http://blog.tinkercad.com Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.tinkercad.com/materialsguide/#comment-2021 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:19:39 +0000 http://blog.tinkercad.com/?page_id=2593#comment-2021 Actually, I’ve just got my Replicator2 in january in since than it’s been printing continuously:) I guess that the FDM technology is getting better every week, with the new desktop 3D printers you can print with a layer height of less than 0.1mm which produces beautiful and smooth curved surfaces as well. Check out my blog about my experiments and timelapse videos about my 3D printing experiences and parametric design;)
Btw I’m having some issues updating my Firmware to the new one. I’ve already installed MakerWare 2.0, but when I want to update my Firmware from the Makerware menu, I always get the message “Error: task failed”. Any suggestions?

]]> http://blog.tinkercad.com/materialsguide/#comment-1108 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:30:21 +0000 http://blog.tinkercad.com/?page_id=2593#comment-1108 @Tina: That’s a good question. I would suggest to make toys from PLA or ABS, because both are filament based. It’s like spaghetti which is melted + legos for example are made from ABS. PLA is corn based, so that would make it even better. If you have access to some “home printer”, these are also the most affordable options. Nylon probably would be otherwise fine, but it’s made from powder. When product is made from powder, it will loose some tiny powder pieces when used. Ceramic is the only food-safe material, but on the other hand not safe as a toy.
This material guide is just to get some basic understanding about the most used 3D printable materials. If you want to know more details, I’d suggest to check from 3D printing service material guides more:
Shapeways: http://www.shapeways.com/materials
i.Materialise: http://i.materialise.com/materials

]]> http://blog.tinkercad.com/materialsguide/#comment-1107 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:18:12 +0000 http://blog.tinkercad.com/?page_id=2593#comment-1107 I’d like to know which materials are toxic, eg not suitable for toys or dishware.

]]> http://blog.tinkercad.com/materialsguide/#comment-475 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:32:11 +0000 http://blog.tinkercad.com/?page_id=2593#comment-475 this is awesome. thanks! next step is adding entries for laser cutting with the .svg files

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