Category Archives: 3D Printing

Printing Tangible Objects

Posted on December 19, 2011 by e8johan

I’ve been in contact with a researcher working with tangible user interfaces, TUIs. As a part of his thesis work, he needed handles for his end users to interact with. These handles where printed using a MakerBot. Here is Allen’s … Continue reading →

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Summarizing 3D Printing

Posted on November 2, 2011 by e8johan

Over the last weeks, we have been looking at 3D printing. From the origins in the RepRap project, through various commercially available kits. We’ve also been looking at the work flow involved, as well as the tools and sites.

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Finding Models

Posted on October 26, 2011 by e8johan

The site Thingiverse is a great source for 3D printable models – and open source designs in general. The site is run by MakerBot Industries, but the contents is in no way tied to the MakerBot 3D Printer. Instead, the … Continue reading →

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Modelling On-line

Posted on October 19, 2011 by e8johan

Modelling 3D graphics is as much about the tools, as about the talent of the designer. In one end of the spectrum, the likes of SolidWorks are found. In another corner, the more programatic approach of OpenSCAD is found attractive. … Continue reading →

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Materialize Your Models

Posted on October 12, 2011 by e8johan

When working with hobbyist 3D printers, you will sometimes suffer from the printer resolution. Then, it is good to know that there are professional printers out there as well. We have already looked at shapeways, and now it is time … Continue reading →

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eMaker Huxley Build – part 2

Posted on October 10, 2011 by e8johan

Second night of building. X and Y axes are almost done. A minor hickup with the X-axis ends. The clips for holding the Igus bushings should really not be printed to look clips, please update to full circles. Still, nothing … Continue reading →

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Shaping Prototypes

Posted on October 10, 2011 by e8johan

Shapeways is a 3D printing webshop. They offer prints in non-plastic materials such as metals, ceramics, glass, coloured sandstone – but also plastic, of course. The shop is run using professional grade 3D printers, so the results can be expected … Continue reading →

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eMaker Huxley Build – part 1

Posted on October 9, 2011 by e8johan

So, the EMaker Huxley arrived the other day. This Sunday, my brother and I started putting it together. Building the frame, we encountered some minor issues with the instructions (pieces not listed in the parts list of a step) but … Continue reading →

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eMAKER Huxley

Posted on October 5, 2011 by e8johan

The Huxley from eMAKER is an improved RepRap design sold as a kit. The company behind the kit, eMAKER, are based in the United Kingdom, and have already got orders for 300 machines after a spectacular launch on the indiegogo … Continue reading →

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Ultimaker

Posted on September 28, 2011 by e8johan

The Ultimaker is a 3D printer kit sold from the Netherlands. It main points are printing speed and the size of the build envelope. The build envelope measures 210x210x220mm, which is impressive given that the entire machine only is about … Continue reading →

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