Aren’t they pretty?
We are super duper excited about expanding the color options of one of our most popular materials. Introducing…
3 NEW COLORS of our Glazed Ceramic for 3D printing
Now you can make bowls, cups, mugs, plates, figurines etc etc in beautiful Periwinkle, Peach, and Teal.
Like our Glazed Ceramic in White, each of these new colored ceramics come out of a ZCorp 3D printer, are food safe and thermal resistant, and start at just $0.20/cm2 (surface area) for Ponoko free accounts.
Check ‘em out:
Glazed Ceramic in Periwinkle!
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Posted in 3D Printing, Materials Catalog, Ponoko News by Ponoko Team |
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing
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And don’t miss our big announcement on Saturday!
The 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area is going down this weekend in San Mateo, California. It’s the biggest gathering of makers, hackers, inventors, and DIY geeks in the world!
Ponoko will be lookin’ good at booth #18 all weekend and causing a stir on the center stage on Saturday at 4pm.
Join us for a big awesome announcement:
Apps for the Makers: 3D Fabrication from Molecules to Motor Cars
Saturday May 19 at 4pm, center stage at Maker Faire
Featuring five leaders who are driving the Maker Movement including Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, Ponoko CEO David ten Have, and three other special guests. We’ll be tweeting live from the presentation: @Ponoko
Visit Ponoko booth #18:
Get up-close and personal with some of the amazing products created by the Ponoko community. Check out our brand new 3D printing materials. Maybe score a Ponoko promo code. And make your very own lasercut rocketship!
Posted in Events, Ponoko News by Ponoko Team |
Making the not-so-ergonomic, ergonomic again…
Apple is usually revered as an shining example in the design world. There is the ocassional exception, however. They seem unwilling to design a mouse that takes into account biomechanics and ergonomic factors of the human hand since at least the early 90’s. The iPod earbud style headphones are another instance – where Apple has a priority of designing a geometric neo-minimalist form, rather than ensuring comfort and performance. Cupped headphones are also much better at isolating your ears away from the ambient noise of the world.
These issues led Paris based Chilean industrial designer JC Karich to develop a 3D printable ear enclosed headphone adapter that houses a pair of iPod earbuds. (more…)
Posted in 3D Printing, David McGahan, Design, Open Source, Ponoko News by David McGahan |
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing
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3D design into 2D diy kit? There’s an app for that.
Just when you thought it was easier than ever to design and make stuff using Autodesk’s 123D suite of apps, today Autodesk has released an iOS version of their model-and-make software tool, 123D Make.
123D Make Intro iOS app is FREE and available for the iPhone and iPad.
123D Make is also available as a web-based and PC application, and — as of today — as a Mac OSX application.
So what does it do, exactly? 123D Make is all about converting your 3D models into 2D pieces for easy assembly, complete with animated instructions. You can print out the patterns and cut the pieces yourself or — thanks to the Ponoko Personal Factory API — you can have your pieces lasercut & shipped to your door.
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Posted in App Gateway, Guy Blashki, Laser Cutting, Ponoko News, Software, Tools + Apps by Guy Blashki |
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting, App Gateway
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special offer ends May 20 at 10pm pacific
From Maker Faire to Renegade to tons of local events, summer craft fairs are just around the corner. For Ponokoans running maker businesses, we know summer craft fair season means ramping up inventory, refreshing your product line-up, and fulfilling orders.
To give your summer biz a little boost, we’re running your favorite deal:
Spend $50 or more at Ponoko, get a FREE $50 Making Voucher!
To get your $50 making voucher: place a $50 minimum order at the Ponoko US or NZ hub. Type in SUMMERBIZ in the special shipping instructions, and we’ll email you your $50 Making Voucher.
Things you should know: Offer is for making stuff with Ponoko. Showroom or sample store purchases do not qualify. $50 minimum does not include shipping. Other coupons and vouchers cannot be used towards $50 minimum. Offer only good at Ponoko US and NZ. Offer totally valid for Ponoko Prime accounts! Offer ends at 10pm pacific time on May 20, 2012.
About the free Making Voucher: Promotional making voucher is good for a future order, not the initial $50 order. One promotional voucher per account. (Making Vouchers are good on making costs only.)
Posted in Ponoko News by Ponoko Team |
+ 3 days to pre-order one from Inventables
Last month we gave Ponoko customers a chance to win the brand spanking new and completely sold-out ShapeOko CNC/3D printer kit.
Anyone who placed a CNC routing or 3D printing order with Ponoko during the promotional period was automatically entered to win.
Our randomly chosen winner was David Profitt who just so happens to run an instrumentation shop at Stanford University’s School of Medicine.
David told us a little about it: “[It's] a very unique operation in that as the sole proprietor I am responsible for all aspects of design and fabrication, both mechanical and electronic. The work I do is for non-profit and is in direct support of the research labs on campus.”
Congratulations to David, and we hope to catch up soon to find out what he’s been making with Ponoko and how he’ll use his ShapeOko.
It was our first hardware giveaway, and judging by the number of entries we got — you guys like hardware!
So we’re doing another hardware promotion! This time, you can win a FREE Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting tool. It’s like a desktop injket printer, except it cuts stuff! To enter, all you have to do is make a lasercut paper project with Ponoko. Get the details here.
For those of you interested in a ShapeOko of your own, they are now available for pre-order from Inventables, a Chicago-based hardware store dedicated to supplying DIY manufacturing. There are just 3 days left to pre-order a ShapeOko from Inventables.
Posted in Ponoko News by Ponoko Team | Comments are off for this post
Math, manufacturing, and making things better.
Engineer vs Designer is a weekly podcast on digital design news, how-to design tips, and insights from various industry leaders.
Officially described as “dankest product design podcast on the block,” EvD is hosted by engineer Josh Mings of SolidSmack and industrial designer Adam O’Hern of cadjunkie.
This week’s episode is all about personal manufacturing and interviews Ponoko’s own co-founder and CEO David ten Have.
Dave talks about how personal manufacturing, a component of the larger maker movement, is really about self expression: “We’ve seen people express themselves through a bunch of different digital formats: music, video, and design. And now we’re at the stage where people are expressing themselves through products. And that’s what Ponoko is all about.”
Find out where personal manufacturing is headed and how the core of this movement is being powered by the incredible and deeply personal projects of citizen makers. It’s all in episode 37 of Engineer vs Designer.
Posted in Interviews, Thoughts + Opinions, Ponoko News by Ponoko Team | Comments are off for this post
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promotion ends 30 April 2012
If there’s one essential material for creativity it’s paper. It’s so approachable, so familiar, so versatile. And you can lasercut it! : )
We’ve added paper cardstock to the materials catalog at both the Ponoko US and Ponoko NZ laser-cutting hubs. And we’d love to see what kinds of stuff you can make with it: artwork, business cards, product packaging, maybe a Mother’s Day card? We’re even throwing in a nice little prize…
Make a lasercut paper project and you could win a Silhouette Cameo!
The Silhouette Cameo is personal, electronic cutting tool that hooks up to your computer. It’s like an inkjet printer except it cuts your designs — so you’d be able to go to town on the paper and other materials and even make early prototypes for future Ponoko projects.
Update: Silhouette is adding to the prize package by including the Silhouette Studio Designer edition software! So you’ll get the Cameo and the studio grade software if you win.
How to enter:
Place any laser-cutting order using paper cardstock between now and April 30 (10pm pacific time) to be automatically entered to win the Cameo.
Click HERE for Ponoko US paper cardstock materials.
Click HERE for Ponoko NZ paper cardstock materials.
And scroll down for links to some brand new tutorials we’ve made just for cardstock and some great visual examples.
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Posted in Contests + Competitions, Laser Cutting, Ponoko News by Ponoko Team | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting
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We need to perform some routine maintenance today starting at 9:00 PM Pacific time. The Ponoko blog as well as our EU partner sites-Razorlab, Formulor and Vectorealism- will be unavailable for about 15 minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Posted in Ponoko News by Ponoko Team | Comments are off for this post
What’s new and what’s coming soon from Autodesk 123D
Autodesk, creators of some of the most popular design software on the market, recently announced a completely updated 123D site — where you can turn your design files into real products.
The company has also released news on what’s coming soon for the 123D app suite, a collection of 4 free and easy to use design tools also available on the 123D site.
Autodesk 123D + Ponoko Personal Factory API
Autodesk’s 123D website uses Ponoko’s Personal Factory API to handle the magic that happens between the digital design and the real-life product.
Since the beginning of our partnership last year, we’ve been pairing Ponoko’s pioneering technology and expertise in the make-it-yourself movement with Autodesk’s ingenuity and talent for developing powerful design software.
We want the Personal Factory API to create a whole new market of product creation and customization apps; so we are really excited about the continued development of the 123D site and expansion of the 123D app suite. Here’s break down of what’s new and what’s coming soon from Autodesk 123D!
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Posted in App Gateway, Ponoko News, Tools + Apps by Ponoko Team | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: App Gateway
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