On any given day I’d much rather sit in my birthday suit, but small-minded people force me to cover up. And if I were to be with NASA as an astronaut, flying the mile-high club, more ridiculous looking suits would make their way to me. Ah, yes these suits are essential for flight and to make the crew survive in space. So it’s fair enough that they dress up looking like dandy robots that could scare the crap out of Peanuts.
After devouring eight pounds of chocolate-covered cranberry granola and configuring/re-configuring 3d printers 892 times, we’ve come to a conclusion. 3d print software makes up 38% of what’s lame about 3d printing. Fortunately, other people feel the same and are less lazy and more computer savvy than we. AstroPrint is wireless 3d printing from your mobile device. They have a rocket for a logo, a Kickstarter video that doesn’t totally suck and shot past their funding goal, so we know they mean business. We asked Drew Taylor, Founder and CEO of AstroPrint, what makes their software so much better and so different from the other 3d printing slicing, dicing, temp and position-control software like Repetier host. Here’s what he had to say.
Late last year, SolidSmack reported on master Japanese bladesmith Murray Carter of Carter Cutlery and his unique process of using a Sakamoto Tekkosho power hammer to craft world-class knives.
Well, we followed up with Murray to find out a little bit more about his process, how the power hammer works…and what exactly would he like to smash with the power hammer if he had the option?
Even before they could go live with their Kickstarter Campaign, Kudo3D – the makers of Titan 1 DLP desktop 3D printer – have gone down the wires for being pompous a**es who thought it was cool to infringe on other designers’ rights. Yes, they have an innovative approach towards 3D Printing, and yes, they used Nervous System’s bracelet design for a demo without asking them!
When the concept of a ‘3D Printing Pen’ launched a little over a year ago, it was met with equal parts “this is just freakin’ awesome” and “what the heck should I do with this thing?”
Design visualization specialist, aerial cinematographer, Maker and all-around mad genius Matt Quest has created what is sure to go down as one of the best uses for a 3D printing pen to date: a quadcopter design.
Using a 3D Airpen, Matt has provided us with an awesome timelapse video that shows how he went from template to fully-functional prototype in 2.5 hours.