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 Print Education Revolution
Brian Federal is a documentary filmmaker on a mission to revolutionize 3D Print Education. Initially he started out just want to document the emergence of 3D Print economy but quickly realized that lack of education is what is holding the revolution at bay. His passion for the technology and spreading the word should get you into your local schools or looking for … [Read more...]
3D Printables for Dads – WTFFF are the Designs?
See our picks for the few good last minute 3D Printables to download and print for Dad! Waited until the last minute to think of a gift for Dad? Why not give your tech geek Dad a 3D Print? We've taken care some of the searching required to find good 3D Printables perfect for Dad. There are also sites like Etsy, Amazon's 3D Printed Product Store* and Sculpteo where there might still be time to rush delivery on a print for some of their 3D Printed products like this 3D Printed "I Love My Daddy" … [Read more...]