Do you wish you didn’t have to draw objects from scratch using a CAD platform like AutoCAD? No sooner thought than done, your wish is granted!! There are myriad websites where CAD drawings are downloadable at no cost. These websites fall into three categories Websites of manufacturers or retailers Social networking websites for CAD enthusiasts…
This talk of how guns made on a 3D printer may be true, but is wearing our minds thin. It’s time to focus our attention away from that grim reality to a related 3D printing aspect that warms our hearts: the use of 3D printing for surgical prosthetics. Two recent applications in this area caught…
Not only made, but fired. Several times. The firearm was made by a company called Solid Concepts, Inc., a US-based provider of 3D printing services. But don’t tear your hair out in despair, because the equipment needed for 3D printing metal is beyond the means of the casual consumer. It costs $850,000. It uses a…
78 million bucks. Who wouldn’t like a salary like that? Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corp, already earns it. However… … this year, Oracle Corp asked its shareholders if Ellison’s pay could be increased by 19%. The shareholders voted against the proposed increase, 2 million and 1.6 billion for (with one 1 billion of…
3D printers have picked up momentum and it will be no wonder if you soon find a 3D print shop in your locality. We have already written several blog posts regarding 3D printers and are now going to explain how we prepare a model for 3D printing. The Steps 1. Create the 3D model using…
