Things change
When I first learned about 3D printing, I couldn’t wait to do it myself. I pre-ordered a printer from 3D Systems, which doesn’t even sell consumer 3D printers anymore, and waited 7 months to receive and use it. For...
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Enlarging 3D printing designs has challenges
When working with 3D prints almost 5 feet tall on my Cerberus 3D Gigante 3D printer there are plenty of potential pitfalls. You know that if you’ve been reading this blog for a while. One pitfall is similar to what happens...
Read MoreSo Much for Cookie Cutter Claims About Creating Art With 3D Printing – Take 2
One of the huge misconceptions about 3D printing is that it is so easy you can just push a button to make multiple copies of a design. (Let’s not even think about CREATING the design.) HAH! After detailing how I had to...
Read MoreDreaming of wild filaments
In the decade I’ve been playing with 3D printing I’ve used several types of filaments. Right now I am using mostly PLA along with some Ryno (which I used to print 6-foot-tall Debutante, right) and a little PETG if I...
Read MoreFun With CAD
When I first started playing with 3D printing 10 years ago, I had a head start. That’s because I was already using CAD, or Computer Aided Design, to create my metal sculptures. CAD is one of the “dirty little...
Read MoreFad or trend? 3D printing settles in
I’m old enough to remember a lot of fads, including hula hoops, Furbys, hoverboards and Tickle Me Elmo. 3D printing came on like a firestorm, too. Suddenly everyone wanted to create things from scratch using these amazing...
Read MoreMaking walls three-dimensional
Fellow artist Daniel Prendergast threw down the gauntlet: how about using 3D printing to create three-dimensional wall art? I’d already made some metal sculptural wall artworks such as Bob, Labyrinth and Shade and Shadow,...
Read More3D printing goes outside to play
Finally, 3D printing can go outside to play. Of course, it’s been possible to 3D print outdoor sculpture for a while, but we’re talking high-end, hundreds of thousands of dollars possible. For mere mortals like me,...
Read More3D printing more than sculpture
The more I use 3D printing, the more I use it for. Not everything is art. I’ve written before here about some of the crazy things I’ve made, like container tops, game boards, brass dice, candleholder trays, kitchen...
Read MoreHow 3D printing supercharges creativity
In a recent video (below) I share how I often come up with new creations. 3D printing is a secret weapon (OK, not that secret) in making innovation easier …
Read MoreLearning About Extrusion
Artist Kevin Caron learns yet another lesson about extrusion when 3D printing.
Read MoreHow to Create Easily Removable Supports When 3D Printing
During the 8 years I’ve been playing – I mean working! – with 3D printing, there have been a lot of improvements. If you’re a long time subscriber, you might remember my video about removing supports with...
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