Do you put the STL in style? Love extruded objects? Read on.
Ponoko is searching for a new blogger who’s dedicated to the latest news, products, tips and tools on 3D printing.
We need someone who can communicate the exciting potential and real-world utility of 3D printing. We also need this person to demonstrate that 3D printing is accessible to the Ponoko community.
We’re looking for someone to contribute to the Ponoko blog on a weekly basis. Contributions can be in written and/or video format.
3D printing is the topic and can include:
• software tutorials for 3D printing
• awesome 3D printed products
• thoughts on the implications of 3D printing on various fields
• legal issues around 3D printing
• breaking news, material, and processes related to 3D printing
You get the idea, pretty much anything related to 3D printing with an emphasis on how makers can use this technology. (more…)
Since then, their blog Unfold~fab has chronicled their experiments with 3D printed ceramics including clay materials, printing methods, and a personal fabrication interface the studio developed for last year’s L’Artisan Electronique installation.
Unfold~fab is a wealth of practical information and intriguing visual documentation of one of history’s oldest crafts meeting today’s technological potential.
Below is a video of the Virtual Pottery Wheel interface which allows a user to virtually shape a virtual pot on a virtual wheel.
Hi everyone. Thank you very much for your patience with us as we worked to resolve our technical issues.
We have fixed these issues by changing servers, but it could take it a little while before the update comes through, and as a result your internet browser may not know where to look for the Ponoko site yet.
If www.ponoko.com is not working for you, it is possible to get to the Ponoko site in the meantime by using this address. This link is secure, but your browser might display an alert regarding its security certificate. It is safe to accept any security exceptions and work from this address – your credit card information will definitely be secure, but if you have any concerns, you will need to wait until the servers have updated.
We are also aware that there are a number of people who are wanting to place orders and take advantage of our latest coupon offer, which had an expiry date of today. We have extended the expiry date of this coupon until the 2nd of March so that you have ample time to place your orders.
Thank you again for your understanding and patience with us, we really appreciate it.
The team at Ponoko.
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If you have any questions, or need assistance with anything, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line at service-at-ponoko.com
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Karl and the guys from Interactive Fabrication turned more than a few heads with Fabricate Yourself, a project that saw a tangible model of the event printed piece by piece during the conference.
Attendees firstly capture their favorite pose using a Microsoft Kinect. The depth image from the Kinect is processed into a mesh and displayed onscreen in real-time. At any time they can capture the mesh and save it as an STL file. The STL files were printed using a Dimension uPrint 3D printer.
Designs must be for products “produced by DDM that have a beneficial impact on a larger design project” AND be “integrated into a product or subassembly that effectively illustrates the potential impact of additive manufacturing.”
Basically, you need a design of a fully functional prototype for some kind of device, product, or mechanism that can is used as part of a larger system or assembly of products. And it’s got to be in STL file format.
First prize winners will receive a free 1 year student membership to SME, a complimentary pass to the 2011 Rapid Conference, a $300 stipend, plus various recognitions of achievement including an award during the conference.
The High-Low Tech group at MIT’s Media Lab is all about mixing technology with every day materials and common processes.
They’re out to “democratize engineering” as the High-Low Tech homepage reads, believing that “the future of technology will be largely determined by end-users who will design, build, and hack their own devices.”
But the HLT gang has developed a whole lineup of techy-cool yet simple design and craft projects, run a variety of public workshops, and keep up a useful wiki.
Because High-Low Tech wants to broaden the community engaged with tech, their projects never look stereotypically geeky.
Melbourne is regarded by many as the creative capital of Australia. Its resident Liz Northey would certainly agree, pointing out that “Melbournians love to seek out and explore the new & quirky, whether it be tiny bars tucked down little alleyways or unique handmade finds.”
After coming across Ponoko, the graphic designer behind birdofplay was inspired to realise her designs on the computer screen into real, hold-in-your-hand objects. The inspiration grew even stronger when Liz received her first batch of jewellery trees and did a little dance of joy seeing her idea come to life.
Initially Liz played around with designing jewellery trees for fun, much to the delight of her sisters who got them as Christmas presents. Pretty soon she realised that there was a gap in the market that her plywood trees were begging to fill. The trees are part of Liz’s focus on felt jewellery and wooden homewares. The felt and wood are certainly the favourites, inspiring a clean design aesthetic and a natural feel.
LeeMo and MapleXO have teamed up to make these lasercut love dove earrings and pendant out of old skateboards. Work like this adds another layer to typical lasercutting by putting just as much thought and effort into the material being cut as the design itself.
MapleXO sells a full line of jewelry and accessories made out of old skateboards using traditional tools like saws and drills. Yes, I know it can be easy to forget that some things are still made that way. Maybe these charming earrings will show MapleXO the joy that is lasercutting.
Check out more images after the jump, including MapleXO’s non-lasercut work (as much as I hate to admit it, it’s still good). (more…)
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