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Makers and teachers who use 3D printing as a tool. Two series: Build Volume Is A Suggestion, and Print Smarter.
DiscoverBuild Volume Is A Suggestion
Makers, engineers, and professional bad influences using 3D printing to build things that have absolutely no business fitting on a printer.
DiscoverGet In. It’s a Benchy.
Build Volume Is A Suggestion #003: Emily The Engineer scaled 3DBenchy into a working boat, stood an Ender 3 up to 10 feet, and treated waterproofing as a joinery problem.
DiscoverIvan Miranda Has Declared War on Reasonably Sized Objects
Build Volume Is A Suggestion #001: giant printers, a rideable printed tank, a treadmill belt printer, and a kayak that required maritime testing.
DiscoverCome for the Printed Parts. Stay for the Saddle.
Build Volume Is A Suggestion #002: James Bruton’s ball bikes, screw-bike, openDog, and a rideable transformer — CAD to printed mechanism to something you sit on.
DiscoverYour printer is probably fine. Let's work on the operator.
Creators who teach you a trick, bust a myth, or quietly reveal that you've been doing something wrong for four years.
DiscoverCNC Kitchen — “Some guy on Reddit said” is not a test method
Print Smarter: Stefan Hermann builds a test, prints an unreasonable number of samples, breaks them, graphs the remains, and ruins three confidently held opinions before lunch.
DiscoverMade with Layers — The manual your printer forgot to ship with
Print Smarter: Thomas Sanladerer has been answering the question you were about to post — usually more clearly, and without telling you to replace half the printer first.
DiscoverMaker's Muse — CAD stops being homework
Print Smarter: Angus Deveson teaches the part of 3D printing that becomes obvious after the honeymoon: designing the thing you actually need.