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Nov 2011How to 3D Print with Google Sketchup
Using Google Sketchup with the UP 3D Printer. If you haven’t already, grab yourself a copy of Google Sketchup http://sketchup.google.com/ When using Sketchup with 3D Printing, you need to remember that a 3D Printer creates a solid object and therefore when designing you need to design in solids. Notice the dark blue/purple colour in the images above, this tells you that the object is not a...
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Nov 20113D Printing in the Shed
Lots of kiwis are doing it, many Aussies are now doing it – 3D Printing in their sheds. The NZ Shed magazine has done an excellent 3 page review of our 3D Printer, in all good newsagents now!
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Nov 2011Two guys and an idea
On July 11th, 2010, Tom Gerhardt and I had an idea for an iPhone accessory: a tripod mount that doubled as a stand. Five months later, customers began to receive our product, the Glif, in the mail. This turnaround, from idea to market in five months by two guys with no retail or manufacturing experience, signifies a shift in the way products are made and sold...
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Nov 2011Party time for inventors
In the 1930’s hundres of people were employed to make copies of documents. Then a magic machine was invented that would make copies of documents, commonly known as the photocopier and then in 1984 Charles Hull invented the process call sterolithography, the start of 3D printing. Twenty five years later we now have affordable Desktop 3D Printers that are capable of creating physical objects from computer data, similar...
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Nov 20113D Printing in Schools
National Radio just had a great mention about 3D printing in schools about our 3D printers. http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20110303-1107-New_technology_-_Nat_Torkington-048.mp3
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Nov 2011Industrial Revolution in 3D Printing
The industrial revolution of the late 18th century made possible the mass production of goods, thereby creating economies of scale that changed the economy — and society — in ways that nobody could have imagined at the time. Now, a new manufacturing technology has emerged that does the opposite. Three-dimensional printing makes it as cheap to create single items as it is to produce thousands...
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Nov 2011Win a Desktop 3D Printer
Terms: 3D PRINTING SYSTEMS AUSTRALISIA COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS Instructions on how to participate in the “Win a Desktop 3D Printer Competition†prize draw (“Competitionâ€) form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this Competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. 2. Claims are only open to Australian or New Zealand residents aged 18 years old or over. Employees (and their immediate...
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Nov 2011UP! 3D Printers featured in the Shed magazine
The endless possibilities of 3D printing, which creates a physical object from a 3D CAD file. The Shed magazine introduces the new Desktop 3D Printer from www.3dprintersystems.com that is out of the box ready to print.
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Nov 2011Who is 3D Printing for?
3D printing is ideal for people such as design schools, architectural, industrial and graphic designers. A printed 3D model can provide the designer an insight to and issues that did get get picked up on  CAD. 3D printing is a form of additive prototyping technology which lays down molten ABS layer by layer and fusing it together to form the model. The quality that can be achieved from 3D prototyping can...
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Nov 2011Casting steel parts from 3D printed models
Having a 3D Printer that can create plastic prototypes is one thing, but having the ability to have printed plastic models turned into metal is a huge leap forward for low volume runs. The process involves the following: 3D Printing your part using a material based from Corn Starch called Poly(lactic acid) PLA. (You can’t use ABS as it is toxic when burnt out) Contact...
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