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Canadian Actress Ellen Page Tweets “No F ing way” About 3D Printing – Our Response

Ellen Page 3D Printing

Ellen Page Tweets about 3D Printing – Our Response

Canadian Actress Ellen Page, known for her roles in in JunoInceptionX-Men: The Last Stand and other films, tweeted yesterday about the 3Doodler 3D printing pen:

Ellen, it is real. A pen that makes things. In fact, 3Doodler raised $2.3 million on crowdfunding site Kickstarter!

Did you know you can also 3D print bone, chocolate, and even houses?

Innovative and Strange 3D Printing

Here are some quick guides to things you can make with a 3D printer.

Practical 3D Printing: 10 Things to Make With a 3D Printer

10 practical things you can 3D print.

Practical Things to 3D Print

Wow: 3D Printing a Lunar Base with Material Already on the Moon

How would you go about constructing livable habitats on the moon? Foster + Partners proposes to use 3D printing with material already on the moon.

Lunar Base 3D Printing

 

CC image by Josh Jensen

Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular 3D Printing Stories in April 2013

Inside 3D Printing Conference Entry

Here are the top 10 most popular stories On 3D Printing brought you in April 2013.

10. Topology Optimization in Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing Conference (Part 5)

9. The Crowd Loves 3D Printing! Kickstarter 3D Printing Summary

8. 3D Printed Phone Cases: UCreate3D Seeks Crowdfunding to Best Nokia

7. 3D Printing’s Apple 1 Moment: 3D Printing Conference (Part 1)

6. 3D Printed Fashion Show at London College of Fashion This Week

5. Sold Out: Play-Doh Kids 3D Printer and iPad App

4. Medical 3D Printing Breakthrough: Man Gets a New 3D Printed Face

3. mUVe 3D Printer Meets Funding Goal on Indiegogo

2. Inside 3D Printing Conference: Day 1 Top Stories

1. Practical 3D Printing: 10 Things to Make With a 3D Printer

 

Thanks for reading in April!

Michael Ian Black Tweets About 3D Printing – Our Response

Michael Ian Black 3D Printing

American comedian Michael Ian Black, made famous through his role in The State, tweeted about 3D printing.

Okay, it’s a sarcastic tweet, but exciting that his nearly 2 million followers will be thinking about 3D printing.

Michael, here are a few ideas for you:

Practical 3D Printing: 10 Things to Make With a 3D Printer

Practical 3D printing? Hack Things put together a list of 10 practical things to make with a 3D printer. Here’s the list.

Wow: 3D Printing a Lunar Base with Material Already on the Moon

How would you go about constructing livable habitats on the moon? Foster + Partners proposes to use 3D printing with material already on the moon.

 

Photo by lizzk used under Creative Commons license.

Top 3D Printing News Last Week: Fashion, Practical, mUVe, Mobot, Pets

3D Printing News

3D Printing News

A roundup of the top 3D printing news from April 8 to April 14:

Monday, April 8

Tuesday, April 9

Wednesday, April 10

Thursday, April 11

Friday, April 12

Sunday, April 14

 

 

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Practical 3D Printing: 10 Things to Make With a 3D Printer

Practical 3D Printing List

Practical 3D Printing: 10 Things to Make

Our friends at Internet of things blog Hack Things put together a list of 10 practical things to make with a 3D printer. Here’s the practical 3D printing list.

After digging through ThingiverseShapeways and Ponoko, there are plenty of practical, every-day creations to justify the purchase of a 3D printer.

Here are ten practical things to make.

iphone case1) iPhone cases
At the Apple store even a bumper is going to cost you $30. With a 3D printer, you could print a new case design every week. And there are a lot of beautiful designs out there.

handle replacement2) Replacement parts
If you like to fix things, a 3D printer is magic. When a small plastic part breaks, you no longer have to throw the whole product away. This guy’s dishwasher had a broken handle, so he printed a new one.

macro lens3) Smartphone accessories
3D printers have come up with innumerable little ways to get more out of your smartphone, various stands, cord wrappers, sound amplifiers and camera attachments like this cheap and effective macro lens.

camera mount

4) Camera gear
Photographers are willing to spend serious money for the right gear, and manufacturers set prices accordingly. From tripod mounts to lens cap holders, camera buffs can 3D print inexpensive accessories made to fit their kit.

mudguard5) Bicycle accessories
Cyclists are already used to tinkering to get their bike perfectly in tune. A 3D printer opens up whole new opportunities. Create clips to attach to the frame, a carrying handle, or even a whole pedal.

anemometer6) Science
From a tray for washing microscope slides to custom lens mounts, you can 3D print whatever tools you need to do science. Good for the grad student on a budget, or for family science projects. You can even print this anemometer.

purse

7) Wallets and purses
It turns out you can make a great wallet or an interesting purse out of plastic. Like the iPhone case, this really changes the way you think about these kinds of accessories. If you are making them yourself you can experiment with designs you might not buy in the store.

clock8) Clocks
A cheap quartz clock movement and a little 3D printing, and you have a beautiful clock. Pick from many styles.

toothbrush holder

9) Containers
Look around your house and you’ll probably find a lot of small plastic containers. You can print those, and tailor them to their purpose, like this toothbrush holder.

legos10) Legos
If you are a Lego fan (and if you are reading this, you probably are), imagine printing any shape you want and just plugging it directly into the Lego universe. I guess you could even print a Lego-compatible Yoda head.

Hack Things concludes:

Obviously if you want to mass produce something there are more efficient tools than a desktop 3D printer. The same could be said about printing with ink. If you want to publish a bestselling paperback, you don’t do that at home. But no one doubts the value of an inkjet printer.

All the hype aside, for small plastic parts, when you factor in shipping and customization, a home 3D printer actually makes sense today.