The Peachy Printer launched on Kickstarter and Indiegogo about two years ago. “The World’s First $100 3D Printer” uses SLA technology to cure thin layers of resin floating on top of salt water. A drip system slowly adds water, controlling the z-axis. They are now accepting pre-orders and will...
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3Dom USA & Quality Filament – F3DPS: Ep 34
Last week, Jake and John debuted 3Dom USA, a sister company of Fargo 3D Printing. 3Dom USA produces high quality filament for FDM/FFF 3D printers. The Eco-Spool is unique in that it is made of 100% bio-based materials and is reusable. Ovality, diameter and other important factors relating to...
NatureWorks Special with Dan Sawyer – F3DPS: Ep 33
Dan Sawyer of NatureWorks LLC talks with us about all things PLA and PLA filament. We discuss NatureWorks’ Ingeo brand: what it is and how it’s made. Dan talks about how NatureWorks considered their relationship with injection molding to be a natural bridge to the 3D printing industry. “If...
F3DPS: Ep 32 – More Kickstarting
We had a request to give our two cents on the Kickstarter for the unique looking “Genesis” 3D printer. The “MoonRay” DLP printer from Sprintray is another product which is being crowdfunded. Genesis Kickstarter X3D Machines MoonRay Kickstarter SprintRay House 3D printer Don’t forget to follow Fargo 3D Printing...
F3DPS: Ep 31 – The Star Wars Special
May 4th is an official work holiday here at Fargo 3D Printing, so we dedicated a whole episode to Star Wars! Yoda bust TIE Interceptor X-Wing Hi Res Jar Jar BB8 video Lightsaber Parody Gentle Giant Studios Polhemus article 3D printed R6 Droid Hulk Buster suit Don’t forget to...
F3DPS: Ep 30 – MakerBot Layoffs and Shape Maker
MakerBot is going through some restructuring after the appointment of its new CEO. Last week, 20% of its 500 employees were let go. Motherboard coverage MakerBot had some pleasant news as well. Their PrintShop app now has a drawing scanner; this could open up 3D printing to a younger...
Get Your 3D Printer Parts Faster
One of the most-requested options we have had for Fargo 3D Printing is for fast shipping choices and more detailed tracking information. Over the weekend we changed from offering one flat-rate shipping option to offering multiple USPS and FedEx options. Our flat-rate option was fast, but we still had...
F3DPS: Ep 29 – Adobe Patents and 3D Printed Lenses
Adobe filed a 3D printing patent in 2013, but we’re only hearing about it now. Jake and John discuss “stepping” in FDM printing and try to make sense of Adobe’s patent diagrams. Adobe Smooth 3D Printing Patent The two man artistic endeavor “Smaller & Upside Down” recently made some...
F3DPS: Ep 28 – Cautious Kickstarting and Tiko 3D
Jake and John talk about the challenges to using crowdfunding sites, such as Kickstarter, to support new 3D printers. Tiko 3D, the $179 printer, has garnered a lot of attention and was fully funded in 3 hours. John also talks about the Retouch3D, a 3D model cleanup device similar...
F3DPS: Ep 27 – Tabletop Gaming and Carbon3D
John and Eric recently attended a local tabletop gaming convention, so this week we talked about 3D printing and the world of miniatures. Some SLA printers are covered as well as the mind-blowing CLIP printer from Carbon3D. Fargo DCon Red River Gamers OpenRC The HoyFab Crawlers Hero Forge SprintRay...