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…
Today* we move out of our house in Virginia, and I say goodbye (for now) to James Madison University. I’ll be on leave for at least the next year while…
This is the sixth in a series of posts about getting started from scratch with 3D printing. Our posts so far have focused on the mechanics of printing a simple…
Today, one last print of Cute Octopus Says Hello. We used yesterday‘s “MyLow cheap 2-shell nFyR yRnS” slicing profile so the model would print as a shell with no base, and…
This is the fourth post in our series of getting started with 3D printing using the Replicator Mini. Last time we figured out how to print a hollow version of…
Yesterday we printed the Cute Octopus Says Hello model from Thingiverse as a first job for the MakerBot Replicator Mini. For that first print, we did everything the easy way; but…
