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Lost with personal 3D printers? Here is an overview of the market

Personal Do-It-Yourself 3D printers are among makers’ all time favorites. In the last several years, Makerbot or RepRap, the most popular devices on the market, have highlighted the incredible possibilities of 3D printing technologies. It’s exciting to see more and … Continue reading

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3D Printed Mechanical Counter

NYCResistor‘s Eric Skiff interviewed Chris Fenton, an electrical engineer living in NYC who built a mechanical counter with his MakerBot. Chris found this idea in an old book of mechanical mechanisms. He explains it’s only part of a bigger project … Continue reading

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MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Time Lapse

“agepbiz” made this time lapse video of the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic printing the logo from www.storedyret.com. Storedyret.com is a Norvegian website: “the largest meeting place for professionals in 3D, illustration, animation and design”

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Building a Makerbot CupCake: a step-by-step video guide

“Suave”, from The Tech Revolution blog, documented the build process of a Makerbot CupCake 3D Printer in a serie of videos. – Step 1 – The Y-Stage – Step 2 – The X-Stage – Step 3 – The Main Body … Continue reading

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Rocketboom interviews Makerbot founders in early 2009

In january 2009, MakerBot was founded by Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer and Zach “Hoeken” Smith, in the city of Brooklyn. In this video filmed 3 months later (april 2009), Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis and Zach … Continue reading

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