PrintToPeer.com is an Awesome Combo of Art and Technology, Learn How You Can Be Part of Both!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by printingddd

3D Printed Art (used with permission of PrintToPeer.com)

PrintToPeer.com has created a great piece of 3D printed sculpture called “Linked” and you can be part! Of course art is only part of PrintToPeer’s efforts, they are also the creators of a web platform to make 3D printing easier. Using a Raspberry Pi computer connected to your printer, the web service allows you to do things like virtually slice objects and repair STL files without needing a beefy computer as the work is done in the cloud. Continue reading →

Updates: Olympics, DohVinci, Movies and Space!

Posted on May 2, 2014 by printingddd

Many projects we've written about have reached their goal.

Many items we’ve written about have reached their goal.

It’s Friday and I thought it would be a good day to take care of some updates and loose ends from previous articles: Continue reading →

Would you Wear a 3D Printed Swimsuit?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by printingddd

Would you wear a 3D printed bikini? (Image courtesy of Gualberto107 @ FreeDigitalPhotos.net)

Summer is just around the corner and that means swimsuit season. Here’s a great little video about 3D printed fabric swimsuits having a huge presence at this years Shanghai Fashion Week. Continue reading →

3D Printing for Dummies, How Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham Uses 3D Printing

Posted on April 25, 2014 by printingddd

Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham now uses 3D printing to simplify his process of making new characters. Rather than using silicone molds, Jeff can simply make a clay model, scan it and hit print to make the final product out of the material of his choice. Continue reading →

Bionic 3D Printed Man?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by printingddd

The Incredible Bionic Man from the Smithsonian (http://www.smithsonianchannel.com)

In past entries we’ve talked about 3D printing medical applications and now the Smithsonian brings is the Incredible Bionic Man. Combining several separate technologies, many 3D printing based, they have created a near 3D printed bionic man. Continue reading →

Foodini is 3D Printing Food Magic

Posted on April 21, 2014 by printingddd

I grew-up near Appleton, Wisconsin, Harry Houdini’s childhood home and home of a great museum. Houdini was known for his showmanship and your kitchen will be known for showmanship too if you get a Foodini 3D food printer by Natural Machines. Continue reading →

3D Printing is Green Releasing Less CO2

Posted on April 18, 2014 by printingddd

Cape Tribulation in Australia where rain forest meets Great Barrier Reef is one of the “greenest” places on Earth.

We’ve talked before about some of the environmental benefits of 3D printing, but now there’s a study to put more quantitative numbers to the assumed qualitative environmental benefits. Without getting into the global warming politics, green manufacturing can be good business and in airplanes minimalist manufacturing can save weight and thus fuel and real dollars. Continue reading →

Warp Drive 3D Printed Surf Fins are Next Generation Sport Technology

Posted on April 16, 2014 by printingddd

My niece Zoey wakeboarding

I’m a recent convert to surfing sports due to my niece Zoey competing nationally and internationally in wakesurfing. The sport requires tremendous amounts of skill, but is also reliant on great equipment to maximize performance. We’ve recently run across a great application of 3D printing by Roy Stuart of Roy Stuart Wooden Surfboards where he 3D prints surfboard fins Continue reading →

“Stuff You Should Know” 3D Printing!

Posted on April 14, 2014 by printingddd

3D printing is “stuff’ everyone should know (photo By Jonathan Juursema (Own work) [CC by (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons)]

I’m a huge fan of the “Stuff You Should Know” podcast put on by the Discovery Channel. Josh and Chuck have kept me company on many a road trip and morning commute with diverse topics from zombies to nuclear bombs to sex changes to discussing if you could live without a refrigerator. The other day I was thrilled to see 3D Printing pop into my iTunes podcasts! Well check out the link below, but be warned, I’m sure you’ll be hooked by Josh and Chuck’s mix of humor, knowledge and curiosity the same as I was!

Stuff You Should Know (3D printinf Episode)

Minecraft Worlds Brought to Life Through 3D Printing

Posted on April 11, 2014 by printingddd

3D Printed Minecraft Representation of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on NorthWestern University Campus Created by Ben Rothman

Minecraft can now come out of your screen and become real. There is now a technique that lets you export your Minecraft worlds directly out of the game and have them printed on a color printer like we discussed earlier. One of the coolest applications of this is the NorthWestern University Campus created by student Ben Rothman. Continue reading →

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