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...]
Mobile 3D Printing Amazon Trucks – Accidents Waiting to Happen
Now we are vocal proponents of 3D Printing and want to see the technology adopted and used as widely as possible, but when we learned that Amazon had filed a patent for Mobile 3D Printing on their delivery trucks, we knew from experience that mobile working of any kind is navigating a very bumpy road. Mobile 3D Printing = Mobile Office Vehicle 3D Printers are hard enough to operate to get predictable results in the best of conditions. Now add the complications of vibration, the G-forces of … [Read more...]
3D Print Gifts for Moms – Any Good Designs?
See our picks for the best last minute 3D Print Gifts to download and print for Mom! Stumped for a Mother's Day gift this year? We've taken care some of the hunting required to find good 3D Print Gifts for you. Keep in mind that all of our recommendations are download-to-print 3D Print Gifts because face it, you waited until the last minute, but there are also sites like Shapeways and i.Materialise where there might still be time to rush delivery on a print for some of their 3D Print … [Read more...]
Pricing 3D Print Design Services to Stay in Business
Afraid of burdening the consumer by charging for your actual hours or costs when pricing 3D Print design services? We come across this all the time from designers, consultants and freelancers in all areas, not just in 3D Print design. Design value is already hard enough to quantify but mixed with new technology and a technical skill learning curve, pricing 3D Print design services seems overwhelming. It is especially difficult as you go to assess selling your designs on file services like … [Read more...]