This is a followup to a previous post about my “finger cup” 3D model. I uploaded the 3D model file to Shapeways and received a version printed in ceramic! This heavy chunk of hardened clay started as about 16 lines of code. I’m not counting comments and the lines that consist of only closing curly-braces, … Continue reading From lines of code to glazed ceramic
Tag: plastic
A couple of months with the MakerBot
At the beginning of the year, I picked up a MakerBot for (relatively speaking) cheap. As best as I could tell, it was “last year’s model” and being closed out to make room for updates — but the nice thing about the MakerBot is that it is Open Source and modular. As updates occur, you … Continue reading A couple of months with the MakerBot
Wherein I get my beer on…
I went to Beerfest and all I have to show for it is a cheap plastic mug and a mild hangover. By cheap, I mean the materials cost not the price tag. I shelled out $4, but is made of cheap, milky, translucent plastic. It has the 2007 Beerfest logo stamped into it, straddling the … Continue reading Wherein I get my beer on…