What printer should I buy? That is one of the most frequently asked questions we get at WTFFF?! Once you have decided to take the plunge and buy your own 3D printer, your head may spin as you weigh the options and ever-growing choices of 3D printers on the market. The multitude of features and benefits that differentiate each printer mean that there is no one printer that is a perfect fit for all users. So the question is very hard to answer, because it depends on WHAT kinds of things you want … [Read more...]
3D Photos to 3D Prints
Now that just about every one carries a smart phone, they have a powerful computer with a high resolution camera in their purse or pocket. Wouldn't it be great if these high tech devices could take more than just flat pictures? Thanks to Bevel, by Matter and Form, your smart phone can now capture 3D Photos as easily as you check your email or Facebook page. You can even post your 3D … [Read more...]
3D Print Metal – Titanium 100th Episode
Reaching 100 WTFFF?! Podcast episodes is a milestone for us and to commemorate it, 3D Print Metal additive manufacturer, Addaero printed the Angel design that started it all for us, only this time instead of PLA, it is printed in Titanium. Using Electron Beam Melting or Powderbed Fusion Technology, 3D Print Metal manufacturing is changing the geometric constraints on … [Read more...]
Back to School 3D Prints
Back to School 3D Prints picks to download and print need some remedial education. For the most part, the back to school 3D prints and download need to go back the chalk drawing board. Just because many of these are for kids doesn't mean they need to be basic. If we let our 6-year old daughter have a say, there would be no pick list. She did not like any of them. She especially did not like the color choices shown. Like mother, like daughter! Let kids guide back to school 3D prints more and … [Read more...]
3D Printathalon – Pull An All-Nighter With Colton Robtoy Of CD Printathalon
Are you up for an all-nighter that promotes 3D Printing to more people and businesses? Then the 24-hour 3D Printathalon is the perfect event to be! In conjunction with a 3D Printing showcase event in the Capital District area of New York, Albany, the 3D Printathalon will be going on September 18, 19, and 20. Here in this episode to tell us more about it is Colton Robtoy of CD Printathalon. With $20 billion infused into regional schools from semi-conductor manufacturers, GE, and various … [Read more...]
Honey We 3D Shrunk Ourselves With Miles Guidon Of Hollywood 3D Printing
Tom and Tracy Hazzard go Hollywood - Hollywood 3D Printing, that is - in order to understand full-body 3D scanning from expert Miles Guidon. Explore the world of 3D scanning with Tom and Tracy as they each get scanned from head to toe. After listening to the podcast, check out their show notes blog to see photos, screenshots, and a video of the process. Listen intently to learn how accurate 3D scans are and take home some 3D scanning tips for getting the best scan results. You will … [Read more...]