stages of...[more]