For Tech Tuesday this week we are going to follow up on our announcement back in January about the new MakerBot Smart Extruder+. It was billed as being a major improvement over the previous Smart Extruder, but is it really? Well we received our order for two of them about a month ago, and have been working with it ever since. Now we are ready to share our findings and experience with you in this Makerbot Smart Extruder Review. Listen to the podcast here: MakerBot Smart Extruder Review The … [Read more...]
3D Printed Marble Machines
Today we are going to Thingiverse to one of their curated collections on 3D Printed Marble Machines. I love these things, kids watch these, and they are fascinated by them. Logan Airport in Boston has a great installation. I don’t know if listeners know that Tom is from Boston. In one of the terminals in Boston, there is a big Rube Goldberg machine, which is a permanent installation. It’s a serious machine made of steel and wood and plastic, and it’s constantly moving. Your kids could sit there … [Read more...]
Is There an Online Community of Teachers for 3D Printing?
We have a listener named Jay Kim who wrote in, asking a question about where he can find a community for teachers using 3D printing in school. Last week, we had an interview with Cindi Schulz who created that curriculum down in San Diego. She had mentioned in that interview that Robo3D has the vision and the intention in the future to have an online community for teachers, but it doesn’t exist yet. They are still working on it. They are doing many new things, and they are doing a great job. … [Read more...]
Where Do I Find Good 3D Models?
Finding good 3D models to print can be daunting especially when every printer manufacturer starts a user site. Thankfully, Tom and Tracy Hazzard are sorting through some of their best bets for you. Looking into Thingiverse, Yeggi, Cults3D, and NetFabb, they also share some tips for how to tell the good quality models from the bad. --- Listen to the podcast here: Where Do I Find Good 3D Models? This is the Ask Us Anything segment. Almost anything. I'm excited about this … [Read more...]