Today we printed richgain’s Interlocking Puzzle #1 from Thingiverse. Actually we printed it three times, in three different colors, so that we could make three multi-colored versions. The puzzle is…
Today we continue our series of posts investigating how we can get the most out of a MakerBot Replicator Mini. As its name implies, it’s not a large printer and…
It occurs to me that some people like things more wavy than others. So today we’re updating the Customizable TRI Function Bracelet design so that amplitude becomes a modifiable parameter.…
Today’s design is wizard23’s A-Mazing Box on Thingiverse. It needs some breaking in but it is fun to use and looks great: Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:88128 Settings: We printed this one on…
Today we have the first of many posts in a customizable bracelet series, with a bracelet design called TRI. It has a nice wavy shape that is based on a…
This afternoon I had the pleasure of being a guest on NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow, live in the NYC studio. Even cooler, the other guest was Bre Pettis, CEO…
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…
