February 23, 2018
We shot this podcast back in November (some elements are from August). Despite the late upload, we were excited to share this one!
Cookie cutters aren't new to 3d printing, but we'd never designed one before. While designing a custom cookie cutter for Impact Dakota, Eric made an emoji cutter just for fun.
With cleanliness in mind, we made a high temp SLA cookie cutter as well to see if we could make it sanitary without melting it. We didn't put it in the dishwasher, but we did boil it. Despite slight warping which was probably avoidable, it boiled just fine! High Temp resin isn't foodsafe but after talking with Formlabs, we felt safe using it for this purpose.
Cartman Cookie Cutter by Protonik
Angry Facebook Emoji by F3DP
PigsWithWings
One of our summer interns (Rit) tried to make a device to aid in making Til Pitha, an Indian dessert. It's similar to a crepe or cannoli, but made out of rice powder and sesame seeds. It needs to be round and flat, so he modified a pancake pourer with 3D printed parts. Unfortunately, two iterations wasn't enough and Rit had to go back to school. Still had some fun and learned along the way!
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February 16, 2018
A bit late, but here's our CES 2018 wrapup!
This year the 3D printing section of CES was significantly smaller and in a different location. The quality of the booths was very good, but many larger companies had no presence at all.
We talk about booths that you may have seen in some of our previous videos, but also a few that we didn't get formal interviews with.
Markforged has new materials and had a live tensile test of one of their printed parts.
Da Vinci showed off their CJP machine and a da Vinci Color with a built in scanner.
Astroreality had their full product line on display. Definitely recommend going for the LUNAR Pro if you are looking to purchase.
In the Formlabs booth, we forgot to ask about their new color kit.
Snapmaker
Creative 3D Technologies
2.5D Printing by Casio
Articulated Dragoness by 7Fish
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January 2, 2018
We'll be back at CES in about a week!
Although it's fun to get out of town and check out new tech, it appears that the benefit of attending CES is diminishing (for 3D printing at least). We'll see how it compares to RAPID + TCT this year and decide which event to attend in the future.
Some companies we're excited to check out:
XYZ Printing - da Vinci Color
Astroreality - AR + high quality moon model
Lunar Indiegogo
CRP - 3D printing and windforming
Anet - cheap, effective 3D printers
Flux Delta - delta printer with interchangeable head and strange marketing
STL editing in Fusion 360
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December 27, 2017
Last month, Eric and some of the F3DP team went to a trade show called Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) in Minneapolis. Desktop Metal, Stratasys and 3D Systems were all well represented.
Our first and favorite booth was RP America. They are resellers of UnionTech, Rize and Desktop Metal. They also work with an electroplating company called RePliForm.
We saw another booth called Productivity. They are a machine tool supplier which had Desktop Metal, Stratasys and a FOBA laser on display.
A few FaroArms were also on display. Two booths: one for reverse engineering, one for inspection/analysis.
Marcus went into a bit more detail about Rize.
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December 13, 2017
A few months ago, 3D Hubs introduced the "Express Checkout." It was a way to streamline the checkout process for newer, less experienced users. Although it may have been a great fit for some, advanced users and the hubs themselves were not pleased.
50 hubs were chosen by 3D Hubs to do the bulk of these orders and would be chosen automatically. Due to an error in the hub auto-selection, Fargo 3D Printing ended up getting a deluge of orders. We just couldn't keep up.
Although the Express Checkout has since been updated, it has alienated a large amount of smaller hubs. We will continue using 3D Hubs in the future but are currently not focusing on custom 3D printing.
"This is getting out of hand"
Express checkout FAQ
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November 2, 2017
Long time no see! We return with "season 3" and a fresh face.
Eric Falde is back with new cohost Marcus Moldaschel, a mechanical engineering student at NDSU.
First, we look at an experimental printer that Marcus assembled. The Hangprinter is an open source printer that hangs from the ceiling and can essentially print objects as large as the space it's installed in. Marcus didn't have great luck, but did manage to get it to print. It's updated fairly often, so check the development blog for running changes.
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Also, someone left a DVD collection at the shop and Eric decided that "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" would make a good build surface. It worked a lot better than expected!
Oliver Rabbit
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