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Metrix Create: Space and 3D Printing http://metrixcreatespace.com/post/7358646850/big-robot-lives The world of personal fabrication is continuing to grow and develop in exciting ways. DIY projects combining elements of future Fab-lab systems are gaining wider exposure among the rep rap community. In this article we will look into the Metrix Create: Space “big robot” project. The concept of [...]

<a href=”http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394723,00.asp”></a><a target=”_blank” href=”http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4OAgqhh76qWLLrY8pV8jBhWO_wr8RGS7xKG2KDC2zSOH18eCP”><img src=”http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4OAgqhh76qWLLrY8pV8jBhWO_wr8RGS7xKG2KDC2zSOH18eCP” /></a><a href=”http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394723,00.asp”>www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394723,00.asp</a><br /> <br /> PC Magazine has released a very informative and thoughtful article on the 3D printer companies attending Makerfaire. The coverage was extensive, delving into the evolution of the emerging industry and key players.<br /> <br /> <strong>”RepRap (<a href=”http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page”>http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page</a>) is an open-source 3D printer that prints [...]

Temperature tuning: In a recent and exciting development in the reprap community, the members have begun a forum topic page on how to best calibrate your temperature settings for maximum efficiency and print resolution. The material topic at discussion here is ABS plastics. Avidgoodenough, a reprapper going on 3 years and active on the forums [...]

This is a great article to learn more about 3D Printing. The article is an easy read and considerable introduction into the world of 3D Printing. Business Insider: THE NEXT TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY: 3D Printing http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printing-2011-2

The Facts on SFACT (A synopsis of the Skeinforge modification): {Credits to ahmetcemturan} ahmetcemturan/SFACT – GitHub https://github.com/ahmetcemturan/SFACT SFACT is based on Skeinforge, a modification for ease of use by the end user. Pronterface can have either sfact, or skeinforge integrated. In the future additional modifications will carry Slic3r. Here is an overview of current features: [...]

The Economist - The printed world: Three-dimensional printing from digital designs will transform manufacturing and allow more people to start making things. This article is an easy read and a great introduction into the world of 3d printing. Http://Economist.com “FILTON, just outside Bristol, is where Britain’s fleet of Concorde supersonic airliners was built. In a building [...]

Buildatron Systems to Present a Revolutionary 3D Printer, the Buildatron 1, at the World Maker Faire September 17 and 18th at New York Hall of Science in New York City Today Buildatron Systems announced the international launch of the Buildatron 1 3D printer which will “Build a Revolution” through affordable 3D printing. Their offering represents [...]

    Watch the Buildatron Series 2 replicator in action as it builds an object before your eyes. Our new series 2 Free Form Fabrication (FFF) system is now available for home consumers, small businesses, and educational and government institutions. In this video you can see the machine as it fabricates a torso .stl file using [...]

What can a 3D Printer Print? 3D Printers can print a range of materials including Plastics, Glass, Metal, Polymers, Human Tissue, Wax, Edible Food, and Sand Glue mixtures. Typical plastics include ABS and PLA filaments in 1.75 and 3mm stock, however other. Most end-user commercial systems use plastics as their main printing filament. While some [...]

3D printing was developed by Charles Hull, the founder of 3D Systems in 1984. Mr. Hull, born May 12, 1939, was an inventor of over 60 U.S. patents in the fields of ion optics and rapid prototyping. In his patent for the “Apparatus for Production of Three-Dimensional Objects by stereo lithography”, issued on March 11, [...]