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Today we printed xoan’s Pythagoras’ 3-4-5! model from Thingiverse, which was one of the many entries to the Makerbot Academy Math Manipulatives Challenge, which called on modelers to design hands-on mathematical…

Zydac’s stunning Delta Vase model on Thingiverse, which was based on architect Van Shundel Huis’ Delta Vass piece. It’s a really cool shape, with three angled planes making a “Y” at…

Today we printed a set of kitwallace’s Customizable Gyro Rings from Thingiverse, which he made with some simple, elegant OpenSCAD code after being inspired by Leoparder’s Rhino-built Gyro Rotating Rings model.…

Every printer has its good and bad points. My trusty MakerBot Replicator 2 is a workhorse; it’s fast, quiet, and dependable. However, I’ve never been able to print successfully over…

Tinkercad is a fantastic way to get started with 3D modeling, but when you’re ready to move to the next level I suggest learning OpenSCAD. OpenSCAD is a free and…

Guess what, I started a bracelet project. Here’s what I’ve learned so far: If your design is a solid hockey-puck bracelet shape and you print it with 0% infill, no…

Today we had a hankering for some knots, and wanted to try building something big on the Mini. We chose fredhohman’s trumpety Trefoil knot model from Thingiverse. Fred Hohman is a…

Today (July 2) I gave two public lectures about mathematics and 3D printing at MoMath, the National Museum of Mathematics, as part of their Math Encounters series. I brought along…

Helllloooo Brooklyn! (bawm-bawm bawm-bawm-bawm bawm-bawm…) July 1 was our first day in our new Brooklyn digs, so to celebrate we have made MrCainScience’s Brooklyn Green Roof Design on Thingiverse. He…