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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer, and concept of the RepRap is born! More on the RepRap About Page [About]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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'''November'''; Thingiverse is launched, the first website where people can uplaoad their own 3D models for people to print out, open sourcing at its finest, what will you upload? [http://www.thingiverse.com/]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. (Joris Peels on TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]'' Summary: Some extremely specific predictions and a few less specific ones having to do with well known names such as Makerbot, Adobe, Microsoft, Stratasys, Objet and a quite a few more. All predictions indicate a rather significant increase in popularity for 3D printing.<br />
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=2011=<br />
'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! (Charlie Sorrel on Wired.com) [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
Summary: The article discusses the advancements in 3D printing, specifically Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) to print with titanium. <br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed (Matthew Humphries on Geek.com [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]"<br />
Summary: This article on the surface is about the ability to print out your own Vacuum. The real message behind it are the possibilities of open source programming as well as Rep Rap printers. Matthew offers his opinion on the exciting development as he puts it.<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom (By Buzz Garwood on BYTE.com) [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
Summary: This is an uplifting article from a 3D printer enthusiast. He is a teacher and has been exposing his students to the 3D printing concept and technology. He talks about some of the way he utilizes it in the class room as well as the a description of where 3D technology is today. He even tells a story of a fellow teacher who presents his students with design problems and uses a printer to fabricate their solutions. <br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''Eric Savitz, a reporter for Forbes(R) recognizes the significance and potential that 3D printing offers to the world, as the cost goes down and the technology develops. [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 9'''; ''An excellent YouTube video highlighting the amazing capabilities of 3D printers (by Fun Theory)' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE]]'' <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''Origo: A 3D Printer for kids (John Biggs in TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/20/origo-a-3d-printer-for-kids/]'' Summary: The purple printer uses a thin stream of plastic to create various objects. It should be the same size as 3 Xbox 360's and cost the same as 3 of them as well with an estimated price of about 800$. Origo is designed to have a minimum amount of moving parts and a simple UI using 3Dtin as a design platform. <br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; '' Joe McKendrick of smartplanet.com discusses how the Fayetteville Free Library of Fayetteville, NY announced its plans to incorperate a “hackerspace” into its public library this will allow a librayr to expand on what it means to be a library[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964], this issue is also being explored on the collegiate level at the University of Nevada, Reno[http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/][http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]'' <br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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'''Unknown''' ''Artist uses solar powered 3D printer to make glass objects http://www.markuskayser.com/work/solarsinter/''<br />
Summary: The machine focuses the sun into a dot that is so hot it sinters the sand layer by layer into objects like bowls.<br />
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=2012=<br />
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'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]'' (for BBC) <br><br />
Summary: A lower jaw, created from 3D printed titanium powder heated and fused together with a laser. This jaw was fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face, and is said to be the first patient-specific implant in the replacement of the entire lower jaw. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] (Cantos for CADspan) <br><br />
Summary: Describes the CADspan Plugin for SketchUp which eases the process of creating a model for 3D printing. Popular tools in SketchUp are listed and their functions are explained. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]'' (Benchoff for Hack a Day) <br><br />
Summary: This article discusses an Android app, Makerdroid, which was designed to get South African students excited about technology and desktop fabrication labs. This app allows the user to create .STL files on an Android device and generate Gcode with Skeinforge in order to print 3D objects directly from their Android devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''April 9'''; ''The Delicious Future: 3D Chocolate Printer Finally Available for Purchase'' (Doug Aamoth, Time Tech) [http://techland.time.com/2012/04/09/the-delicious-future-3d-chocolate-printer-finally-available-for-purchase/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: Although the technology to 3D print chocolate has existed for years, there has never been a commercial model until now. The machine costs about $4600, and can be used for more filament types than just chocolate. <br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis ''(Symes, Kitson, Yan, and others for Nature Chemistry)'' [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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Summary: 3D printing has the potential to transform science and technology by investigating its ability to print chemical reagents directly into a 3D reactionware matrix, greatly reducing the production and implementation cost of such systems by putting them under digital control. Further research needs to be done to make these processes cheap and accessible to modest laboratories, but there is potential.<br />
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'''April 30'''; ''Behrokh Khoshnevis, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and is the Director of Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Program at the University of Southern California (USC) brings the idea of 3D printing to automate the construction of buildings, maybe one day you can 3D print your own house [http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxOjai-Behrokh-Khoshnevis-Con]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing (Walters for Geek.com)[http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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Summary: A 3D printing enthusiast set out to prove that useful items can be created by RepRaps by designing and printing all necessary parts required to construct a small, compact, working lathe. The device utilizes a drill motor and can be utilized to create items for everyday use. Check out the video on the article's website!<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing (Doesburg for theguardian) [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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Summary: Olaf Diegel, a professor of mechatronics at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, has revolutionized the process of guitar manufacturing by developing a virtually indestructible nylon-bodied guitar that would make members of ''The Who'' cringe. Diegel can expect big things for 3D printing technology in the near future, predicting that entire buildings will be capable of printing within 5 or 6 years.<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice (arkar for allvoices.com)[http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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Summary: Researchers from UPenn and MIT have developed the capability of combining sugar and 3D printing technology to amass an artificial liver. The printer extruded a sugar armature structure in which tissue and blood vessels were organized to promote proper blood circulation, then liver cells were introduced after the sugar lattice was dissolved using water. While these synthetic organs are not nearly large enough for human implantation, the study exhibitsa very inventive and potentially life-saving use for 3D printing technology.<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing (Technabob for technabob.com) [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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Summary: In the spirit of expanding the possibilities of 3D printing, Manro Manriquez has developed a design for the Burritob0t, which is a robotic printer/extruder that will output burritos. The idea was developed after "realizing the overlap between 3D printing (additive assembly and interchangeable ingredients) with burrito construction." The project plans to launch a Kickstarter program to fund its efforts, but the Big Picture is clear: the Burritob0t is just one of many efforts attempting to realize the possibilities of robotic food construction.<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers (Olson for Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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Summary: Bastian Schaefer, a cabin engineer with Airbus, has been toying with the possibilities of 3D printing an entire airplane. As the largest 3D printers to date are the size of a modest dining room table, the plan is part of an almost 40 year endeavor in which smaller airplane parts would be printed now while entire planes should be extruded by 2050. Efforts are inspired by the possibility of manufacturing lighter simulated aircraft by cheaper means.<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs (Greenburg for Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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Summary: Think your personal belongings are secure? A German hacker known as "Ray" demonstrated to an audience at the Hackers of Planet Earth conference in New York that even high-security handcuffs are no match for the powers of 3D printers and a carefully designed, makeshift, plastic key. This development reveals the susceptibility of secure systems to the looming power of 3D printers and a little human ingenuity.<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library (Kurt and Colegrove for ACRL TechConnect Blog) [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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Summary: The DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library at the University of Nevada, Reno has added two 3D printers, a 3D scanner, and supporting software available for general use to the school community. Thanks to professor Tod Colegrove, the University is one of the first to experiment with an open-lab 3D printing environment, investigating just how the school environment will benefit from the ability to rapidly prototype designs applicable to a range of majors and scientific disciplines.<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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Summary: Dr. Lee Cronin from the University of Glasgow has applied 3D printing to chemistry. By printing custom reaction vessels with polypropylene, he creates strong, yet chemically inert reactors other unit operations to create what could be called a small chemical plant. By using the correct reactants and 3D printed architecture, one could make their own drugs. Because all organic molecules are made almost entirely of carbon, oxygen, any hydrogen, it is throught that a few basic reactants and 3D printed equipment could provide all that is needed to have access to a wide variety of drugs.<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 ''(Raby for SlashGear)''[http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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Summary: Global Industry Analysts projects that collectively, the business of 3D printing will reach $3 billion in profits by they year 2018, which is made possible by a number of factors: evolving the technology to enable printing of vastly different materials, driving down production costs to build more printers cheaply, etc. 3D printing is more than just a fad, but a flowering business venture!<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 6'''; ''New machine prints stone using sand and binding agent [http://www.gizmag.com/stone-spray/23634/]''<br />
Summary: A new machine called Stone Spray uses an robotic arm like sprayer to build small structures from dirt and sand. A binder is added to the material to make it solidify. The noval thing about this arm design is that it can print from any angle, not just from the floor up. It can even print horizontally from a vertical wall. Future developments could result in a machine that can build retaining walls and bridges from materials found in the local environment. Data on the stones durability or the cost of the binder is unknown. <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer (Cameron Naramore, 3D Printer) [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space]<br/><br />
Summary: NASA spends much of its money on base costs of bringing equiptment up into space. They are also limited in which object to bring because very fragile ones will not endure the g's during liftoff. However, the emerging technology 'SpiderFab' is a 3D printer which will operate in space to print objects out of the atmosphere. With SpiderFab, innovative, hightech equipment can be printed directly out of our atmosphere and no longer require special liftoff considerations.<br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print (Zach Walton, WebProNews/Technology) [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br/><br />
Summary: Many 3D printed parts have accurate exterior features but fall short when it comes to structural performance. Purdue University professor Bedrich Benes is working on a software which will find these stress concentration points and add material to reduce the likelyhood of failure. This program also can find areas of excess material and remove it to save money and time (i.e. hollowed figures with struts in lieu of a completely solid object). <br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]'' (Walters for Geek.com) <br><br />
Summary: 3D printers don't just print plastic, they can apparently print a wood-like material called 'Laywood' which feels, smells, and looks like real wood. This material consists of 40% recycled wood, and a polymer binder. This material won't warp, it doesn't experience shrinkage, and it doesn't require a heated bed for production. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
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'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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Summary: Cody Wilson, a second-year law student at the University of Texas at Austin, had his 3D printer seized upon revealing the news that he was planning on printing a pistol capable of firing a single shot. Wilson leads Wiki Weapon, a project that plans to make open-source blue prints for constructing 3D ptinted guns. Stratasys lent a Stratasys uPrint SE to Wiki Weapon; upon discovery of his plan to print a pistol without a gun manufacturers license, they cancelled the lease and seized the printer. Wilson argues that it is legal in the U.S. to manufacture a gun at home without a license if it is concealable on a person, although such a weapon is subject to review.<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]'' (Hearn for Engadget) <br><br />
Summary: A group of engineers from Disney are using 'printed optics' to create interactive objects using 3D printing. This technology uses the 3D model to guide the light from LEDs to potentially replace the use of LCD and LED screens in displaying information on smaller interactive devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]'' (Burrus for The Blog) <br><br />
Summary: This article describes the process of 3D printing and its applications as of recently. In the future, it can be used to deliver products to customers as soon as they are manufactured; like shoes, dresses, parts for jet engines, or even human bones. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM ''(Marks for New Scientist)''[http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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Summary: US patent 8286236, granted to Intellectual Ventures of Bellvue, Washington, grants 3D printers the ability to read digital authenticity codes judging whether or not that printer has legal authority to print a digital part file. This sweeping patent leads to more controversy surrounding digital rights management (DRM).<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics (Joseph Flaherty, WIRED) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br/><br />
Summary: Although 3D printer plastics may seem like a boring topic to some, Faberdashery, a plastics company based in Somerset, England is trying to change that. By examining and perfecting each of their plastics' formulas, the company can provide RepRap machine owners with a precise product taylored to their specific needs including color, smell, and even the addition of sparkles.<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument (Aaron Sankin for Huffington Post) [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br/><br />
Summary: Combining a love of engineering and a passion for music, Olaf Diegel has created a business out of printing customized 3D guitars capable of producing rich sounds and excellent tonal ranges. Although skeptical at first, San Francisco-based designer Scott Summit agrees that even 3D printed ''accoustic'' guitars perform well and do not buckle under the stress of strings, etc.<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''3D Printing comes to the Disney Universe: Your face Frozen in Carbonite'' (David J Hill, Singularity Hub) [http://singularityhub.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-comes-to-the-disney-universe-your-face-frozen-in-carbonite/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: Disney has began to use 3D printing technology to personalize objects. Girls can have small statues of Disney Princesses printed out featuring their own faces for about $100. Star Wars fans can have small models of themselves frozen in carbonite. This interesting use of 3D printing will not only bring in profits for Disney, but also serve to greatly promote 3D printing technology.<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/] (Beckhusen for WIRED)'' <br><br />
Summary: A group's efforts to create a 3D printed pistol looks promising. Efforts were halted when the group's printer was taken away and now they are currently applying for a gun license. Companies have been contributing to the development by volunteering manufacturing space and providing support in the group's vision. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength ''(Matus for inhabitat.com)''[http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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Summary: Researchers at Purdue University have developed computer software that recognizes structural flaws in 3D models and adds supporting material before the objects are printed, greatly increasing the structural integrity of these 3D printed materials.<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military (David Meyer, ZDNet)[http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/]<br/><br />
Summary: U.S. Military has developed a new, inexpensive, portable 3D printer capable of printing spare parts in the field. 1/4 the cost of the MakerBot Replicator 2, these new machines are small and can even fit in a backpack, extremely useful for spare parts if needed during a warfight.<br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/](Warr for WIRED) <br><br />
Summary: A photo booth in Japan will scan your body and create a figurine of you. It can be a maximum of 8 inches tall and doesn't have the precision yet to pick up on shiny jewelry, earrings, mesh items, or glasses. Customers must pose for about 15 minutes for the machine to collect their body data. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double ''(Hearn for engadget)''[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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Summary: Do you love James Bond? The filmmakers of the latest Bond movie, ''Skyfall,'' tasked 3D printing company Voxeljet with sculpting 1:3 scale stunt doubles of James' latest whip, the Aston Martin DB5. Luckily, no real vehicles were harmed in the making of the film, but these 18-piece scale models were. Check out the photos within the article!<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells ''(Walton on WebProNews)''[http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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Summary: Researchers at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a mobile 3D printed robot powered by rat heart cells. They hope that one day, these robots can be used to detect and/or neutralize specific chemical and toxins found in our environment.<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively ''(Dillet for TechCrunch)''[http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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Summary: Thanks to the stereolithography printing technique, Formlabs and Kickstarer have joined forces to create the Form 1, a low-cost 3D printer capable of professional grade printing built into a hobbyist size and budget. Unfortunately, ''3D systems'' has held a patent on stereolithography techniques since 1997 and is demanding reparations by legal means.<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage] (Star Staff for The Star)--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]] <br><br />
Summary: A 3D tissue printer was developed by scientists at Wake Forest University, which uses a traditional inkjet printer combined with an electrospinning machine. This was a proof of concept study which was successfully tested on mice with cartilage cells from a rabbit's ear. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]'' (Sami for Onward State) <br> <br />
Summary: Penn State’s EDSGN 497D course was featured on Onward State’s website. The article describes the open source RepRap technology, as well as the course structure in order to inform the surrounding community. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future ''(Mathur for thinkdigit.com)''[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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Summary: Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a simple and inexpensive conductive plastic composite with 3D printing applications. This material can allow the printing of electronic tracks and sensors directly into 3D printed objects, opening doors for 3D printers to print electronics sometime in the near future. <br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans ''(Lourens for gearburn.com)''[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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Summary: As scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have created cartilage using 3D printers capable for human transplants (see article here: [http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage]), Lourens discusses his views on why 3D printing technology will 'disrupt the world in 2013.' <br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites ''(Kaurfman for TechNewsDaily)''[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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Summary: Scientists have developed a space-ready, 3D printed CubeSat in seeking a low-cost way to launch their experiments into space. All but the satellite's sensors and computer chips were 3D printed in the laboratory. Development of these satellites can be revolutionized by 3D printing, as the process can be almost fully automated. Want to learn more about CubeSats? Check out the article!<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Get a 3-d print of your unborn child [http://news.discovery.com/tech/3d-printer-fetus-fasotec-120808.html]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service (Sharif Sakr in engadget) [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]'' Summary: The service, first starting in Belgium and the Netherlands, will eventually expand to all Staples stores. You'll be able to upload your file and then have it printed as fragments of paper arranged in 0.1mm layers up to a maximum height of six inches.<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials (BBC) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
Summary: The article discusses the possibilities of using Moon rocks to create tools or spare parts. Prof Amit Bandyopadhyay is quoted backing the possibility and he is supported by David Woods (author of How Apollo Flew). Prof Colin Pillinger offers quotes claiming that it is a nice theory however not all that practical or worth it.<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots (Robert Beckhusen in Wired) [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/] and (Andy Greenberg in Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/]'' <br />
Summary: Only one part, the lower receiver, was printed out in the gun. This is a very important part since it is heavily regulated and carries the serial number of the weapon. It was expected to break, but in something closer to 20 rather than only 6 shots. <br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company'' (Daniel Ferry, The Motley Fool.) [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
Summary: Two of the three biggest 3D printing companies, Stratasys and Objet, have merged to create the world's biggest 3D printing company. The new $3 billion company will face difficulties in integrating the separate companies, but the potential benefits of combining resources far outweigh the risks. The company will still be named Stratasys, and Stratasys shareholders control 55% while Objet controls 45%.<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer'' (David Allen, Seeking Alpha) [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: While Arcam AB may not have as many sales as 3D Systems or Stratasys, it does have a much high return on equity while maintaining a strong profit margin. Arcam AB focuses on working with expensive metals like Titanium and Cobalt Chromium, where the reduced waste of additive manufacturing leads to significant profits. The Swedish company is begin to gain momentum in the United States but selling printers to Oak Ridge National Labatories.<br />
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'''December 4'''; A discussion of the entrepreneurial spirit of DIY RepRap users (The Engineer). [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]'' Summary: This article discussed how people are starting to become entrepreneurs in their homes and bedrooms and how the popularity of 3D printing is on the rise. The article also talks about Adrian Bowyer, the founder of RepRap, along with a united kingdom company that prints out designs made by young kids to popular designers. <br />
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'''December 6'''; ''Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA."'' (Jeremy Hsu, TechNewsDaily and LiveScience.) [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: The manufacturing capabilities of the United States have been declining for decades, but 3D printing might be able to reverse that trend. A government grant of $30 million created The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which focuses on promoted the development of 3D printing. While this technology would not be suited to produce 10 million units of trash cans, it would be perfect for making 50 to 100 military aircraft.<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base'' (Megan Gannon, Space.com) [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
Summary: Researchers have developed a method of using simulated moon dust to create 3D printed objects. While the technology is still in rudimentary stages, this proof of concept experiment shows that lunar astronauts could replace broken tools or even create new structures using just the available materials. Considering the cost of transportation to the moon, this technology could create extensive cost savings and improve the feasibility of a long term moon base. Eventually, this technology could even by expanded to be used on Mars.<br />
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'''December 6'''; Discussion of 3D printers being developed to print medical (and recreational) drugs (Beta Beat). [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; ''Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing.'' (Eric Savitz, Forbes Magazine.) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: This article predicts 10 uses of 3D printers for that will start becoming widespread next year. Some examples include 3D printing shops at the mall that will allow manufacturers to only ship designs and 3D printed medical implants that will help save lives. The bottom of this article also features slideshow gallery of ten cool things that can be printed, such as glasses frames and engagement rings. <br />
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'''December 7'''; Harvard’s Semitic Museum Is Using 3D Printers To Restore An Ancient Statue [http://www.webpronews.com/harvards-semitic-museum-is-using-3d-printers-to-restore-an-ancient-statues-2012-12]--[[User:Wjf5042|Wjf5042]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/] Summary: Brian Benchoff writes on article about 3D printing shows in NYC to an amazing wall of 3D printers that are controlled from a mobile phone. At the end of the article a short video of the wall of printers can be seen in action creating an orchestra of 3D printing ingenuity. <br />
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'''December 10''' The Plant of the Future: 3D Printing [http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/12/the-plant-of-the-future-3d-printing]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article talks about how 3D printing could have a real place in manufacturing by the end of the decade.<br />
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'''December 10'''; Staples Plans to Enter 3-D Printing Scene, Shapeways Keeps Calm [http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2012/12/10/staples-plans-to-enter-3-d-printing-scene-shapeways-keeps-cool/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The office supply chain Staples plans to bring 3D printing to some of its overseas stores in the first quarter of 2013.<br />
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'''December 10'''; '' Insdie The Worlds's Biggest Consumer 3D printing Factory'' (Andy Greenberg) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/10/inside-the-worlds-biggest-consumer-focused-3d-printing-factory/]--[[User:Steven Crump|Steven Crump]] Summary: Article written by Andy Greenber, memeber of Forbes staff, talks about Shapeways 3D printing setup. The slideshow at the end of the article has some amazing pictures including microprintng and a printed dress. Some really amazing prints.<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Undetectable Firearms Act and 3D printed guns. [http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57558213-76/the-undetectable-firearms-act-and-3d-printed-guns-faq/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article asks a great question; Is renewing the act really just a stealth attempt to regulate 3D printing?<br />
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'''December 11'''; ''Homemade 3D-printed gifts (Travis Andrews in DVice)[http://dvice.com/archives/2012/12/15-3d-printed-g.php]'' Summary: A list of 15 gifts you can print out yourself including a large range of things as simple as chess sets and cookie cutters to more complicated ones such as an RC planes and working pencil sharpeners. A good look into the future of gift giving. <br />
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'''December 11'''; Musings on the potential for 3D printers to be the next big thing in home electronics (Digital Trends). [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Army is Deploying 3D Printers to Afghanistan [http://www.webpronews.com/the-army-deploys-3d-printers-to-afghanistan-2012-08]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The army is setting up mobile labs in Afghanistan that will include CNC machines and 3D printers.<br />
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'''December 11'''; A few weeks with a 3D printer[http://johnbiehler.com/2011/08/02/a-few-weeks-with-a-3d-printer-what-ive-learned/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:15, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; Brand NEW Gyro Cube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Zx02qAacA&feature=plcp]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:37, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 12'''; 3D Printer Makes Medical Models (Video):[http://www.coloradotech.edu/Student-Life/CTU-Blog/December-2012/3D-Printer-Medical-Models]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article contains a cool video showing a 3D printer printing a model of a human heart. This helps to show that 3D printing can extend far beyond the engineering student or the hobbyist at home, 3D printers could have so many more applications than once thought<br />
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'''December 12'''; What is True Colour 3D Printing? [http://www.mcortechnologies.com/what-is-true-colour-3d-printing/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] A look at the technology to blend filament colors.<br />
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'''December 12'''; '' 10 Cool Holiday Gifts You Can Make With Your 3D Printer '' (Victor Luckerson) [http://business.time.com/2012/12/12/10-cool-holiday-gifts-you-can-make-with-a-3-d-printer/slide/a-merry-makers-christmas/] --[[User:Steven Crump | Steven Crump]] Summary: If its close to the holidays or your still thinking of that last minute birthday gift, this article will give you some neat ideas for some funny and great inexpensive gifts. There are some great little gift ideas for events like secret Santa.<br />
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'''December 13'''; '' MU Students Tinker with New 3D Printing Technology'' ( Amy Couch) [http://www.komu.com/news/mu-students-tinker-with-new-3d-printing-technology-38696/]--[[User:Steven Crump|Steven Crump]] Summary: Article written by Amy Couch talks about Missouri engineers 3D printing a chess piece and their 3D printing experiences.<br />
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'''December 13'''; ''3D printing goes prime time as staples to offer 'easy 3D' service'' (David J. Hill, SingularityHub) [http://singularityhub.com/2012/12/13/3d-printing-goes-prime-time-staples-to-offer-easy-3d-service/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: Staples is beginning to offer a 3D printing service to it's customers. The store will use Mcor's IRIS 3D printer to create a 3D model of a Cad file by extruding paper as a filament. The service will first be available in The Netherlands and Belgium, but will soon come to the U.S. This move is one more attempt to keep paper relevant and profitable in the digital age. <br />
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'''December 13'''; '' 3D Printing Beats Rare Disease '' (Seth Colaner) [http://hothardware.com/News/3D-Printing-Enables-Toddler-To-Triumph-Over-Rare-Disease/] --[[User:Steven Crump | Steven Crump]] Summary: An amazing inspirational video that will give you goosebumps about 3D printing helping a young girl overcome her disease. This Video does a wonderful job demonstrating the usefulness of 3D printing and its vast versatility. <br />
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'''December 15'''; ''A cheap way to print electronic devices '' (The economist) [http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21568360-cheap-way-print-electronic-devices-your-flexible-friend?fsrc=rss%7Csct]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: By combining soot and polyester, Dr. Simon Leigh has developed a filament that can conduct electricity. The special thing about this filament is that it's resistance changes under pressure. Some uses for this technology would be to measure the rehabilitation of stroke patients and remotely move a robotic arm by using a glove.<br />
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'''December 15'''; ''3D-printed X-Cube is the hardest Rubik’s cube ever'' [[http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/15/3d-printed-x-cube-rubiks-cube-video/]]<br />
Summary: This new take on the 3x3x3 rubik's cube is arguably the most difficult rubik's cube yet!</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Arcol.hu_Hot-End_Version_3.0&diff=75614Arcol.hu Hot-End Version 3.02012-12-16T04:08:20Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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|image = Arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0_twins_bottom.jpg<br />
|name = Arcol.hu Hot-end Version 3.0<br />
|description = A new hot-end for almost all possible 3D printer<br />
|status = working<br />
|license = [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ cc by-nc]]<br />
|author = Arcol<br />
|reprap = Sui Generis<br />
|url = [http://wiki.arcol.hu/arcol-hu-hot-end arcol.hu's wiki page]<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Extruders|Extruders]][[:Category:Hot End|Hot End]][[Category:Extruders]][[Category:Hot End]]<br />
|cadModel = [http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/c/cb/Arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.dxf.bz2 Arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.dxf]<br />
[http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/9/9c/Arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.scad.bz2 Arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.scad]<br />
[http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/7/73/Arcol_HotEnd_v3.0_parts.zip Arcol_HotEnd_v3.0_parts.zip]<br />
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=News=<br />
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This v3 version is being superseded by the [[Arcol.hu Hot-End Version 4|'''all-metal''' version v4]]. <br />
For more information about v4, <br />
please visit [http://wiki.arcol.hu/v4-announcement v4 announcement].<br />
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''The v4 is a million times better then v3.'' -- arcol.hu<br />
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=Introduction=<br />
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This hot-end is compatible (or adaptable) almost all known 3D printer. <br />
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* It is electrically and mechanically compatible with RapMan from Bits From Bytes.<br />
* Mendel has already a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2088 modified x-carriage for single] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3073 double head] to accept this hot-end, and also [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3015 modified Wade's extruder] can drive it.<br />
* Prusajr Mendel variation accept this hot-end by default.<br />
* MakerBot mount exist in 2 versions (simple and complex)<br />
* [http://wiki.shapercube.com/ ShaperCube], UP! printer needs volunteers. (not supported attm)<br />
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=Files=<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"<br />
|- style="background-color:#999999;" <br />
! FILE ID#<br />
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! DESCRIPTION<br />
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| arcol.hu hot-end v3.0.dxf<br />
| CAD File - 2D drawing<br />
| This is the DXF for the SCAD<br />
| [[media:arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.dxf.bz2|.dxf.bz2]]<br />
| [[User:Bogdan.kecman|--Bogdan Kecman]] 09:21, 2011-02-23 (UTC)<br />
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| arcol.hu hot-end v3.0.scad <br />
| SCAD file - 3D assembly<br />
| This is the openSCAD model of the hot end<br />
| [[media:arcol.hu_hot-end_v3.0.scad.bz2|.scad.bz2]]<br />
| [[User:Bogdan.kecman|--Bogdan Kecman]] 09:21, 2011-02-23 (UTC)<br />
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| arcol_HotEnd_v3.0_parts.zip <br />
| ZIP archive <br />
| Archive of scad files containing all parts hot end consists of<br />
| [[media:arcol_HotEnd_v3.0_parts.zip|.zip]]<br />
| [[User:Bogdan.kecman|--Bogdan Kecman]] 15:25, 2011-02-23 (CET)<br />
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=Main features=<br />
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#Mechanical and electrical compatibility with Rapman. It has the same mountings, and use the same range of heater element (power resistor), and the exact same of thermistor.<br />
#Completely separated hot and cold zones. The filament only melts 10mm in total in the hot-end (including nozzle too). So it is very unlikely it blocks because of heat traveling.<br />
#Maintenability. You can unscrew everything, nothing glued or mounted permanently together. You can easily clean if some contamination blocks inside the nozzle. You can see inside, because the nozzle is about 10mm. Look at [http://blog.arcol.hu/?p=937 this article], if you wonder why it was important to me.<br />
#Compact. The overall height is about 70mm. The rapman needs some additional spacer disks to not modify the machine at all. (and also I dont see a point to have ability to print taller objects on rapman. Or having bigger Z travel)<br />
#Wire relief. It is secured, so its hard to broke one of the connections (especially the thermistors' one). I have some connection issue with my stock rapman hot-end, but I would need to destroy the nozzle and thermistor to examine it. It sucks.<br />
#Easy assembly. That basically means eliminated fire cement. Only the thermistor needs a tiny bit. I can mount a nozzle within 20 minutes with connectors, and everything.<br />
#Purpose machined. Everything is made with a CNC machine or lathe. That means virtually no leakage possible anywhere. I always prefered the better solution then cheaper one. That means additional heatsink (even if it is not really required), lathe on everything, etc.<br />
#Exchangable nozzle. Only the nozzle needs to be changed for different orifice size, or inner structure. So it is easily upgradable in the future for a fraction of price…;-)<br />
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=Original Informations=<br />
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[http://wiki.arcol.hu/arcol-hu-hot-end Hot-end on wiki.arcol.hu]<br />
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[http://blog.arcol.hu/?p=1746 Original blogpost on blog.arcol.hu]<br />
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[http://wiki.arcol.hu/arcol-hu-hot-end-assembly Assembly info]<br />
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=Design Info=<br />
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This extruder is designed with idea to minimize the heat propagation from the heater up the extruder in order to reduce transition zone so that higher level of control can be achieved. This way we achieve also better precision as filament movement is more precise, ooze caused by pressure change is reduced to minimum and filament require less force to be extruded because transition zone is very short. The only path for the heat to move upwards is trough the filament alone and even this is reduced by introduction of extra cooling "pipe". You can read more about problems with heat propagation on [http://elco.crsndoo.com/wordpress/2010/11/modifications-of-the-original-rapman-extruder-hot-end-that-helped/ Bogdan's post about modifications to the RapMan extruder]<br />
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==Hot End==<br />
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Hot end of this extruder consist of 4 parts. <br />
#Nozzle<br />
#Heater block<br />
#Heating element<br />
#Temperature probe<br />
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===Nozzle===<br />
Nozzle is made out of aluminium on the lathe. It comes with 0.35 and 0.5mm orifice (minimum useful orifice size is 0.25mm and Arcol might decide to produce those too but for now it is not available - this does not prevent anyone to make the nozzle himself using any orifice size :D ). The outside of the nozzle is threaded so it can be easily screwed into the heater block.<br />
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There are 2 important features of this nozzle<br />
#orifice<br />
#threads to attach rest of the extruder<br />
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Orifice on this extruder is "long". Much longer then on standard extruders. The reason for the short orifice channel usually is that it is very hard to drill long hole with a very small drill. Drilling 0.35mm hole 2mm in length is a seriously nasty task that requires special tools. What this feature provides is zero turbulence. If we go back to basics of fluid dynamics we'll find that to remove turbulence caused by pushing liquid trough reduced diameter pipe length of the pipe must be 5 times longer then radius of the pipe. This means that if we need to completely remove turbulence for 0.35mm nozzle we have to have 0.35mm channel be at least 1.75mm long, and for 0.5mm nozzle we need this to be 2.5mm. As same piece is used for both the 2mm channel length is selected. There is a downside to this long channel too. The longer channel increases the force needed for the filament to be extruded, but considering that other design choices reduced the force needed my opinion is that this is worth it. <br />
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The acceptor on the nozzle is threaded with self-closing thread - M10x1<br />
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===Heater block===<br />
Heater block is just a piece of aluminium 10mm thick with a threaded hole for nozzle and 2 smooth holes, one for heating element and another for temperature probe<br />
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===Heating element===<br />
Heating element used is 4R7 5W axial resistor. <br />
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===Temperature probe===<br />
Depending on the electronics you use this extruder with, you need to use appropriate temperature probe. If you use it with RapMan you need GT204 100K NTC, if you use standard genX you need 200K NTC, some custom electronics use J or K type thermocouples ...<br />
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==Peek hat==<br />
Hot end of the extruder is linked to the rest (cold end) using "peek hat". This is a PEEK pipe threaded on one side (M10x1) so it can screw into nozzle, and with smooth hole inside (6mm) so it can take the PTFE tube that allows for smooth feed of the filament. This peek pipe has a flange on one side so it can hold the cold end.<br />
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==PTFE==<br />
PTFE tube goes trough all of the extruder.<br />
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==MDF+Steel heat barrier==<br />
MDF + Steel barrier act like a barrier to prevent heat rising from the heater + it secures top part of the extruder to the PEEK. The PEEK's flange is squeezed between steel triangle and aluminium heat sink (tube).<br />
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==Heat Sink==<br />
There are two heat sinks. First - outer heat sink is made out of copper and it cools the PEEK top and MDF+steel barriers. Other is the aluminium heat sink (tube) that removes heat from PTFE tube.<br />
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==Top disks==<br />
Top disks are made from MDF and provide<br />
*input for the filament<br />
*mount point for the extruder (to connect to extruder drive - like wade's drive)<br />
*secure point for wires (from heater and from thermal probe)<br />
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Top disks are connected to the steel triangle + mdf heat barrier via 3 steel distancers.<br />
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=Introductionary video=<br />
<videoflash type="vimeo">16136478|640|480</videoflash></div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=PEG&diff=75611PEG2012-12-16T03:53:44Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div>=Polyethylene glycol (PEG)=<br />
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Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a potential water-soluble support mechanism that can be used for 3D printing. <br />
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For detailed information see [http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Polymers/Polyethylene-Glycols-PEGs.htm this page].<br />
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==Properties==<br />
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PEG is a flexible, non-toxic water-soluble wax-like polymer. <br />
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Via a random MSDS, [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p5029.htm here]:<br />
''"Melting Point: Melting point increases as molecular weight increases: PEG 400 = 4-8C (39-46F) PEG 600 = 20-25C (68-77F) PEG1500 = 44-48C (111-118F) PEG 4000 = 54-58C (129-136F) PEG 6000 = 56-63C (133-145F)"''<br />
==Uses==<br />
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PEGs are used in cosmetics, medicine, used in food and food packaging. They can be used as plasticizers, solvents, water-soluble lubricants for rubber molds; wetting or softening agents, antistatics in the production of urethane rubber, components of detergents, etc.<br />
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==Cost==<br />
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Jesse Brennan pointed out that Lee Valley sells PEG 1000 and PEG 1450 for CAD$6/lb (USD$11.25/kg). PEG 1000 melts at 37C, PEG 1450 melts at 43C. (PEG x means PEG with a molecular weight of x). Lee Valley is an expensive but high-quality Canadian woodworking tool store. They sell the PEG as a "green wood stabilizer".<br />
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[[Category:Consumables]]</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=75610User:Klk53272012-12-16T03:25:29Z<p>Klk5327: /* Extra Blog: A */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Extra Blog: H==<br />
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*'''If someone came up to you, and asked you: “So, what good are these 3D printer things, anyway? Why would I want to have one?” What would you tell them?<br />
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Look here man, you've obviously been missing out. So you have a good idea of how printers work right? Let's translate that concept into 3D instead of 2D. There's a variety of types of printers that can print with a whole array or materials from paper to metal to cells. The basic idea is pretty simple: the printer lays down the material layer by layer until the object is built up. Some printers are even able to create something called 'support material' which allows for very complicated objects to be created. This material adheres to the main material during the printing process and then can easily be removed by being broken off or even melted away with water. The idea here is that you can create any object you want, or at least will be able to fairly soon in the future. In time, progress in the technology will allow for things like large objects to be printed or ones which require multiple materials.<br />
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Imagine that a button on your keyboard breaks, or you want the doorknobs around your house to look cooler or you're running low on nails or thumbtacks. Eventually you'll be able to go to your 3D printer, acquire the file needed online and print it out. There's a lot of people creating a huge variety of things and posting them on a website called Thingiverse, but if you learn 3D modeling software you can design anything you want, anyway you want it and maybe share it with the community. 3D printing has already made its way into a huge array of fields from art to chemistry and the next logical step is it arriving straight to households everywhere. I would really be looking forward to it if I were you.<br />
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==Week 15==<br />
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*'''When you finally get your first self-driving car, would you prefer it to have locked firmware, where you would be unable to know whether it drove you past more McDonnalds' when it sensed your children in the back set, or unlocked firmware which you could investigate, but which under-qualified would-be mechanics could alter to suit their own tastes? Do you think the code would be more secure if kept secret, or if it were available to good guys and bad guys alike for community review?<br />
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I think that Doctorow makes a beautiful point when he talks about how he doesn't want technologies he depends on (car and hearing aid) to be designed in order to prevent him from "terminating processes on them that work against my interests." There's definitely a lot of negative things that can occur if incompetent or 'bad' men alter firmware, I can't argue with that, so I definitely don't think that altering firmware should be made easy. However, I do whole-heartedly agree with Doctorow's stance that designers of computers can't focus designs on keeping firmware intact and untouchable. The consequences of this would be perhaps even more dangerous than incompetents and 'bad' men getting their hands on unlocked firmware. In the end, we can keep arguing about the pros and cons of unlockable firmware, but the big picture is exactly what Doctorow presents.<br />
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*'''If the U.N. asked you to develop a sketch of a regulatory framework for 3D printing, what would you do?<br />
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I suppose 'refuse' would not be a good response. The thing is that the more I think about any type of regulation the more my ideas are countered with thoughts of "but that wouldn't actually stop people in any way". Regulation definitely needs to be approached in a vastly different way that it has been in the past, but I'm just not able to think of any good solutions that my mind doesn't instantly reject. Doctorow addresses this in a way when he talks about how removing a hands-free phone from a car is simply taking a feature out of the car and does not interfere with the basic nature of the car. He talks about how removing PirateBay from the internet is '''not''' the same thing and this form of censorship is simply not the right way to proceed. Unfortunately I can't go any further than agreeing with him. <br />
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*'''Do you think Doctorow's predictions for the future are plausible or likely?<br />
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I'm interested in a prediction he made about "a drive the size of your fingernail that could hold every song ever recorded, every movie ever made, every word ever spoken, every picture ever taken, everything, and transfer it in such a short period of time you didn't even notice it was doing it". I think this is perfectly plausible and we're definitely heading towards this direction right now, though he talks about how my generation's grandchildren will get to experience such a thing. I'm a tad skeptical about the time span in which he thinks this will happen, but then again I grew up with floppy disks and the change from that to casually carrying around a flash drive with half of my computer's contents on it seemed really surreal even as it was happening so perhaps my skepticism is a little ridiculous in this case.<br />
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*'''Can the copyright war be won? If so, how? If not, where do we go from here?<br />
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The way it's heading one side pushes then the other one pushes harder, rinse and repeat. Eventually I feel like copyright law will push too far and truly begin to anger people as they start feeling that their rights are legitimately being threatened. This war will probably end in a proverbial bloodbath.<br />
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==Week 14==<br />
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*'''Do any of the designs above seem more suitable than the others? <br />
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It's difficult to tell too much about the designs from the descriptions but I would say that [http://filabot.com/ Filabot] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12948 RecycleBot] seem the most promising. Of course, the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30642 Lyman Filament Extruder] also has the smallest description although it did mention something about "extruding filament from pellets", which may imply that the material already needs to be in pellet form to be made in to a filament? If that is the case this design is definitely the most impractical. The first two designs seem to have the same end goals in mind and I think that they both have great potential though Filabot seems to be further along in the designing process. <br />
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*'''What kind of influence might a recycling system have on the DIY RepRap community?<br />
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This is actually a really exciting idea to me. Obviously it would essentially eliminate the price of material used for 3D printing which, after the printer is put together, would be the only real expense. I'm also interested to see the variety of plastics that can be recycled into material and the kinds of interesting filaments that can be created. I tend to look at 3D printing as art [http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/044/ALOT.png alot] of the time and the recycling process will allow for creation of the filament to become it's own little art form. <br />
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*'''Does building a filament recycler sound difficult to you, even with step by step guides?<br />
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I sort of kind of maybe have an ok grasp and building a 3D printer so, can a recycler be more difficult? If anything it should be a bit simpler. I would most definitely tackle such a project ''especially'' with step by step instructions.<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=75588User:Klk53272012-12-16T02:07:10Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 15 */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Extra Blog: A==<br />
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*'''How does this relate to RepRap? <br />
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*'''What sorts of new devices can you conceive of?<br />
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*'''Other thoughts?<br />
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==Week 15==<br />
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*'''When you finally get your first self-driving car, would you prefer it to have locked firmware, where you would be unable to know whether it drove you past more McDonnalds' when it sensed your children in the back set, or unlocked firmware which you could investigate, but which under-qualified would-be mechanics could alter to suit their own tastes? Do you think the code would be more secure if kept secret, or if it were available to good guys and bad guys alike for community review?<br />
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I think that Doctorow makes a beautiful point when he talks about how he doesn't want technologies he depends on (car and hearing aid) to be designed in order to prevent him from "terminating processes on them that work against my interests." There's definitely a lot of negative things that can occur if incompetent or 'bad' men alter firmware, I can't argue with that, so I definitely don't think that altering firmware should be made easy. However, I do whole-heartedly agree with Doctorow's stance that designers of computers can't focus designs on keeping firmware intact and untouchable. The consequences of this would be perhaps even more dangerous than incompetents and 'bad' men getting their hands on unlocked firmware. In the end, we can keep arguing about the pros and cons of unlockable firmware, but the big picture is exactly what Doctorow presents.<br />
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*'''If the U.N. asked you to develop a sketch of a regulatory framework for 3D printing, what would you do?<br />
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I suppose 'refuse' would not be a good response. The thing is that the more I think about any type of regulation the more my ideas are countered with thoughts of "but that wouldn't actually stop people in any way". Regulation definitely needs to be approached in a vastly different way that it has been in the past, but I'm just not able to think of any good solutions that my mind doesn't instantly reject. Doctorow addresses this in a way when he talks about how removing a hands-free phone from a car is simply taking a feature out of the car and does not interfere with the basic nature of the car. He talks about how removing PirateBay from the internet is '''not''' the same thing and this form of censorship is simply not the right way to proceed. Unfortunately I can't go any further than agreeing with him. <br />
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*'''Do you think Doctorow's predictions for the future are plausible or likely?<br />
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I'm interested in a prediction he made about "a drive the size of your fingernail that could hold every song ever recorded, every movie ever made, every word ever spoken, every picture ever taken, everything, and transfer it in such a short period of time you didn't even notice it was doing it". I think this is perfectly plausible and we're definitely heading towards this direction right now, though he talks about how my generation's grandchildren will get to experience such a thing. I'm a tad skeptical about the time span in which he thinks this will happen, but then again I grew up with floppy disks and the change from that to casually carrying around a flash drive with half of my computer's contents on it seemed really surreal even as it was happening so perhaps my skepticism is a little ridiculous in this case.<br />
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*'''Can the copyright war be won? If so, how? If not, where do we go from here?<br />
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The way it's heading one side pushes then the other one pushes harder, rinse and repeat. Eventually I feel like copyright law will push too far and truly begin to anger people as they start feeling that their rights are legitimately being threatened. This war will probably end in a proverbial bloodbath.<br />
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==Week 14==<br />
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*'''Do any of the designs above seem more suitable than the others? <br />
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It's difficult to tell too much about the designs from the descriptions but I would say that [http://filabot.com/ Filabot] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12948 RecycleBot] seem the most promising. Of course, the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30642 Lyman Filament Extruder] also has the smallest description although it did mention something about "extruding filament from pellets", which may imply that the material already needs to be in pellet form to be made in to a filament? If that is the case this design is definitely the most impractical. The first two designs seem to have the same end goals in mind and I think that they both have great potential though Filabot seems to be further along in the designing process. <br />
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*'''What kind of influence might a recycling system have on the DIY RepRap community?<br />
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This is actually a really exciting idea to me. Obviously it would essentially eliminate the price of material used for 3D printing which, after the printer is put together, would be the only real expense. I'm also interested to see the variety of plastics that can be recycled into material and the kinds of interesting filaments that can be created. I tend to look at 3D printing as art [http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/044/ALOT.png alot] of the time and the recycling process will allow for creation of the filament to become it's own little art form. <br />
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*'''Does building a filament recycler sound difficult to you, even with step by step guides?<br />
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I sort of kind of maybe have an ok grasp and building a 3D printer so, can a recycler be more difficult? If anything it should be a bit simpler. I would most definitely tackle such a project ''especially'' with step by step instructions.<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=75461User:Klk53272012-12-15T07:05:59Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 15 */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Extra Blog: A==<br />
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*'''How does this relate to RepRap? <br />
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*'''What sorts of new devices can you conceive of?<br />
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*'''Other thoughts?<br />
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==Week 15==<br />
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*'''When you finally get your first self-driving car, would you prefer it to have locked firmware, where you would be unable to know whether it drove you past more McDonnalds' when it sensed your children in the back set, or unlocked firmware which you could investigate, but which under-qualified would-be mechanics could alter to suit their own tastes? Do you think the code would be more secure if kept secret, or if it were available to good guys and bad guys alike for community review?<br />
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I think that Doctorow makes a beautiful point when he talks about how he doesn't want technologies he depends on (car and hearing aid) to be designed in order to prevent him from "terminating processes on them that work against my interests." There's definitely a lot of negative things that can occur if incompetent or 'bad' men alter firmware, I can't argue with that, so I definitely don't think that altering firmware should be made easy. However, I do whole-heartedly agree with Doctorow's stance that designers of computers can't focus designs on keeping firmware intact and untouchable. The consequences of this would be perhaps even more dangerous than incompetents and 'bad' men getting their hands on unlocked firmware. In the end, we can keep arguing about the pros and cons of unlockable firmware, but the big picture is exactly what Doctorow presents.<br />
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*'''If the U.N. asked you to develop a sketch of a regulatory framework for 3D printing, what would you do?<br />
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I suppose 'refuse' would not be a good response. The thing is that the more I think about any type of regulation the more my ideas are countered with thoughts of "but that wouldn't actually stop people in any way". Regulation definitely needs to be approached in a vastly different way that it has been in the past, but I'm just not able to think of any good solutions that my mind doesn't instantly reject. Doctorow addresses this in a way when he talks about how removing a hands-free phone from a car is simply taking a feature out of the car and does not interfere with the basic nature of the car. He talks about how removing PirateBay from the internet is '''not''' the same thing and this form of censorship is simply not the right way to proceed. Unfortunately I can't go any further than agreeing with him. <br />
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*'''Do you think Doctorow's predictions for the future are plausible or likely?<br />
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*'''Can the copyright war be won? Is so, how? If not, where do we go from here?<br />
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==Week 14==<br />
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*'''Do any of the designs above seem more suitable than the others? <br />
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It's difficult to tell too much about the designs from the descriptions but I would say that [http://filabot.com/ Filabot] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12948 RecycleBot] seem the most promising. Of course, the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30642 Lyman Filament Extruder] also has the smallest description although it did mention something about "extruding filament from pellets", which may imply that the material already needs to be in pellet form to be made in to a filament? If that is the case this design is definitely the most impractical. The first two designs seem to have the same end goals in mind and I think that they both have great potential though Filabot seems to be further along in the designing process. <br />
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*'''What kind of influence might a recycling system have on the DIY RepRap community?<br />
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This is actually a really exciting idea to me. Obviously it would essentially eliminate the price of material used for 3D printing which, after the printer is put together, would be the only real expense. I'm also interested to see the variety of plastics that can be recycled into material and the kinds of interesting filaments that can be created. I tend to look at 3D printing as art [http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/044/ALOT.png alot] of the time and the recycling process will allow for creation of the filament to become it's own little art form. <br />
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*'''Does building a filament recycler sound difficult to you, even with step by step guides?<br />
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I sort of kind of maybe have an ok grasp and building a 3D printer so, can a recycler be more difficult? If anything it should be a bit simpler. I would most definitely tackle such a project ''especially'' with step by step instructions.<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=75460User:Klk53272012-12-15T06:29:38Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Extra Blog: A==<br />
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*'''How does this relate to RepRap? <br />
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*'''What sorts of new devices can you conceive of?<br />
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*'''Other thoughts?<br />
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==Week 15==<br />
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*'''When you finally get your first self-driving car, would you prefer it to have locked firmware, where you would be unable to know whether it drove you past more McDonnalds' when it sensed your children in the back set, or unlocked firmware which you could investigate, but which under-qualified would-be mechanics could alter to suit their own tastes? Do you think the code would be more secure if kept secret, or if it were available to good guys and bad guys alike for community review?<br />
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I think that Doctorow makes a beautiful point when he talks about how he doesn't want technologies he depends on (car and hearing aid) to be designed in order to prevent him from "terminating processes on them that work against my interests" <br />
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*'''If the U.N. asked you to develop a sketch of a regulatory framework for 3D printing, what would you do?<br />
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*'''Do you think Doctorow's predictions for the future are plausible or likely?<br />
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*'''Can the copyright war be won? Is so, how? If not, where do we go from here?<br />
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==Week 14==<br />
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*'''Do any of the designs above seem more suitable than the others? <br />
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It's difficult to tell too much about the designs from the descriptions but I would say that [http://filabot.com/ Filabot] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12948 RecycleBot] seem the most promising. Of course, the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30642 Lyman Filament Extruder] also has the smallest description although it did mention something about "extruding filament from pellets", which may imply that the material already needs to be in pellet form to be made in to a filament? If that is the case this design is definitely the most impractical. The first two designs seem to have the same end goals in mind and I think that they both have great potential though Filabot seems to be further along in the designing process. <br />
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*'''What kind of influence might a recycling system have on the DIY RepRap community?<br />
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This is actually a really exciting idea to me. Obviously it would essentially eliminate the price of material used for 3D printing which, after the printer is put together, would be the only real expense. I'm also interested to see the variety of plastics that can be recycled into material and the kinds of interesting filaments that can be created. I tend to look at 3D printing as art [http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/044/ALOT.png alot] of the time and the recycling process will allow for creation of the filament to become it's own little art form. <br />
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*'''Does building a filament recycler sound difficult to you, even with step by step guides?<br />
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I sort of kind of maybe have an ok grasp and building a 3D printer so, can a recycler be more difficult? If anything it should be a bit simpler. I would most definitely tackle such a project ''especially'' with step by step instructions.<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=75448User:Klk53272012-12-15T04:32:55Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 14==<br />
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*'''Do any of the designs above seem more suitable than the others? <br />
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It's difficult to tell too much about the designs from the descriptions but I would say that [http://filabot.com/ Filabot] and [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12948 RecycleBot] seem the most promising. Of course, the [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30642 Lyman Filament Extruder] also has the smallest description although it did mention something about "extruding filament from pellets", which may imply that the material already needs to be in pellet form to be made in to a filament? If that is the case this design is definitely the most impractical. The first two designs seem to have the same end goals in mind and I think that they both have great potential though Filabot seems to be further along in the designing process. <br />
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*'''What kind of influence might a recycling system have on the DIY RepRap community?<br />
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This is actually a really exciting idea to me. Obviously it would essentially eliminate the price of material used for 3D printing which, after the printer is put together, would be the only real expense. I'm also interested to see the variety of plastics that can be recycled into material and the kinds of interesting filaments that can be created. I tend to look at 3D printing as art [http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/044/ALOT.png alot] of the time and the recycling process will allow for creation of the filament to become it's own little art form. <br />
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*'''Does building a filament recycler sound difficult to you, even with step by step guides?<br />
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I sort of kind of maybe have an ok grasp and building a 3D printer so, can a recycler be more difficult? If anything it should be a bit simpler. I would most definitely tackle such a project ''especially'' with step by step instructions.<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nophead%27s_Extruder_Tweaks&diff=75426Nophead's Extruder Tweaks2012-12-15T04:02:15Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div>{{Development<br />
|status = Experimental<br />
|description = Tweaks to improve the original Darwin extruder reliability and throughput with ABS, PCL, PLA and HDPE.<br />
|author = Nophead<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Extruders|Extruders]][[Category:Extruders]], [[:Category:Cold End|Cold End]][[Category:Cold End]], [[:Category:Hot End|Hot End]][[Category:Hot End]]<br />
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= Nophead's Extruder =<br />
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The extruder design has moved on, getting ever more complicated, but I have stuck with the [http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/ThermoplastExtruder original version] with a lot of minor tweaks to make it reliable. It gives good results with ABS, PCL, PLA and HDPE and has higher throughput than any of the geared designs.<br />
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[[Image:NopsExtruder.JPG|thumb|left|200px]]<br />
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[[Image:NopsRpExtruderParts.JPG|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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==Parts==<br />
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It only requires this handful of RP parts. <br />
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=== Shaft encoder ===<br />
Using a shaft encoder gives the following advantages: -<br />
* Ensures a constant filament feed rate, independent of friction and temperature.<br />
* Allows the speed to be reduced without stalling, but also does not reduce the top speed as gears do.<br />
* Requires no trial and error calibration of feed rate as it can be calculated from screw pitch, etc.<br />
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Details of my optical implementation [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2007/08/rpm.html here]. Zach's magnetic version available from the [http://rrrf.org RRRF] [http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/Magnetic_Rotary_Encoder_1_0 here].<br />
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I have designed an RP version described [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2008/08/shaft-encoder-second-attempt.html here]. It works as an encoder but I have yet to determine whether it has sufficient resolution.<br />
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[[Image:Encoder mk2 front-small.png]]<br />
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[[Media:NopsEncoderBracket.stl]]<br />
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[[Media:FringeWheel.stl]]<br />
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=== Interference suppressor ===<br />
DC motors give off a lot of RF interference which can corrupt comms, crash nearby micros and affect radio and TV reception. I designed a small suppressor circuit, which mounts on the motor terminals and solves the problem. <br />
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[[Image:NopsSupressor.png|300px]][[Image:NopsSuppressor.jpg|300px]]<br />
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Details [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-to-daylight.html here] and [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2007/10/gm3-motor-suppressor.html here]. An RRRF version [[GM3 Noise Suppressor 1 0]] is under development details [http://blog.reprap.org/2008/09/new-board-gm3-noise-suppressor-v10.html here] and [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2008/11/suppression.html here].<br />
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=== GM3 Gearmotor ===<br />
*This must be the 12V version. The 5V motor has very thin brushes that quickly wear away. Eventually one bends back and causes a short circuit. If you use a Darlington driver, rather than a protected MOSFET, it can be destroyed.<br />
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[[Image:GM3WornBrushes.JPG|300px]]<br />
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The 12V version has far more substantial brushes and a bronze bearing rather than a plastic one.<br />
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[[Image:12V_GM3_Brushes.JPG|500px]]<br />
*The clutch may need locking for tough plastics like PLA and HDPE. See Zach's [http://blog.reprap.org/2008/07/hacking-solarbotics-gm3-gearmotor.html instructions].<br />
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[[Image:GM3Clutch.JPG|300px]]<br />
*I have found that the output shaft sometimes starts slipping (even without the clutch being locked). The plastic shaft slips on the splined metal shaft. This can be fixed by gluing it with a two part cynoacrylate superglue that states that it is suitable for polyethylene and polypropylene. <br />
*Running in the motor by connecting to a low voltage supply for a few hours will allow the brushes to wear in before having to handle high currents. This reduces arcing, producing less RFI and prolongs the life of the brushes.<br />
*Adrian Bowyer recommends lubricating the gearbox with silicone grease.<br />
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=== Direct drive ===<br />
The flexible drive has a limited life due to metal fatigue and is not required for any plastics tried so far. Direct drive is simpler and more mechanically efficient.<br />
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[[Image:NopsDirectDriveAssembly.JPG|200px]]<br />
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The direct drive motor holder for the older design extruder is hard to dig out of SVN so I have posted it here: [[Media:Old-motor-holder.stl]]<br />
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[[Image:Old-motor-holder.jpg]]<br />
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I have designed a new shaft coupler that couples the GM3 to an M5 nut soldered on to the drive shaft. <br />
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[[Image:NopsDirectDriveCoupler.JPG|200px]]<br />
[[Media:NopsExtruderCoupler.stl]] <br />
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The shaft and nut must not be stainless steel or they will not solder. Put some plumber's flux on the thread before soldering to help wick the solder through. Solder the top to form a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus meniscus] and solder the bottom to form a fillet. An electrical soldering iron is plenty hot enough.<br />
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[[Image:NopsDriveShaft.JPG|450px]]<br />
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=== Pump ===<br />
*The poly holder channel needs to be low friction, particularly for PLA. HDPE is ideal for this as it can be RepRapped and it is almost as slippery as PTFE.<br />
[[Image:NopsHdpeFilamentGuide.JPG|300px]]<br />
*The best way to align the polymer guide is to use the shank of the drill that was used to drill the PTFE, rather than some filament.<br />
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[[Image:NopsExtruderAlignment.JPG|300px]]<br />
*Lubricating the filament by passing it through an oiled felt washer can help with PLA and PCL. I have not needed it for other plastics and it tends to discolour the object being made.<br />
[[Image:NopsOilyFelt.JPG|300px]]<br />
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Even when not oiled it seems useful in that it catches fluff, which would otherwise presumably end up in the extruder.<br />
*The pump halves are best spaced apart at the top by two or three M3 washers so that the drive screw clears the filament. This gives a gradual lead-in, reducing the amount of friction needed to cut the thread. Only a relatively small section of thread needs to be engaged to move the plastic, any more just increases the friction.<br />
*Two very strong springs are required at the bottom for hard plastics like PLA and ABS. Mine are 1.5mm x 9mm x 25mm and came from an A3 flat bed scanner's lid hinge. Note spring force is proportional to the fourth power of the wire diameter. I made end caps for the springs as the inner diameter is too big for M3. Ideally the studding would be bigger and the holes further apart.<br />
[[Image:NopsSprings.JPG|300px]]<br />
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If the springs are too tight the motor will stall, or the clutch will slip if it has not been locked. If they are too loose the drive screw grinds the filament rather than cutting a thread into it. I start with them too loose and each time the filament slips I tighten them a turn and push the filament with pliers for a while to restart it. When I find it is reliable I measure the amount of thread sticking out and make a note of it. <br />
*Wingnuts make it easier to assemble and disassemble. The M3 studding wears out eventually. Keeping it lubricated with a little grease helps.<br />
*I use tapped steel plates with lock nuts on the other end of the M3 studding to make assembly easier, i.e. you don't need a spanner.<br />
[[Image:NopsFishPlates.JPG|300px]]<br />
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*The screw drive works better if the thread is sharpened. This can be done by running a half round needle file along it while spinning it. Adrian Bowyer reports it can also be done with a split die on its smallest setting.<br />
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=== Clamp ===<br />
The friction clamp does not hold the PTFE barrel well enough to extrude HDPE. There are two solutions to this. Adrian Bowyer's is two 3mm pins inserted through the clamp and the barrel. I used smaller diameter pins out of pop head rivets for my first extruder. Vik Olliver puts a single self tapping screw through the clamp into the PTFE. Obviously it must not go too far in or it will cause a leak.<br />
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[[Image:NopsWhiteClamp.JPG|300px]]<br />
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Again, I am using an older simpler version of the clamp, which is easy to replicate, tweaked to accommodate Vik's self tapper: -<br />
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[[Image:Green clamp.JPG|300px]] [[Media:NopsClamp.stl]]<br />
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I have made it in both HDPE and ABS.<br />
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The three smaller screw holes are HydraRaptor specific. The two larger attach to the Darwin x-carriage with M5 bolts.<br />
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=== PTFE barrel ===<br />
At the temperatures required for HPDE and ABS, ~240°C, the PTFE barrel softens, which can allow the heater barrel to slip out.<br />
*Keep the temperature below 250°C, note that the heater barrel may be hotter than the nozzle, see [http://blog.reprap.org/2008/03/extruder-temperatures.html here]<br />
*Be sure to seal the joint with PTFE plumber's tape.<br />
*A pipe clip can be used to hold the heater barrel in. It will require re-tightening from time to time as PTFE creeps.<br />
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[[Image:PipeClip.JPG|150px]]<br />
*If you have a split die you can make a heater barrel with a slightly oversized thread.<br />
*The PTFE expands by about 0.5mm when it warms up. That means the z-axis calibration must be done when it has been hot for some time. When I start my machine the warm-up routine waits for 1 minute after it reaches the target temperature. That allows the PTFE to reach its working length and also gives time for the filament at the joint between the PTFE and the brass barrel to melt. This is important as solidified plastic at that point can jam the extruder and cause the drive screw to strip the thread it has cut in the plastic.<br />
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEEK PEEK] looks like it might fix all these problems, see [http://reprap.soup.io/post/5181119/New-PEEK-Thermal-Insulator-for-Extruded-Extruder here], I have yet to try it.<br />
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=== Heater ===<br />
Despite being rated to 600°F on the packet and 500°F on their [http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php website], JB Weld degrades at temperatures needed for ABS and HDPE, eventually turning to dust.<br />
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Various alternatives like BBQ paint and fire cement have been used but none satisfy all the requirements: -<br />
*Adhesive to metal<br />
*Able to stand high temperatures<br />
*Good thermal conductor<br />
*Good electrical insulator<br />
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I used Cerastil-H115 which is designed for the job and works perfectly, [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2008/03/cerastil-and-soap-stone.html see]. <br />
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[[Image:Cerastil heater.JPG|300px]]<br />
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The heater shows no sign of degrading after months of use. Unfortunately, although it is not expensive to make one heater, the MOQ is 1kg costing around £100. Forrest Higgs has found a cheaper alternative [http://3dreplicators.com/cgi-bin/cblog/index.php?/archives/443-An-affordable-alternative-to-JB-Weld-and-BBQ-paint.html here].<br />
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I find bare nichrome easier to work with than the insulated stuff, as well as being more readily obtainable. The only downside is that you need a layer of insulation under it as well as over it, making it a two day job. <br />
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Two strands of 0.1mm nichrome twisted together gives a convenient length of 110mm for 8Ω. That gives 18W when driven from 12V, which seems about the right amount of power. It achieves 240°C in about 90 seconds, without any external insulation (only required if you want to be able to run the fan while extruding). <br />
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When using the RepRap electronics 2V is dropped across the TIP120 Darlington, so to get the same power, a 6Ω heater is required. Better to use a protected MOSFET, something like [http://mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=VNP14NV04-Evirtualkey51120000virtualkey511-VNP14NV04-E this], which is a drop in replacement and doesn't need a heatsink.<br />
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I connect tinned copper leads to the nichrome by twisting them together and soldering the joint with high temperature solder. This is tin/lead solder with the 60:40 ratio the other way round. It has a melting point of 300°C. I bury the joints in the Cerastil. If you do the same with ordinary solder, or unleaded, it is molten at extrusion temperature and eventually oxidises away leaving a dry joint. <br />
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The advantage of using copper flying leads is that they are less fragile than Nichrome and they don't get as hot. I insulate the heater and thermistor leads with PTFE sleeving and terminate them at a four way 0.1" pin strip with heat-shrink sleeving over the soldered joints. That conveniently mates with a floppy disk power connector.<br />
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It is vital that the heater leads are insulated from the thermistor leads to avoid destroying your electronics.<br />
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=== Thermistor ===<br />
*The thermistor should be rated for 300°C. <br />
*I use a 10K Epcos part with my 3.3V extruder controller that has an ADC input. 5V Arduino electronics should use 100K to avoid self heating and the PIC electronics should also use 100K. With a 10K thermistor the PIC runs out of drive current to measure it at about 170°C.<br />
*I leave the thermistor wires at their full length. They are special wires with poor thermal conductivity to avoid cooling the thermistor.<br />
*Mounting it on the heater barrel between the heater and the nozzle seems to be the best site.<br />
*Cerastil works well for attaching it.<br />
*The maths for measuring temperature with a thermistor and an ADC are [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2007/10/measuring-temperature-easy-way.html here].<br />
*I calibrate each thermistor with a thermocouple. The accuracy required for repeatable results is certainly less than 5°C and I think 1°C is desirable.<br />
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=== Nozzle ===<br />
*Acorn nuts are the easiest way to make a nozzle, but the exit hole is very short, leading to incontinence. My preferred design is one with about 2mm exit path.<br />
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[[Image:Nozzle.png]]<br />
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The end of the nozzle should be flat to give a smooth top surface on the object but it needs a chamfer at the edge to prevent it rucking up previous layers.<br />
*The thread must be sealed with PTFE plumber's tape.<br />
*The end of the heater barrel can be shaped to minimise the void inside the nozzle, [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2008/02/bottoming.html see]<br />
[[Image:NopsTestForFit.JPG|300px]]<br />
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The nozzle aperture only determines the filament diameter when extruded into mid air. The resulting filament will be the diameter of the aperture plus the die swell, which depends on the plastic being extruded and the speed of extrusion.<br />
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[[Image:DieSwellvFlowRate.jpg]] <br />
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When the filament is being laid down it is simply defined by the plastic flow rate and the speed of the head. The resulting filament can be bigger or smaller than the nozzle aperture. I normally run with it the same (currently 0.5mm). Having it bigger is useful for the first layer of rafts. I make this 1mm and set the head height low so it is squashed onto the bed. This allows inaccuracies in the z-calibration and blemishes on the bed's surface to be levelled out.<br />
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There is [http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2008/10/spurred-into-action.html evidence] that extruding filament smaller than the orifice leads to loss of positional fidelity.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/RepRap_Media_Timeline&diff=75047RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/RepRap Media Timeline2012-12-13T00:53:14Z<p>Klk5327: /* 2012 */</p>
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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer, and concept of the RepRap is born! More on the RepRap About Page [About]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. (Joris Peels on TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]'' Summary: Some extremely specific predictions and a few less specific ones having to do with well known names such as Makerbot, Adobe, Microsoft, Stratasys, Objet and a quite a few more. All predictions indicate a rather significant increase in popularity for 3D printing.<br />
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=2011=<br />
'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''How 3D printing will revolutionize everything it touches [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 9'''; ''An excellent YouTube video highlighting the amazing capabilities of 3D printers (by Fun Theory)' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE]]'' <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''3d printer for kids in the works! [http://3dprintingreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/origo-concept-3d-printer-for-kids.html]''<br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; ''3D printing: coming to a library near you [http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964]''<br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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=2012=<br />
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'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]'' (for BBC) <br><br />
Summary: A lower jaw, created from 3D printed titanium powder heated and fused together with a laser. This jaw was fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face, and is said to be the first patient-specific implant in the replacement of the entire lower jaw. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] (Cantos for CADspan) <br><br />
Summary: Describes the CADspan Plugin for SketchUp which eases the process of creating a model for 3D printing. Popular tools in SketchUp are listed and their functions are explained. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]'' (Benchoff for Hack a Day) <br><br />
Summary: This article discusses an Android app, Makerdroid, which was designed to get South African students excited about technology and desktop fabrication labs. This app allows the user to create .STL files on an Android device and generate Gcode with Skeinforge in order to print 3D objects directly from their Android devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 [http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space] <br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]'' (Walters for Geek.com) <br><br />
Summary: 3D printers don't just print plastic, they can apparently print a wood-like material called 'Laywood' which feels, smells, and looks like real wood. This material consists of 40% recycled wood, and a polymer binder. This material won't warp, it doesn't experience shrinkage, and it doesn't require a heated bed for production. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
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'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]'' (Hearn for Engadget) <br><br />
Summary: A group of engineers from Disney are using 'printed optics' to create interactive objects using 3D printing. This technology uses the 3D model to guide the light from LEDs to potentially replace the use of LCD and LED screens in displaying information on smaller interactive devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]'' (Burrus for The Blog) <br><br />
Summary: This article describes the process of 3D printing and its applications as of recently. In the future, it can be used to deliver products to customers as soon as they are manufactured; like shoes, dresses, parts for jet engines, or even human bones. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM [http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/] (Beckhusen for WIRED)'' <br><br />
Summary: A group's efforts to create a 3D printed pistol looks promising. Efforts were halted when the group's printer was taken away and now they are currently applying for a gun license. Companies have been contributing to the development by volunteering manufacturing space and providing support in the group's vision. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength [http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military [http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/] <br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/](Warr for WIRED) <br><br />
Summary: A photo booth in Japan will scan your body and create a figurine of you. It can be a maximum of 8 inches tall and doesn't have the precision yet to pick up on shiny jewelry, earrings, mesh items, or glasses. Customers must pose for about 15 minutes for the machine to collect their body data. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells [http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively [http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage] (Star Staff for The Star)--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]] <br><br />
Summary: A 3D tissue printer was developed by scientists at Wake Forest University, which uses a traditional inkjet printer combined with an electrospinning machine. This was a proof of concept study which was successfully tested on mice with cartilage cells from a rabbit's ear. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]'' (Sami for Onward State) <br> <br />
Summary: Penn State’s EDSGN 497D course was featured on Onward State’s website. The article describes the open source RepRap technology, as well as the course structure in order to inform the surrounding community. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Get a 3-d print of your unborn child [http://news.discovery.com/tech/3d-printer-fetus-fasotec-120808.html]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service (Sharif Sakr in engadget) [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]'' Summary: The service, first starting in Belgium and the Netherlands, will eventually expand to all Staples stores. You'll be able to upload your file and then have it printed as fragments of paper arranged in 0.1mm layers up to a maximum height of six inches.<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials (BBC) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots (Robert Beckhusen in Wired) [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/] and (Andy Greenberg in Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/]'' <br />
Summary: Only one part, the lower receiver, was printed out in the gun. This is a very important part since it is heavily regulated and carries the serial number of the weapon. It was expected to break, but in something closer to 20 rather than only 6 shots. <br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company'' (Daniel Ferry, The Motley Fool.) [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
Summary: Two of the three biggest 3D printing companies, Stratasys and Objet, have merged to create the world's biggest 3D printing company. The new $3 billion company will face difficulties in integrating the separate companies, but the potential benefits of combining resources far outweigh the risks. The company will still be named Stratasys, and Statasys shareholders control 55% while Objet controls 45%.<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer'' (David Allen, Seeking Alpha) [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: While Arcam AB may not have as many sales as 3D Systems or Stratasys, it does have a much high return on equity while maintaining a strong profit margin. Arcam AB focuses on working with expensive metals like Titanium and Cobalt Chromium, where the reduced waste of additive manufacturing leads to significant profits. The Swedish company is begin to gain momentum in the United States but selling printers to Oak Ridge National Labatories.<br />
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'''December 4'''; A discussion of the entrepreneurial spirit of DIY RepRap users (The Engineer). [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]''<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA."'' (Jeremy Hsu, TechNewsDaily and LiveScience.) [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: The manufacturing capabilities of the United States have been declining for decades, but 3D printing might be able to reverse that trend. A government grant of $30 million created The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which focuses on promoted the development of 3D printing. While this technology would not be suited to produce 10 million units of trash cans, it would be perfect for making 50 to 100 military aircraft.<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base'' (Megan Gannon, Space.com) [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
Summary: Researchers have developed a method of using simulated moon dust to create 3D printed objects. While the technology is still in rudimentary stages, this proof of concept experiment shows that lunar astronauts could replace broken tools or even create new structures using just the available materials. Considering the cost of transportation to the moon, this technology could create extensive cost savings and improve the feasibility of a long term moon base. Eventually, this technology could even by expanded to be used on Mars.<br />
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'''December 6'''; Discussion of 3D printers being developed to print medical (and recreational) drugs (Beta Beat). [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; ''Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing.'' (Eric Savitz, Forbes Magazine.) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: This article predicts 10 uses of 3D printers for that will start becoming widespread next year. Some examples include 3D printing shops at the mall that will allow manufacturers to only ship designs and 3D printed medical implants that will help save lives. The bottom of this article also features slideshow gallery of ten cool things that can be printed, such as glasses frames and engagement rings. <br />
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'''December 7'''; Harvard’s Semitic Museum Is Using 3D Printers To Restore An Ancient Statue [http://www.webpronews.com/harvards-semitic-museum-is-using-3d-printers-to-restore-an-ancient-statues-2012-12]--[[User:Wjf5042|Wjf5042]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''December 10''' The Plant of the Future: 3D Printing [http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/12/the-plant-of-the-future-3d-printing]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article talks about how 3D printing could have a real place in manufacturing by the end of the decade.<br />
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'''December 10'''; Staples Plans to Enter 3-D Printing Scene, Shapeways Keeps Calm [http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2012/12/10/staples-plans-to-enter-3-d-printing-scene-shapeways-keeps-cool/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The office supply chain Staples plans to bring 3D printing to some of its overseas stores in the first quarter of 2013.<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Undetectable Firearms Act and 3D printed guns. [http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57558213-76/the-undetectable-firearms-act-and-3d-printed-guns-faq/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article asks a great question; Is renewing the act really just a stealth attempt to regulate 3D printing?<br />
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'''December 11'''; ''Homemade 3D-printed gifts (Travis Andrews in DVice)[http://dvice.com/archives/2012/12/15-3d-printed-g.php]'' Summary: A list of 15 gifts you can print out yourself including a large range of things as simple as chess sets and cookie cutters to more complicated ones such as an RC planes and working pencil sharpeners. A good look into the future of gift giving. <br />
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'''December 11'''; Musings on the potential for 3D printers to be the next big thing in home electronics (Digital Trends). [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Army is Deploying 3D Printers to Afghanistan [http://www.webpronews.com/the-army-deploys-3d-printers-to-afghanistan-2012-08]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The army is setting up mobile labs in Afghanistan that will include CNC machines and 3D printers.<br />
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'''December 11'''; A few weeks with a 3D printer[http://johnbiehler.com/2011/08/02/a-few-weeks-with-a-3d-printer-what-ive-learned/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:15, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; Brand NEW Gyro Cube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Zx02qAacA&feature=plcp]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:37, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 12'''; 3D Printer Makes Medical Models (Video):[http://www.coloradotech.edu/Student-Life/CTU-Blog/December-2012/3D-Printer-Medical-Models]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article contains a cool video showing a 3D printer printing a model of a human heart.<br />
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'''December 12'''; What is True Colour 3D Printing? [http://www.mcortechnologies.com/what-is-true-colour-3d-printing/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] A look at the technology to blend filament colors.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/RepRap_Media_Timeline&diff=75002RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/RepRap Media Timeline2012-12-12T18:44:11Z<p>Klk5327: /* 2012 */</p>
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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer, and concept of the RepRap is born! More on the RepRap About Page [About]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. (Joris Peels on TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]'' Summary: Some extremely specific predictions and a few less specific ones having to do with well known names such as Makerbot, Adobe, Microsoft, Stratasys, Objet and a quite a few more. All predictions indicate a rather significant increase in popularity for 3D printing.<br />
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=2011=<br />
'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''How 3D printing will revolutionize everything it touches [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 9'''; ''An excellent YouTube video highlighting the amazing capabilities of 3D printers (by Fun Theory)' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE]]'' <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''3d printer for kids in the works! [http://3dprintingreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/origo-concept-3d-printer-for-kids.html]''<br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; ''3D printing: coming to a library near you [http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964]''<br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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=2012=<br />
<br />
'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]'' (for BBC) <br><br />
Summary: A lower jaw, created from 3D printed titanium powder heated and fused together with a laser. This jaw was fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face, and is said to be the first patient-specific implant in the replacement of the entire lower jaw. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] (Cantos for CADspan) <br><br />
Summary: Describes the CADspan Plugin for SketchUp which eases the process of creating a model for 3D printing. Popular tools in SketchUp are listed and their functions are explained. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]'' (Benchoff for Hack a Day) <br><br />
Summary: This article discusses an Android app, Makerdroid, which was designed to get South African students excited about technology and desktop fabrication labs. This app allows the user to create .STL files on an Android device and generate Gcode with Skeinforge in order to print 3D objects directly from their Android devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 [http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space] <br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]'' (Walters for Geek.com) <br><br />
Summary: 3D printers don't just print plastic, they can apparently print a wood-like material called 'Laywood' which feels, smells, and looks like real wood. This material consists of 40% recycled wood, and a polymer binder. This material won't warp, it doesn't experience shrinkage, and it doesn't require a heated bed for production. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
<br />
'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]'' (Hearn for Engadget) <br><br />
Summary: A group of engineers from Disney are using 'printed optics' to create interactive objects using 3D printing. This technology uses the 3D model to guide the light from LEDs to potentially replace the use of LCD and LED screens in displaying information on smaller interactive devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]'' (Burrus for The Blog) <br><br />
Summary: This article describes the process of 3D printing and its applications as of recently. In the future, it can be used to deliver products to customers as soon as they are manufactured; like shoes, dresses, parts for jet engines, or even human bones. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
<br />
'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM [http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br />
<br />
'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/] (Beckhusen for WIRED)'' <br><br />
Summary: A group's efforts to create a 3D printed pistol looks promising. Efforts were halted when the group's printer was taken away and now they are currently applying for a gun license. Companies have been contributing to the development by volunteering manufacturing space and providing support in the group's vision. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength [http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military [http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/] <br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/](Warr for WIRED) <br><br />
Summary: A photo booth in Japan will scan your body and create a figurine of you. It can be a maximum of 8 inches tall and doesn't have the precision yet to pick up on shiny jewelry, earrings, mesh items, or glasses. Customers must pose for about 15 minutes for the machine to collect their body data. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells [http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively [http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage] (Star Staff for The Star)--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]] <br><br />
Summary: A 3D tissue printer was developed by scientists at Wake Forest University, which uses a traditional inkjet printer combined with an electrospinning machine. This was a proof of concept study which was successfully tested on mice with cartilage cells from a rabbit's ear. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]'' (Sami for Onward State) <br> <br />
Summary: Penn State’s EDSGN 497D course was featured on Onward State’s website. The article describes the open source RepRap technology, as well as the course structure in order to inform the surrounding community. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Get a 3-d print of your unborn child [http://news.discovery.com/tech/3d-printer-fetus-fasotec-120808.html]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 16:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''November 29'''; Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials (BBC) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots (Robert Beckhusen in Wired) [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/] and (Andy Greenberg in Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/]'' <br />
Summary: Only one part, the lower receiver, was printed out in the gun. This is a very important part since it is heavily regulated and carries the serial number of the weapon. It was expected to break, but in something closer to 20 rather than only 6 shots. <br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company'' (Daniel Ferry, The Motley Fool.) [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
Summary: Two of the three biggest 3D printing companies, Stratasys and Objet, have merged to create the world's biggest 3D printing company. The new $3 billion company will face difficulties in integrating the separate companies, but the potential benefits of combining resources far outweigh the risks. The company will still be named Stratasys, and Statasys shareholders control 55% while Objet controls 45%.<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer'' (David Allen, Seeking Alpha) [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: While Arcam AB may not have as many sales as 3D Systems or Stratasys, it does have a much high return on equity while maintaining a strong profit margin. Arcam AB focuses on working with expensive metals like Titanium and Cobalt Chromium, where the reduced waste of additive manufacturing leads to significant profits. The Swedish company is begin to gain momentum in the United States but selling printers to Oak Ridge National Labatories.<br />
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'''December 4'''; A discussion of the entrepreneurial spirit of DIY RepRap users (The Engineer). [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]''<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA."'' (Jeremy Hsu, TechNewsDaily and LiveScience.) [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: The manufacturing capabilities of the United States have been declining for decades, but 3D printing might be able to reverse that trend. A government grant of $30 million created The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which focuses on promoted the development of 3D printing. While this technology would not be suited to produce 10 million units of trash cans, it would be perfect for making 50 to 100 military aircraft.<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base'' (Megan Gannon, Space.com) [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
Summary: Researchers have developed a method of using simulated moon dust to create 3D printed objects. While the technology is still in rudimentary stages, this proof of concept experiment shows that lunar astronauts could replace broken tools or even create new structures using just the available materials. Considering the cost of transportation to the moon, this technology could create extensive cost savings and improve the feasibility of a long term moon base. Eventually, this technology could even by expanded to be used on Mars.<br />
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'''December 6'''; Discussion of 3D printers being developed to print medical (and recreational) drugs (Beta Beat). [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; ''Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing.'' (Eric Savitz, Forbes Magazine.) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: This article predicts 10 uses of 3D printers for that will start becoming widespread next year. Some examples include 3D printing shops at the mall that will allow manufacturers to only ship designs and 3D printed medical implants that will help save lives. The bottom of this article also features slideshow gallery of ten cool things that can be printed, such as glasses frames and engagement rings. <br />
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'''December 7'''; Harvard’s Semitic Museum Is Using 3D Printers To Restore An Ancient Statue [http://www.webpronews.com/harvards-semitic-museum-is-using-3d-printers-to-restore-an-ancient-statues-2012-12]--[[User:Wjf5042|Wjf5042]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''December 10''' The Plant of the Future: 3D Printing [http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/12/the-plant-of-the-future-3d-printing]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article talks about how 3D printing could have a real place in manufacturing by the end of the decade.<br />
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'''December 10'''; Staples Plans to Enter 3-D Printing Scene, Shapeways Keeps Calm [http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2012/12/10/staples-plans-to-enter-3-d-printing-scene-shapeways-keeps-cool/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The office supply chain Staples plans to bring 3D printing to some of its overseas stores in the first quarter of 2013.<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Undetectable Firearms Act and 3D printed guns. [http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57558213-76/the-undetectable-firearms-act-and-3d-printed-guns-faq/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article asks a great question; Is renewing the act really just a stealth attempt to regulate 3D printing?<br />
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'''December 11'''; ''Homemade 3D-printed gifts (Travis Andrews in DVice)[http://dvice.com/archives/2012/12/15-3d-printed-g.php]'' Summary: A list of 15 gifts you can print out yourself including a large range of things as simple as chess sets and cookie cutters to more complicated ones such as an RC planes and working pencil sharpeners. A good look into the future of gift giving. <br />
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'''December 11'''; Musings on the potential for 3D printers to be the next big thing in home electronics (Digital Trends). [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]<br />
[[Category:RUG, Pennsylvania, State College]]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:06, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Army is Deploying 3D Printers to Afghanistan [http://www.webpronews.com/the-army-deploys-3d-printers-to-afghanistan-2012-08]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The army is setting up mobile labs in Afghanistan that will include CNC machines and 3D printers.<br />
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'''December 11'''; A few weeks with a 3D printer[http://johnbiehler.com/2011/08/02/a-few-weeks-with-a-3d-printer-what-ive-learned/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:15, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; Brand NEW Gyro Cube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Zx02qAacA&feature=plcp]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:37, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 12'''; 3D Printer Makes Medical Models (Video):[http://www.coloradotech.edu/Student-Life/CTU-Blog/December-2012/3D-Printer-Medical-Models]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article contains a cool video showing a 3D printer printing a model of a human heart.<br />
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'''December 12'''; What is True Colour 3D Printing? [http://www.mcortechnologies.com/what-is-true-colour-3d-printing/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] A look at the technology to blend filament colors.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/RepRap_Media_Timeline&diff=74998RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/RepRap Media Timeline2012-12-12T18:30:03Z<p>Klk5327: /* 2012 */</p>
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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer, and concept of the RepRap is born! More on the RepRap About Page [About]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. (Joris Peels on TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]'' Summary: Some extremely specific predictions and a few less specific ones having to do with well known names such as Makerbot, Adobe, Microsoft, Stratasys, Objet and a quite a few more. All predictions indicate a rather significant increase in popularity for 3D printing.<br />
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'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''How 3D printing will revolutionize everything it touches [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 9'''; ''An excellent YouTube video highlighting the amazing capabilities of 3D printers (by Fun Theory)' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aghzpO_UZE]]'' <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''3d printer for kids in the works! [http://3dprintingreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/origo-concept-3d-printer-for-kids.html]''<br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; ''3D printing: coming to a library near you [http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964]''<br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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=2012=<br />
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'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]'' (for BBC) <br><br />
Summary: A lower jaw, created from 3D printed titanium powder heated and fused together with a laser. This jaw was fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face, and is said to be the first patient-specific implant in the replacement of the entire lower jaw. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] (Cantos for CADspan) <br><br />
Summary: Describes the CADspan Plugin for SketchUp which eases the process of creating a model for 3D printing. Popular tools in SketchUp are listed and their functions are explained. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]'' (Benchoff for Hack a Day) <br><br />
Summary: This article discusses an Android app, Makerdroid, which was designed to get South African students excited about technology and desktop fabrication labs. This app allows the user to create .STL files on an Android device and generate Gcode with Skeinforge in order to print 3D objects directly from their Android devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 [http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space] <br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]'' (Walters for Geek.com) <br><br />
Summary: 3D printers don't just print plastic, they can apparently print a wood-like material called 'Laywood' which feels, smells, and looks like real wood. This material consists of 40% recycled wood, and a polymer binder. This material won't warp, it doesn't experience shrinkage, and it doesn't require a heated bed for production. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
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'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]'' (Hearn for Engadget) <br><br />
Summary: A group of engineers from Disney are using 'printed optics' to create interactive objects using 3D printing. This technology uses the 3D model to guide the light from LEDs to potentially replace the use of LCD and LED screens in displaying information on smaller interactive devices. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]'' (Burrus for The Blog) <br><br />
Summary: This article describes the process of 3D printing and its applications as of recently. In the future, it can be used to deliver products to customers as soon as they are manufactured; like shoes, dresses, parts for jet engines, or even human bones. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM [http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/] (Beckhusen for WIRED)'' <br><br />
Summary: A group's efforts to create a 3D printed pistol looks promising. Efforts were halted when the group's printer was taken away and now they are currently applying for a gun license. Companies have been contributing to the development by volunteering manufacturing space and providing support in the group's vision. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength [http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military [http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/] <br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/](Warr for WIRED) <br><br />
Summary: A photo booth in Japan will scan your body and create a figurine of you. It can be a maximum of 8 inches tall and doesn't have the precision yet to pick up on shiny jewelry, earrings, mesh items, or glasses. Customers must pose for about 15 minutes for the machine to collect their body data. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells [http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively [http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage] (Star Staff for The Star)--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]] <br><br />
Summary: A 3D tissue printer was developed by scientists at Wake Forest University, which uses a traditional inkjet printer combined with an electrospinning machine. This was a proof of concept study which was successfully tested on mice with cartilage cells from a rabbit's ear. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]'' (Sami for Onward State) <br> <br />
Summary: Penn State’s EDSGN 497D course was featured on Onward State’s website. The article describes the open source RepRap technology, as well as the course structure in order to inform the surrounding community. -[[User:kwc5097|kwc5097]]<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Get a 3-d print of your unborn child [http://news.discovery.com/tech/3d-printer-fetus-fasotec-120808.html]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 16:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''November 29'''; Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 29'''; ''3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials (BBC) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots (Robert Beckhusen in Wired) [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/] and (Andy Greenberg in Forbes) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/]'' <br />
Summary: Only one part, the lower receiver, was printed out in the gun. This is a very important part since it is heavily regulated and carries the serial number of the weapon. It was expected to break, but in something closer to 20 rather than only 6 shots. <br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company'' (Daniel Ferry, The Motley Fool.) [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
Summary: Two of the three biggest 3D printing companies, Stratasys and Objet, have merged to create the world's biggest 3D printing company. The new $3 billion company will face difficulties in integrating the separate companies, but the potential benefits of combining resources far outweigh the risks. The company will still be named Stratasys, and Statasys shareholders control 55% while Objet controls 45%.<br />
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'''December 3'''; ''Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer'' (David Allen, Seeking Alpha) [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: While Arcam AB may not have as many sales as 3D Systems or Stratasys, it does have a much high return on equity while maintaining a strong profit margin. Arcam AB focuses on working with expensive metals like Titanium and Cobalt Chromium, where the reduced waste of additive manufacturing leads to significant profits. The Swedish company is begin to gain momentum in the United States but selling printers to Oak Ridge National Labatories.<br />
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'''December 4'''; A discussion of the entrepreneurial spirit of DIY RepRap users (The Engineer). [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]''<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA."'' (Jeremy Hsu, TechNewsDaily and LiveScience.) [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: The manufacturing capabilities of the United States have been declining for decades, but 3D printing might be able to reverse that trend. A government grant of $30 million created The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which focuses on promoted the development of 3D printing. While this technology would not be suited to produce 10 million units of trash cans, it would be perfect for making 50 to 100 military aircraft.<br />
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'''December 6'''; ''3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base'' (Megan Gannon, Space.com) [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
Summary: Researchers have developed a method of using simulated moon dust to create 3D printed objects. While the technology is still in rudimentary stages, this proof of concept experiment shows that lunar astronauts could replace broken tools or even create new structures using just the available materials. Considering the cost of transportation to the moon, this technology could create extensive cost savings and improve the feasibility of a long term moon base. Eventually, this technology could even by expanded to be used on Mars.<br />
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'''December 6'''; Discussion of 3D printers being developed to print medical (and recreational) drugs (Beta Beat). [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; ''Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing.'' (Eric Savitz, Forbes Magazine.) [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
Summary: This article predicts 10 uses of 3D printers for that will start becoming widespread next year. Some examples include 3D printing shops at the mall that will allow manufacturers to only ship designs and 3D printed medical implants that will help save lives. The bottom of this article also features slideshow gallery of ten cool things that can be printed, such as glasses frames and engagement rings. <br />
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'''December 7'''; Harvard’s Semitic Museum Is Using 3D Printers To Restore An Ancient Statue [http://www.webpronews.com/harvards-semitic-museum-is-using-3d-printers-to-restore-an-ancient-statues-2012-12]--[[User:Wjf5042|Wjf5042]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''December 10''' The Plant of the Future: 3D Printing [http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/12/the-plant-of-the-future-3d-printing]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article talks about how 3D printing could have a real place in manufacturing by the end of the decade.<br />
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'''December 10'''; Staples Plans to Enter 3-D Printing Scene, Shapeways Keeps Calm [http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2012/12/10/staples-plans-to-enter-3-d-printing-scene-shapeways-keeps-cool/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The office supply chain Staples plans to bring 3D printing to some of its overseas stores in the first quarter of 2013.<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Undetectable Firearms Act and 3D printed guns. [http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57558213-76/the-undetectable-firearms-act-and-3d-printed-guns-faq/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article asks a great question; Is renewing the act really just a stealth attempt to regulate 3D printing?<br />
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'''December 11'''; 15 Homemade 3D-printed gifts[http://dvice.com/archives/2012/12/15-3d-printed-g.php] --[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 19:57, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; Musings on the potential for 3D printers to be the next big thing in home electronics (Digital Trends). [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]<br />
[[Category:RUG, Pennsylvania, State College]]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:06, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; The Army is Deploying 3D Printers to Afghanistan [http://www.webpronews.com/the-army-deploys-3d-printers-to-afghanistan-2012-08]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] The army is setting up mobile labs in Afghanistan that will include CNC machines and 3D printers.<br />
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'''December 11'''; A few weeks with a 3D printer[http://johnbiehler.com/2011/08/02/a-few-weeks-with-a-3d-printer-what-ive-learned/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 20:15, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 11'''; Brand NEW Gyro Cube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Zx02qAacA&feature=plcp]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:37, 11 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 12'''; 3D Printer Makes Medical Models (Video):[http://www.coloradotech.edu/Student-Life/CTU-Blog/December-2012/3D-Printer-Medical-Models]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] This article contains a cool video showing a 3D printer printing a model of a human heart.<br />
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'''December 12'''; What is True Colour 3D Printing? [http://www.mcortechnologies.com/what-is-true-colour-3d-printing/]--[[User:snb5148|snb5148]] A look at the technology to blend filament colors.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/RepRap_Media_Timeline&diff=74584RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/RepRap Media Timeline2012-12-10T21:18:34Z<p>Klk5327: /* 2010 */</p>
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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer: The RepRap [[About]]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. (Joris Peels on TechCrunch) [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]'' Summary: Some extremely specific predictions and a few less specific ones having to do with well known names such as Makerbot, Adobe, Microsoft, Stratasys, Objet and a quite a few more. All predictions indicate a rather significant increase in popularity for 3D printing.<br />
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=2011=<br />
'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''How 3D printing will revolutionize everything it touches [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''3d printer for kids in the works! [http://3dprintingreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/origo-concept-3d-printer-for-kids.html]''<br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; ''3D printing: coming to a library near you [http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964]''<br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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=2012=<br />
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'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]''<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] <br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]''<br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 [http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space] <br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]''<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
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'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM [http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/]''<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength [http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military [http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/]<br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells [http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively [http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]''<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 16:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''November 29'''; Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 29'''; 3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; 3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
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'''December 3'''; Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 3'''; 3D printed gun part fails after just 6 shots [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/] --[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''December 4'''; 3D Printing set to hit the mainstream [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]''<br />
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'''December 6'''; Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA" [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 6'''; 3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; 3D printers for drugs [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/]<br />
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[[Category:RUG, Pennsylvania, State College]]</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/RepRap_Media_Timeline&diff=74580RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/RepRap Media Timeline2012-12-10T21:01:30Z<p>Klk5327: /* 2010 */</p>
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<div>This page is a summary of 3D printing stories in press/tv/etc with a focus on RepRap in particular, but with some inclusion of other similar technologies.<br />
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Another good media timeline can be found here:[[http://reprap.org/wiki/MediaMain]] <br />
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Changes to this current timeline will be made by focusing on media that directly relates to RepRaps or interesting extensions which are commercialized items, such as the chocolate 3D printer, and futuristic technologies. <br />
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The media items indicated in "italics" signify the extensions made in the 3D printing industry, while the items in regular font will be related to RepRaps.<br />
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Viewers will notice that the "2012" section has far more items than the other years. This is due to the fact that a majority of advancements took place during this year and concrete ideas began blooming as well. <br />
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= 1980's =<br />
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'''1984'''; Charles "Chuck" Hull develops a technology to print 3D objects using digital data and terms it "Stereolithography" [http://engineeronadisk.com/V2/notes_manufacturing/engineeronadisk-163.html]<br />
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'''March 11, 1986'''; Chuck Hull founded 3D Systems and invents the first 3D printer [http://www.prsnlz.me/articles/3d-systems%E2%80%99-cube-3d-printer-receives-american-technology-award/photos.html]<br />
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'''1987'''; Selective laser sintering is developed at the University of Texas-Austin and commercialized by DTM [http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/9780203910795.ch11]<br />
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'''1988'''; S. Scott Crump invents Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), which is the basis for 3D printing extrusion [http://rpworld.net/cms/index.php/additive-manufacturing/rp-rapid-prototyping/fdm-fused-deposition-modeling-.html]<br />
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= 1990's =<br />
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'''1993'''; MIT patents "Three Dimensional Printing Techniques" which is comparable to a regular 2D printer's methodology. [http://rtei.org/blog/2011/12/29/the-effect-of-university-monopoly-licensing-in-3d-printing/]<br />
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'''1995'''; Z Corporation acquires a technology license from MIT and begins building 3D printers [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Company/At-a-Glance/spage.aspx]<br />
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'''1996'''; The term "3D Printer" is first used to address rapid prototyping machines [http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/?p=373]<br />
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'''1996'''; First major release of 3D printers from Z Corp, Stratasys, and 3D Systems [http://buildatron.com/history-of-3d-printing]<br />
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= 2004 =<br />
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'''February'''; Adrian Bowyer publishes the idea for a self replicating 3D printer: The RepRap [[About]]<br />
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= 2005 =<br />
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'''March 9th'''; Spectrum Z-510 is the first high definition 3D color printer to be manufactured [http://www.zcorp.com/en/Press-Room/Z-Corporation-Ships-Spectrum-Z51/news.aspx]<br />
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'''March 23rd'''; The RepRap blog started [[http://blog.reprap.org/]] <br />
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'''June 2nd'''; Reprap project discussed in "The Machine that can copy anything" by Simon Hooper on CNN.com [[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/02/tech.reprap/]]<br />
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'''October 6th'''; Arduino is released [http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-making-of-arduino/0]<br />
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= 2006 =<br />
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'''February'''; 'Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs' a TED talk about a (much higher cost) mobile fabrication laboratory, and enabling consumers to produce products for a "market of one". [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html] <br />
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=2007=<br />
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=2008=<br />
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'''February 9'''; The Darwin printer is able to print more than half of its own parts, thus self-replication is successful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]<br />
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'''June 4'''; The Telegraph releases a science article about self-replicating robots leading into the RepRap. Parts of the article discuss the possible implications and advantages of a low cost 3D printer that can replicate its own parts and evolve. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3343522/Robot-that-can-build-itself-to-be-unveiled.html]]<br />
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=2009=<br />
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'''October 2'''; A second generation design, known as "Mendel", prints its first part [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project]]<br />
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=2010=<br />
'''April 30'''; 'The disruptive future of printing' an article by Bill Thompson of the BBC about RepRap and its future. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10089419] <br />
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'''November 10'''; 'It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing...' a whitepaper by Michael Weinberg of Public Knowledge discussing the legal implications of widespread 3D printing. [http://www.publicknowledge.org/it-will-be-awesome-if-they-dont-screw-it-up] <br />
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'''December 20th'''; ''3d printing: The state of the art. (Ciara Byrne in VentureBeat) [http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/20/3d-printing-the-state-of-the-art/]''<br />
Summary: An article discussing the importance of the present technology, why usage of 3D printing has risen and what the future use of the technology could be including some inherent problem we'll have to deal with. The importance of this article lies in the clarity with which it presents some very basic ideas. The readability also allows for a wide variety of readers to appreciate the upcoming innovations.<br />
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'''December 31st'''; ''11 3d printing predictions for the year 2011. [http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/31/3d-printing-prediction/]''<br />
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'''January 12'''; 'The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing,' an article in the New York Times about consumer 3-D printers. It mentions Reprap, MakerBot, and Bits From Bytes. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=reprap&st=cse] <br />
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'''January 19th'''; ''3d printing now in Titanium! [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/3d-printing-now-in-titanium/]''<br />
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'''March 23'''; ''Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 3D Printed [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/print-your-very-own-handheld-vacuum-cleaner-20110323/]<br />
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'''April'''; Copyright questions as 3d printing comes of age. [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/the-next-napster-copyright-questions-as-3d-printing-comes-of-age.ars/3] <br />
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'''June 8th'''; Bre Pettis, founder of Makerbot Industries, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report discussing the relevance of 3D printing in modern society [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388966/june-08-2011/bre-pettis]] <br />
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'''July 11th'''; ''Geekteach: 3D Printing In the Classroom [http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/science-technology/geekteach-3d-printing-in-the-classroom/231001199]''<br />
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'''August 16th'''; ''How 3D printing will revolutionize everything it touches [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/17/how-3d-printing-will-change-absolutely-everything-it-touches/]''<br />
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'''August 23rd'''; Makerbot announces that they are accepting $10 million in startup money[[http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/]] <br />
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'''Fall 2011'''; [[Open Hybrid Mendel]] Design is tested at Penn State University Park Campus. <br />
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'''September 16'''; ''BBC News article on a new application of 3D printing 'Artificial Blood Vessels Created on a 3D Printer' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808]]'' <br />
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'''September 20'''; Article on the Make blog about a working AR-15 magazine on thingiverse. [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/proscribed-printables.html] <br />
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'''September 20'''; ''3d printer for kids in the works! [http://3dprintingreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/origo-concept-3d-printer-for-kids.html]''<br />
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'''October 3rd'''; ''Albensi Labs use 3D printing for dental restoration making the turnaround time drop from 7 days to 2 days. [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Albensi-Labs-Turnaround-Time-on-Dental-Restorations-Drops-from-Seven-Days-to-Just-Two-Days-Using-Objet-3D-Printing-603162#_normalStart]''<br />
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'''November 14th'''; ''3D printing: coming to a library near you [http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3d-printing-coming-to-a-library-near-you/19964]''<br />
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'''Unknown'''; "Academic paper released investigating the effects of structure and orientation on the strength of 3D printed materials. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YM4FYwGua1QJ:bib.irb.hr/datoteka/586658.Paper_KGK_Galeta-Raos-Somolanji.docx+3d+printer+orientation+strength&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESitsHarLN2UbBcjnKOoRUuEPseVemMp-v84dnntyG52_SaE43ADK4e4ZUSP7_uyfVZbmg_DHFHODzg1j1pOyekU2yZKtHMHTKSRBlG9WDWnY51GM40BVxkILUuQoLqJfC1iAhus&sig=AHIEtbTeBSLz0Bx2zvR2M9PsE_dLHVdTTg]<br />
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=2012=<br />
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'''January 25'''; Physibles @ The Pirate Bay [https://thepiratebay.org/browse/605] <br />
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'''February 6'''; ''Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104]''<br />
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'''March 6'''; The CADspan Plugin for Google SketchUp allows generation of solid, 3D printable STL files [http://www.cadspan.com/tools] <br />
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'''March 10'''; ''3D printing from an Android device [http://hackaday.com/2012/03/10/3d-printing-from-an-android-device/]''<br />
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'''April 15'''; ''Integrated 3D-printed reactionware for chemical synthesis and analysis [http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v4/n5/full/nchem.1313.html]''<br />
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'''May 6'''; ''STEMulate Learning integrates 3D printing into classroom [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120506-stemulate-learning-integrates-3d-printing-into-classroom.html]''<br />
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'''May 21'''; ''Working Lathe Made with 3D Printing [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/3d-printing-genius-creates-working-lathe-20120521/]''<br />
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'''June 15'''; ''Guitar manufacturing is revolutionized by 3D printing [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/15/3d-printing-revolutionising-guitar-making?newsfeed=true]''<br />
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'''July 2'''; ''Possibilities of printing dinosaur fossils [http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3105916/3d-printing-dinosaur-fossils-drexel-lacovara]''<br />
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'''July 4'''; ''Researchers create artificial liver from 3D printed sugar lattice [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12520676-researchers-create-artificial-liver-from-3d-printed-sugar-lattice]''<br />
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'''July 6'''; ''New Innovations in printing Aluminum [http://www.ecocomposites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10269%3Anew-additive-aluminium-composites&catid=3%3Anews-free&Itemid=2]''<br />
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'''July 7'''; ''Burritobot: Mexican Cuisine and 3D Printing [http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/07/burritob0t-3d-burrito-printer]''<br />
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'''July 11'''; ''Building Planes with Giant 3D Printers [http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/]<br />
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'''July 12'''; The next generation RepRap prints PLA at tremendously high speeds [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhjfMHRTnE]<br />
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'''July 16'''; ''3D printed keys used to hack high security handcuffs [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/07/16/hacker-opens-high-security-handcuffs-with-3d-printed-and-laser-cut-keys/]''<br />
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'''July 17'''; ''3D Printers In The Library; Toward a FabLab in the Academic Library [http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403]''<br />
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'''July 18'''; ''3D printing services being offered at universities for the first time [http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local-education/unr-library-first-nation-offer-3d-printing-campusw/nPxzf/]''<br />
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'''July 22'''; ''Printing out your own prescription meds [http://io9.com/5928050/3d-printing-technology-could-let-you-print-your-pharmaceuticals-at-home]<br />
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'''July 25'''; 3D printing market set to hit $3 billion by 2018 [http://www.slashgear.com/3d-printing-market-to-hit-3-billion-by-2018-23239870/]<br />
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'''July 26'''; ''World's first 3D Printed Gun [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/133514-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-gun]<br />
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'''July 30'''; ''Printing Unammed Aerial Vehicles [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/printed-drones-southampton-university]''<br />
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'''August 6'''; ''3D Printed Exoskeleton aids in Arm Usage [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/wrex-3d-printed-exoskeleton-girl-move-arms_n_1739419.html] <br />
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'''August 8'''; ''Focus Feature's stop motion movie ParaNorman uses 3D printed facial parts to "push facial performance to new levels" [http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/paranorman-taps-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''August 17'''; ''US company wants to make 3D bio-ink printed meat for human consumption (Merco Press)'' [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/17/us-company-wants-to-make-3d-bio-ink-printed-meat-for-human-consumption] <br><br />
Summary: A US start-up company has a solution for people who want to eat meat, but don't want to harm animals either: 3D printed meat.<br />
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'''August 29'''; ''NASA funds Tethers Unlimited Inc. to work on its SpiderFab orbital 3D printer [http://www.3dprinter.net/nasa-spiderfab-3d-print-spacecraft-in-space] <br />
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'''September 19'''; ''Software to Detect Stress in Objects Before Print [http://www.webpronews.com/purdue-university-professor-fixes-major-flaw-in-3d-printing-2012-09]<br />
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'''September 21'''; ''3D Print Wood with Laywood Filament [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/laywood-filaments-lets-you-3d-print-with-wood-20120921/]''<br />
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'''September 27''';''3D Printer Form 1 Gets 6X Its $100K Funding Goal On Kickstarter… In One Day [http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/]''<br />
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'''October 1'''; ''3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/]''<br />
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'''October 3'''; ''Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers [http://www.army.mil/article/88464/]''<br />
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'''October 5'''; ''Seeing Is Believing, Disney Crafts 3D Printed Optics [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/05/seeing-is-believing-disney-crafts-3d-printed-optics-video/]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''CNBC Reports on Various Entities utilizing Bio-3D printing [http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354]''<br />
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'''October 10'''; ''3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Is Turning the Impossible Into the Possible [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-burrus/3d-printing-additive-manu_b_1951777.html?utm_hp_ref=tw]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''New Patent Could Saddle 3D Printers With DRM [http://gizmodo.com/5952780/new-patent-could-saddle-3d-printers-with-drm]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Spice Up Your 3-D Prints With Custom Plastics [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/custom-printer-plastics/]''<br />
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'''October 18'''; ''Guitar Printer Makes Functioning Instrument [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/guitar-printer_n_1982704.html]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/reshaping-universities-through-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''October 19'''; ''Formlabs FORM 1 high-resolution 3D printer [http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/formlabs-form-1-eyes-on/]''<br />
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'''October 22'''; ''3D Bio-Printing Proposed to Send Vaccines and Medicine Via Email (Debora MacKenzie for New Scientist) [http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/craig-venter-email-vaccine.html]'' <br><br />
Summary: A man who sequenced the human genome using his own DNA, then made "synthetic life" by outfitting a gutted bacterium with homemade genes, says his next trick will be emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers. The move could revolutionise healthcare - and biological warfare.<br />
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'''October 23'''; ''UVA Undergraduates Print 3D Plane [http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-20121023/]''<br />
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'''October 25'''; ''EFF Fights To Protect 3D Printers From Illegitimate Patents [http://www.webpronews.com/eff-fights-to-protect-3d-printers-from-illegitimate-patents-2012-10]''<br />
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'''October 25''';''With ‘Safe Haven,’ Desktop Weaponeers Resume Work on 3D-Printed Guns [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/wiki-weapon/]''<br />
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'''October 30''';'' 3D printing- a new industrial revolution [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20137791]''<br />
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'''November 2''';'' Wired CEO Chris Anderson leaves Wired to start 3D Robotics company [http://www.wired.com/about/2012/11/wired-editor-in-chief-chris-anderson-steps-down/?cid=co4402984]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 4'''; ''Turning your thoughts into actual 3D objects [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121104-turning-your-thoughts-into-actual-3d-objects.html]''<br />
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'''November 9'''; 3D-Printed Rockets Help Propel NASA's Space Shuttle Launch (Philippa Warr for Wired) [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-nasa-rockets/]'' <br><br />
Summary: Parts for the rocket engines of NASA’s Space Launch System will be created using a method of 3D-printing known as selective laser melting.<br />
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'''November 9'''; Researchers at Purdue develop a program to automatically tweak designs for 3D printed parts to improve strength [http://inhabitat.com/3d-printing-gets-a-boost-in-structural-strength-thanks-to-a-new-sofware-application/]''<br />
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'''November 11'''; Next Generation 3D Printing: Highter Resolution, Tastier, and Super Cute [http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/next-generation-3-d-printing/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Portable 3D Printer for the Military [http://www.zdnet.com/us-military-working-on-backpack-sized-440-3d-printer-7000007257/]<br />
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'''November 12'''; 3D-Printing Photo Booth Makes You Into an Action Figure[http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printing-photobooth/]'' [http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printing-rockets-nasa-sls/24909/]<br />
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'''November 12'''; Scientists reveal new insights on nano 3D printing[http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/11/scientists-reveal-new-insights-nano-3d-printing]''<br />
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'''November 12'''; Voxeljet 3D printer used to produce Skyfall's Aston Martin stunt double[http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/voxeljet-3d-printer-skyfalls-aston-martin-stunt-double/]''<br />
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'''November 14'''; Minecraft Creations Become Real! [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/14/figureprints-minecraft-3d-printing/]''<br />
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'''November 19'''; 3D Printer Powered by Heart Cells [http://www.webpronews.com/this-3d-printed-bio-bot-uses-rat-heart-cells-to-move-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 21'''; 3D Systems sues Formlabs and Kickstater for patent infringement and promotion respectively [http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/21/3d-systems-sues-3d-printer-company-formlabs-for-patent-infringement-and-kickstarter-for-promotion/]''<br />
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'''November 22'''; Scientists develop 3D tissue printer that prints cartilage[http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1291531--scientists-develop-3d-tissue-printer-that-prints-cartilage]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 23'''; EDSGN 497D is Mentioned in an Article in Onward State[http://onwardstate.com/community/power-to-the-people-mass-manufacturing-for-the-masses-takes-off-with-edsgn-497d/]''<br />
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'''November 24'''; GE Is So Stoked About 3D Printing, They're Using It To Make Parts For Jet Engines[http://www.businessinsider.com/ge-buys-3d-printing-company-to-make-parts-for-jet-engines-2012-11]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D printers to print out electronics in the near future[http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/3D-printers-to-print-out-electronics-cheaply_11499.html]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; Fancy 3D printer spits out 'replacement parts' for humans[http://gearburn.com/2012/11/fancy-3d-printer-spits-outs-replacement-parts-for-humans/]''<br />
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'''November 26'''; 3D Printing Satellites[http://news.yahoo.com/3d-printing-low-cost-satellite-234108323.html]''<br />
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'''November 27'''; Customized Toy Records [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48557/fisher-price-3d-printed-records]''<br />
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'''November 28'''; Virginia Tech: Interactive 3-D printing station [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MhNlGi-5I&feature=youtu.be]<br />
--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 16:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''November 29'''; Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service [http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/]--[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''November 29'''; 3D printers could use Moon or Mars rocks as raw materials [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20542496]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; 3-D Printed Gun Only Lasts 6 Shots [http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/weaponeers/]''<br />
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'''December 3'''; Merger Creates World's Largest 3-D Print Company [http://seekingalpha.com/article/1040891-is-there-an-undervalued-3d-printer-manufacturer-yes-arcam-ab]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] <br />
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'''December 3'''; Arcam AB is an undervalued 3D printer manufacturer [http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/03/merger-creates-worlds-largest-3d-print-company.aspx]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 3'''; 3D printed gun part fails after just 6 shots [http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/heres-what-it-looks-like-to-fire-a-partly-3d-printed-gun-video/] --[[User:dwj131|dwj131]]<br />
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'''December 4'''; 3D Printing set to hit the mainstream [http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/analysis/3d-printing-set-to-hit-the-mainstream/1014835.article]''<br />
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'''December 6'''; Why 3D Printing Matters for "Made in the USA" [http://www.livescience.com/25255-3d-printing-made-usa.html]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 6'''; 3D Printer Could Transform Moon Dirt Into Lunar Base [http://www.space.com/18694-moon-dirt-3d-printing-lunar-base.html]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; 3D printers for drugs [http://betabeat.com/2012/12/sorry-dealers-soon-well-get-all-our-drugs-from-this-new-3d-printer/]--[[User:Nop5031|Nop5031]] 22:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)<br />
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'''December 6'''; A 3D-printing popup store (3DEA) opens in NYC for the holidays. Attractions include a body scanner and ornament design competition [http://solidsmack.com/fabrication/3dea-3d-printing-pop-up-store-opens-in-nyc-for-the-holidays/]<br />
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'''December 7'''; Manufacturing the future: 10 trends to come in 3D printing [http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/12/07/manufacturing-the-future-10-trends-to-come-in-3d-printing/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]]<br />
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'''December 8'''; ''Are personal 3D printers the next personal computers?''(Rob Enderle on Digital trends.com) [http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/are-personal-3d-printers-the-next-personal-computers/]--[[User:djb5469|djb5469]] Rob discusses the basics of 3-D printing, what some of the hopes and end goals of the industry are as well as arguing that 3-D printing is ready for a revolution. He also gives some guesses as to who will capitalize on these possibilities. <br />
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'''December 10''' Wireless 3D printer "vending machine" can be controlled from iDevices or Android phones [http://hackaday.com/2012/12/10/an-automat-of-wireless-3d-printers/]<br />
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[[Category:RUG, Pennsylvania, State College]]</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/Seej&diff=74545RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Seej2012-12-10T17:45:31Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div>Established Fall 2012 - PSU RUG <br />
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=Seej=<br />
''"Seej is an Open Source tabletop wargame designed to advance the state of 3D printing through competition and player-directed evolution."''<br />
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===Basic Rules===<br />
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[[File:Seej basic.png |thumb| 300px|right|Some basic parts for Seej]] The object of the game is to knock over the other person's flag(s) using various 3D printed weapons. One weapon that's available, for example, is a penny-shooting catapult, however players can print out their own weapons and fortifications. ''"If you can print it, it's legal to use in the game."''<br />
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Players are encouraged to design game pieces and post them on Thingiverse, for everyone's benefit. As technology evolves, Seej is designed to evolve as well. There are, of course, four core rules that will keep the game in check as players bend it to their own liking:<br />
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*1. Topple your opponent's flags to win.<br />
*2. Players must agree on the models used in the battle.<br />
*3. Keep it friendly.<br />
*4. Show no mercy. <br />
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For more information check out the [http://wiki.s33j.net/ Seej Wiki]. Also check out some [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24013 Parts on Thingiverse].<br />
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[[File:Masonry wide preview card.jpg |thumb|left|300px | Not a lego.]] [[File:Zheng3 ballista.jpg |thumb|right| 300px| Penny-shooting ballista.]] [[File:Bloxen at sidewalk.png |thumb|center| 300px | Massive fortifications.]]</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=73911User:Klk53272012-12-05T03:01:33Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 12==<br />
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*'''What’s your impression of this use of 3D printing technology?<br />
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This is the creation of silly novelty items though I suppose it's only natural that 3D printing technology veer into this money-making direction. <br />
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*'''Would you buy a model of yourself? Would your parents buy one? <br />
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What? No. Why would...? No. <br />
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*'''Explain the merits (or lack thereof) in this business model. <br />
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First off, I'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy this stuff. Companies that create board games would be suckers not to get in on this as well. Just think about it, you get to buy a monopoly game where instead of being a boot, Scottie dog or a thimble one can buy the game with custom made pieces that look like you and your family members or friends. <br />
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Another way to expand this business model would be selling faces of celebrities. I would, for example, love to own a patriotically colored head of Stephen Colbert. I know I'm not the only one since I've already seen a number of god-forsaken creations on Thingiverse. (This one's my favorite: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147) <br />
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The only problem I'm seeing is that eventually people are going to lose interest. This happens with quite a lot of novelty items. It won't happen all that fast since the technology will first have to come to a standstill, but I'm pretty sure this will occur at some point. <br />
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*'''How much might competition drive down prices in the future for these kinds of novelty items?<br />
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I'm seeing myself able to purchase a mini-me for maybe 30$ in the near-ish future. Really, that's not the first thing that'll happen. As the article mentions, it takes 15 minutes of scanning to turn yourself into a plastic model. What I think will happen first is competitors improving this technology and making this time shorter and shorter. This will enable people to take a variety of very very interesting poses. This goes not just for shortening time, but of course having the scanning pick up on a lot more details. The prices will stay the same as the competition, but the improved technology allows for a whole lot more flexibility which people will naturally end up flocking to. <br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=73809User:Klk53272012-12-04T04:07:43Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 11==<br />
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*'''So, you’re in a class and classroom dedicated to 3D printing - Do you see a place for this in other educational environments (K-12?)What points do you agree with or disagree with in these articles? Support them with something from your own experience.<br />
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I can definitely see high schools being equipped with 3D printing labs. My school had a robotics club and the students did phenomenal work so I believe high school students can more than handle such responsibilities. The Geekteach and STEMulate articles address a topic I'm very interested in: getting kids interested in STEM fields. I know if I had gotten to do a project where I built a robotic arm (from the STEMulate article) my interests upon entering college would have been vastly different and my process of choosing a major would have varied immensely. It really only takes one project such as this to get kids interested. <br />
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I have no doubts that a high school environment can surely support 3D printing, but can middle or elementary schools follow along? (I'm fairly sure Kindergarteners are far too busy learning their letters and playing with legos, so I'll not consider them in this discussion.) I think middle schools could also have a 3D printer...or two! What I see for kids of that age is having them print out a model of something (perhaps something they've found on thingiverse themselves?) and assembling it themselves. I remember first seeing an object get 3D printed and how amazing I thought it was so I'm pretty sure a middle schooler would get an even bigger kick out of it (that is until this becomes common technology). <br />
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As far as elementary schools go I can see them taking trips to a middle or high school to familiarize themselves with the printers and view some demonstrations, but I'm not sure if them having their own printers would be incredibly beneficial for educational purposes. Then again, as the technology improves all schools will probably end up having at least one around for practical reasosn anyways. <br />
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A big reason why I love the idea of 3D printing in schools as an educational tool is that it can be used as a teaching tool in a truly large variety of fields. As we've seen in class, 3D printing can be used from anywhere to chemistry to anthropology. I don't see why every single subject can't take at least a small part in this technology. The Geekteach article mentions that "Kids love visuals and they're naturals with technology. Imagine the possibilities of 3D printing in the classroom." I'm really seeing 3D printing not just as a way to teach kids about technology, but as a way to revolutionize education in general. <br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=71209User:Klk53272012-11-11T00:37:21Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 10 */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect?<br />
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Something that really caught my attention was the concept of replicating art through 3D scanning and then printing. Being able to recreate a 3D object with just 2-3 images is pretty incredible to me. The only problem with this is that it only captures the outside appearance of an object which will become increasingly less useful the more complex our technology becomes internally. However, I can imagine stores will eventually stop selling 'simple' products (ones without internal parts). Why sell bowls, plates, bottles etc. when someone can come into the store, snap a few photos and essentially steal the merchandise, though I'm sure the concept of what it means to steal will become far more complex as 3D printing technology improves. As usual I have to try and bring up how I think art will change. The process of art will all of a sudden become exceedingly important. Was it simply 3D printed or hand-made? The more 3D printing improves the harder it will be to tell (or perhaps easier considering the flawless nature of the pieces?). There's already some very interesting sculptures on thingiverse that someone can print out and just display in their house. Another big shift I'm seeing is when 3D printing begins to happen on a much grander scale. What if people can just rent a large one and build a swing set for their kids right in their backyard? Not gonna lie, I'm more than a bit excited about the future I get to live in.<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=71189User:Klk53272012-11-10T22:51:42Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 10==<br />
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*''' Now that you know a little more about the different types of 3D printing or other additive manufacturing methods, You should envision scenarios of a future where this technology is more widespread. What sorts of changes can we expect? What sorts of changes might we not expect? <br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
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==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
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It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
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There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
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==Week 2==<br />
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*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
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Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 1== <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
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[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=70167User:Klk53272012-11-03T04:32:28Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
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<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
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We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
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As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
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=Blog=<br />
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==Week 9==<br />
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*''' Discuss the suitability of libraries as hosts for RepRaps (or other 3D printers)<br />
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*''' We have a number of libraries on campus, as well as the one on allen street: How many are you familiar with? Do you think any of them would be suitable for this?<br />
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The libraries I'm familiar with are Pattee/Paterno, Davey Lab, Hammond Library and Schlow Library. Out of all of these spaces I don't know if any one of them has the right amount of space as of right now, although Pattee/Paterno recently had an expansion and may actually have a suitable amount of space at this point. Pattee/Paterno would also most easily lend itself to creating an environment rich in varied interaction and cooperation. Schlow and Davey are much more like your stereotypical "quiet" libraries. This project occuring Hammond Libabary may also be fairly feasible simply because of the building it's located in, though I would much rather prefer a 3D printing lab in more "neutral grounds" so as to inspire interaction between different groups of people.<br />
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Actually, it's not the ability for university students to print out their designs freely that attracts me to the idea of the libraries, it's the possibility for interaction between very different people. We'd have the artists, biologists(and so on) and engineers all in one room exchanging information about their respective fields and learning more about each others work. Perhaps I'm biased, coming from both an Engineering and Arts background, but when two very different fields clash the results are generally astounding. A 3D printing lab would be the perfect place to foster such relationships. <br />
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As technology develops further libraries are going to need to start redefining themselves. The first articles seemed to imply that all libraries need to make a change but I'm sure that raditional libraries will surely remain, but newer breeds will arise. The newer libraries will host a variety of technological services including 3D printing, laser cuting, CNC milling and so on. <br />
<br />
==Week 8==<br />
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*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
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This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
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==Week 7==<br />
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*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
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I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
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*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
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From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
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*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
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I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
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==Week 6==<br />
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*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
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It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
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*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
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Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
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I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
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==Week 5==<br />
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*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
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Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
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*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
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*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
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First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
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I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
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==Week 4==<br />
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*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
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I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
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I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=70162User:Klk53272012-11-03T03:17:11Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 8==<br />
<br />
*''' Go back to your previous posts regarding DRM and control of 3D printing. Do these articles support your argument then? Do you think this technology will find a use?<br />
<br />
This attempted control of 3D printing was definitely not surprising. It doesn't exactly support my statements back then since I basically argued that if this type of control does arise it won't be effective. Though one of the articles does mention that it won't solve any problems. I think the only achievement of this DRM patent will be a delay in everyone having access to printing any models available to them. It'll take the hackers a little bit, but if history is any indication, they'll figure out a way around this 'remote server check' eventually. <br />
<br />
==Week 7==<br />
<br />
*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
<br />
I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
<br />
*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
<br />
From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
<br />
*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
<br />
I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
<br />
==Week 6==<br />
<br />
*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
<br />
It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
<br />
Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
<br />
I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=69811User:Klk53272012-10-31T17:50:01Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 7==<br />
<br />
*''' 1. Being able to create optical sensing devices on demand is something new, as typically we print passive components. What kind of implications can you imagine resulting from this?<br />
<br />
I can see this technology becoming incredibly important. First off, upon 3D printing becoming accessible to more people, this technique may be used to create a lot of products that would be too complicated to make with 3D printing only passive components. The words "minimal electronic components" struck me as most significant. Perhaps we'll also see a rise in conversion of electronic components to optical components in various devices.<br />
<br />
*''' 2. What sort of difficulty would we have in implementing light piping using our printers?<br />
<br />
From what I can understand the light piping is made out of a different material than the actual object. That would probably be the biggest challenge: making the printers capable of using more than one material. The piping is also very small and our printers simply aren't capable of that kind of precision.<br />
<br />
*''' 3. In what applications might you find use for these sensors (contact switches, touch sensors, accelerometers, etc)? Do you have some project in mind where these would be useful?<br />
<br />
I can see these sensors being used in everything from video games to medicine. The only project I can think of (and vaguely) is video game creation since the motion sensitivity demonstrated in the video acts almost exactly like a Wii controller.<br />
<br />
==Week 6==<br />
<br />
*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
<br />
It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
<br />
Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
<br />
I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=68753User:Klk53272012-10-20T20:00:17Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 6 */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 6==<br />
<br />
*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
<br />
It strikes me as a great idea! Now, with that said when great ideas almost always have pros and cons. Let's first think about the long waiting lists for people to get various organ transplants. This technology (once developed further) essentially completely solves that problem. How about burn victims? Those who are paralyzed may also benefit from type of printing. Basically I could go on and on about the wonderful benefits I'm seeing for the medical field. Okay, well what are the cons? The first thing that struck me as problematic was mention of Peter Thiel who is trying to print meat. The first thing that came to mind is edible meat for human consumption. Now I feel this is a fairly feasible thing to do and could relatively easily be accomplished. Only after its accomplishment do I see problems because anytime you do anything involving what people consume we run into issues. People will at the very least be extremely suspicious of this product and I'm sure the FDA will have a field day with the whole thing.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
<br />
Personally the phrase "DIY bio-research" makes me a little nervous all on its own. Now, I don't know very much about that sort of thing. Does DIY mean labs in universities or people in their basement printing out living tissues? <br />
<br />
I'm not so sure about the RepRaps becoming that huge in this particular field however. I see them being more prominent in mechanics where mass production of multiple parts is readily needed. In bio-research I feel that the goal is more so making a couple of printers that can make extremely high quality products. They may still play a role in the field, but I predict it will be a lesser one.<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=68752User:Klk53272012-10-20T19:17:09Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 6==<br />
<br />
*'''1. What do you think of bio-printing? What sort of legal problems or technical problems can you foresee?<br />
<br />
*'''2. Do you think this might be extended to RepRaps for DIY bio-research?<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=68751User:Klk53272012-10-20T19:16:08Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 6= */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 6==<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=68750User:Klk53272012-10-20T19:02:15Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
=Week 6==<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=67348User:Klk53272012-10-05T20:29:19Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 5==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Imagine that you were a dedicated member of the DIY gun project: What might you do now? <br />
<br />
Considering the entire project is in a 'regulatory grey area' there must be a way to proceed with it. Acquiring a manufacturing license seems like only a temporary solution to the problem since if the overall goal is for anyone to be able to print a gun at home, it's impossible for everyone to acquire such a license. Looks like this project is at the mercy of laws that haven't been created/regulated yet.<br />
<br />
*'''2. Another article asks ”Should 3D printing, especially when it’s being used to create items like guns, be regulated? Can you regulate it?” Check your Blog #3 Questions 1 & 3 (and my comments to them) if you haven’t already. Do you have any more to say about this issue of 3D printer regulation (gov’t or corporate)? <br />
<br />
It makes me kind of nervous to think about some of the things people can make with this technology. What if someone brings a plastic gun on a plane? That can move through security very easily. Then again, I've always had the belief that if someone wants to make something like that to happen they'll do it whether they use a 3D printer in their basement or not. I know we discussed TV licenses and whatnot in class and how we shouldn't rule out the idea that things like this '''can''' be regulated...but I'm going to rule that out anyways. At least for the US, if regulation like that occurs people are going to be out in front of the white house rioting like crazy. It could be possible to enforce something like this before the technology gets big and widespread...but that won't take long. To look at it a slightly different way, okay, some 'bad' people can make their own guns but you know what, everyone else can too. Pretty much the only way to deal with such things is to either let no on have the technology or let everyone have it. Basically I don't thing such things can or should be regulated. <br />
<br />
*'''3. Guns (and other weapons) seem to be prone to prohibitions. What other 3D printable constructs might attract similar attention/derision/prohibition? <br />
<br />
First thing that comes to is anything having to do with drugs. Let's say someone figures out how to print out a meth lab (I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately...) or something along those lines. That would definitely get attention. <br />
<br />
I...can't really think of anything else though. Every time I think of an object that could attract negative attention like this I realize there's already plenty of ways to fairly easily acquire such a thing. A guy in the comments section pointed out that with a CnC mill one could easily make an all metal gun. I guess I don't see what the big deal with the plastic guns is either. I feel like the people that are freaked out by it grossly underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of human beings. We already have access to everything, 3D printing just makes it more accessible. I'm completely failing to see the problem with that. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=67342User:Klk53272012-10-05T19:31:45Z<p>Klk5327: 1</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 4==<br />
<br />
*'''Comment on Makerbot’s position (as far as we know), Prusa’s concerns, and ownership of designs. Should we look for a new thingiverse?<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble grasping the significance of Makerbot making their next model Closed Source. What I'm having trouble understanding is exactly why they would make this decision. From the comments on the article other people seem to have the same question. Yes people are copying their work and making profit, but what did Makerbot expect to happen by providing an Open Source consumer product? It's a very logical progression. <br />
<br />
I think Prusa has every right to be concerned about Thingiverse's new Terms of Use. It seems like a pretty underhanded change. As someone pointed out in the comments there's people on the site that upload things for everyone to use, but also plan on making money off of their designs. Now Thingiverse can make money off of his work too. I'm honestly not sure what the best choice of action is? Look for a new Thingiverse or do something about the state of the site. I'm very pessimistic that a new site won't have the same end result. <br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=66165User:Klk53272012-09-24T16:09:14Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 3 */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
<br />
==Week 3==<br />
<br />
*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
<br />
I think something like that will most likely be applied to 3D printing with...similar success. Exchanging files for 3D printers is as easy as throwing it on a flash drive or sending it through an e-mail. It's just as simple as exchanging music files. It's actually going to be easier to obtain the technology as well since if one of your friends can give you the music for your MP3 player, but they can't give you the parts and have you build it on your own. Obviously this is possible with 3D printing. Not only will people not have to purchase the files to print from, they most likely won't pay almost anything for the actual machine as well. Since websites like Thingiverse already exist, I can't see them all of a sudden becoming illegal. I'm sure more 'official' and 'professional' sites will rise up where people can purchase files as well. Sort like iTunes compared to Pirate Bay. That and a lot of websites already have free 3D models available for larger products such as sofas or chairs on their websites. It would only make sense this trend will continue into smaller merchandise.<br />
<br />
*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
<br />
I think the only passion I have concerning this question would be art (both visual and martial art). I've definitely never seen my passion as a way to obtain money though I've never been particularly business oriented. I suppose passion could be used as a way to make friends and attract mates, it's an interesting idea at least. My first reaction was actually that ideas and passions serve more as a way to divide people into castes of sorts. The better the ideas the more valuable the person, right? Then I had the sad realization that that's not the case at all. The person who had the idea doesn't matter at all since it's always the person who executes it that gets all of the credit. Think remakes of old songs by soulless pop-artists.<br />
<br />
*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?<br />
<br />
There's really no events that are 100% good or bad, so my automatic response has to be the somewhere-in-between. Why though? Let's look at the internet as an example. It allows people to have ideas and express opinions and to have them anonymously, if they so please, or under a username which may as well be anonymity. I feel as though this has increased the rate production of all kinds of ideas as people deliver them free of fear of negative responses. Now the problem is that anonymity has also increased the production of really really horrible ideas (See: 4chan). The same thing will happen with the disappearance of IP. People with ideas are readily given less and less credit and, as I mentioned in the above question, those who execute them get more and more credit. And as far as I'm concerned Bowyer is spot-on about killing of IP.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=66150User:Klk53272012-09-24T13:37:48Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
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*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
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From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
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*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
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I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.<br />
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==Week 3==<br />
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*'''1. It seems that 3D printing isn’t going to disappear, but the exact nature in which it will develop is not well defined. On that note, we currently place restrictions (DRM) onto our media to control distribution, with limited ‘success’. Do you think this might be applied to 3D printing? How or why not?<br />
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*'''2. According to Bowyer, many people have a great idea (or perhaps a passion) that they love to tell people about. What is yours? Do you see this as a way to attract future mates? (or to get money?) Why/why not?<br />
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*'''3. Professor Bowyer seems to think that 3D printing will finally kill intellectual property, and he sounds pleased about it. Do you think he’s right about ending IP? Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in-between?</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/Presentation&diff=65772RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Presentation2012-09-18T21:32:01Z<p>Klk5327: /* Useful Links */</p>
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Welcome to the State College RepRap User's Group Wiki! <br />
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*Thank you for visiting our page. We are a group of RepRap users based out of Penn State and participate in developing new parts and improvements for RepRap and have created a new merging of the Mendel and Prusa RepRap designs which we call the [[Ohm | Open Hybrid Mendel]], or [[Ohm | OHM]] for short.<br />
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*Our project is combined with class offerings at Penn State, so if you are interested and attend PSU be sure to contact us for information!<br />
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*'''Our Fall 2012 course is posted as EDSGN 497D It is 80% hands on build & test and redesign, but some students may focus on making models for design teams in design courses. If both sections have filled, and you are still interested in participating, please contact "nospamdbs198 atnospam psu.edu nospam". The contact email has been masked in an effort to foil spambots and ineligible undergraduates.'''<br />
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= What's New? =<br />
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'''9.17.12''': Archived news 3+ months older. More news should be posted soon!<br />
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<gallery><br />
file:Big and Little Dino Teeth Print.jpg|The Teeth Portion of the Dino Skull, Original Size and Half Scale<br />
file:Dino Skull Parts.jpg|All the Dino Skull Parts<br />
file:Built Dino Skulls.jpg|Dino Skulls Fully Constructed<br />
file:Diamond Lattice 1.jpg|Diamond Lattice Print<br />
file:Diamond Lattice 2.jpg|Another Angle of the Diamond Lattice Print<br />
file:Graphite 1.jpg|Graphite Structure Print<br />
file:Graphite 2.jpg|Another Angle of the Graphite Structure Print<br />
File:Startoftoothbrush.jpg|Start of toothbrush head<br />
File:Endoftoothbrush.jpg|End of toothbrush head<br />
File:Davidsface.jpg|Side of printed Face<br />
File:Davidsface2.jpg|Top view of printed Face<br />
File:Startofvertex.jpg|Start of frame vertex<br />
File:Continuedvertex.jpg|Continued frame vertex<br />
File:Finishedvertex.jpg|Finished frame vertex side1<br />
File:Finishedvertex2.jpg|Finished frame vertex side2<br />
File:AFMdata3-18-2012.jpg|AFM Scan of a Quartz Crystal<br />
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=Electronics=<br />
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=Software=<br />
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REPSNAPPER: Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1NFGRR4rY basic video tutorial] to help you get started!<br />
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[[User:Jfo5039/installingonwindows7 | Guide to printing from Windows 7]].<br />
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|[[Waste Reclamation System]] || Discussion on recycling print material.<br />
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|[[TechZone_InfoHub|TechZone Projects]] || Projects from TechZone we have completed or plan on undertaking.<br />
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|[[3D Scanner Projects]] || Info page for 3D scanner in 305 Hammond.<br />
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|[[Imperial Reprap SAE]] || Discussion on using imperial parts instead of metric.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Z_Opto_Holder | Z Opto Holder]] || A design for a holder for the Z-opto. STL files posted.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Pen_Plotter | Pen Plotter]] || A design for a universal pen holder. STL files posted.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/CAD | CAD files]] || Posting Page for CAD files<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Dual_Extruder | Dual Extruder]] || Progress blog on dual extruder development<br />
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|[[Mullis | Mullis]] || Open Source PCR machine<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Stepper_Paste_Extruder | Stepper Paste Extruder]] || Development of paste extruder driven by a stepper motor<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/Vertex_Param | Vertex Parametrization]] || Development of OpenSCAD code for variable-angle vertices<br />
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*[http://reprap.org/wiki/Full_Rod_Cut_List Full Rod Cut List] (Note that the table is correct, but the recommended cutting plan doesn't match up with it)<br />
*[http://www.reprap.org/wiki/PCB_Design PCB Design using RepRap]<br />
*[[Gcode#RepRap_G_Code_Fields | G-Code]]<br />
*[http://www.mendel-parts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30&t_id=1 Good guide to Skeinforge]<br />
*[http://wiki.makerbot.com/configuring-skeinforge Good Skeinforge primer]<br />
*[http://ultimachine.com/content/mendel-notes Skeinforge PLA Profile]<br />
*[http://www.mendel-parts.com/new_forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=119 Gen6 SF Settings]<br />
*[http://www.hive76.org/all-about-patents All About Patents]<br />
*[http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=429- Plugins for Sketchup file to export .stl] <br />
*[http://www.micromouse.ca/index.html- AccuTrans3D (trial version) stl file editor and save]<br />
*[[Tips for Printing with RepSnapper]]<br />
*[http://reprap.org/wiki/Teacup_Firmware Teacup Firmware]<br />
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[[Category:RUG, Pennsylvania, State College| ]]</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=65504User:Klk53272012-09-14T03:26:35Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 2 */</p>
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Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
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=Player Info=<br />
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[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
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I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''<br />
<br />
I can't help but think a lot about how 3D printing will influence the art community so here's some thoughts concerning the subject. The more artists become involved in this way of creating artwork the more our perception of art will have to change. Does it 'count' as art if someone simply designed it with a 3D modeling program and sent it to a printer? Does an artist have to modify a piece afterwards for it to be considered 'true art'? These are some of the questions that will be begin to rise up. There's already a lot of people that don't consider use of programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator as 'artsy'. Aside from people's opinions I think the art itself may take an interesting turn. 3D printing can obviously make it easier for artists to create more mechanical works. Perhaps the art will take a turn for the mechanical much like the method of creation.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=65492User:Klk53272012-09-14T00:53:20Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*'''1. Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?'''<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*'''2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea.''' <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*'''3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.'''</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=65491User:Klk53272012-09-14T00:51:41Z<p>Klk5327: /* Blog */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.<br />
<br />
==Week 2==<br />
<br />
*1.Do you think his goal of a ‘self-replicating universal constructor’ is feasible? What remains to be done to achieve this, or alternatively what would prevent such a goal?<br />
<br />
Such a goal is most definitely feasible. According to [http://surveys.peerproduction.net/2012/05/manufacturing-in-motion/3/ this article] more and more people are taking advantage of 3D printing every year. With such an extreme increase in interest the technology will no doubt grow at a high rate. I think the most difficult challenge will be to enable the machines realize their mistakes. For example, we started construction within our build groups in class today and had to use tricks in order to thread some of the parts due to imperfections. I'm going to assume that no matter how advanced the technology becomes there will always be the possibility of flawed parts. The machines need to be able to recognize these flawed parks and either fix them or, a more likely solution, remake them. If the right material is chosen a flawed part can easily be turned back into raw material and reused. Other than recognizing flawed parts the machine must also be capable of recognizing mistakes in the building process such that the quality of each machine does not decrease. This, I think, will be the hardest challenge <br />
<br />
*2. The phrase “wealth without money” is both the title of his article and the motto of the reprap project itself. What does this phrase mean? (To him and to you if they differ). Discuss implications, problems, and possibilities associated with this idea. <br />
<br />
From what I understand, Bowyer seems to view the concept of 'wealth without money' as the ability to produce whatever goods one desires with no cost (other than material cost, of course). As Bowyer talks in the beginning the Communist Manifesto states that, "By proletariat is meant the class of modern wage labourers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." The technology envisioned here allows for putting production in the hands of the modern wage laborers and is a way for wealth to be spread through out the middle and lower classes of society. <br />
<br />
*3. The Darwin design was released in 2007. It is 2012 now. Imagine future scenarios for RepRaps and their ‘cousin’ 3D printing designs (Makerbots, Ultimachine, Makergear, etc.) how do you think the RepRap project (community, designs, website, anything and everything) might evolve in the future? Describe as many scenarios as you can envision.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64548User:Klk53272012-09-04T03:47:27Z<p>Klk5327: /* Week 1 */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64546User:Klk53272012-09-04T03:41:20Z<p>Klk5327: /* Player Info */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
As far as art goes I'm steering myself down the route of 2D and 3D animation so I know a thing or two about 3D modeling. I don't have any technical skills when it comes to actually building things so I'm hoping to pick up on some during this course.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
I may have had some fun with this. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64545User:Klk53272012-09-04T03:21:18Z<p>Klk5327: /* Player Info */</p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
[[File:GPOY.bmp|thumb|upright|right|I drew myself. Am I cool yet?]]<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years.<br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
I may have had some fun with this. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:GPOY.bmp&diff=64544File:GPOY.bmp2012-09-04T03:19:08Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div></div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64539User:Klk53272012-09-04T01:47:35Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
<hr />
<div>=Katerina Kostadinova=<br />
<br />
Greetings fellow players! Here's where I'll be recording my RepRap adventures.<br />
<br />
=Player Info=<br />
<br />
I'm an Integrative Arts major at Penn State, looking to hopefully graduate Spring '13. My major has been a bit of a journey... I came to Penn State for Physics, the math quickly scared me off and I scampered off into Biology. Eventually I discovered I'm not half bad at math and began majoring in Engineering Science. Well, that didn't quite work out so I'm feeding my creative passion as an art student right now while trying to figure out how to work in my skills/interests in the sciences into my grand master plan.<br />
<br />
We'll see how all that works out. Feel free to make bets as to whether or not I'll be living in a box in 10 years. <br />
<br />
=Blog=<br />
<br />
==Week 1== <br />
<br />
I may have had some fun with this. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64537User:Klk53272012-09-04T01:18:54Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div>[http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 Useful]: I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Artistic/Beautiful]: Oh...oh my. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 Pointless/Useless]: What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Funny]: Seems legit. <br />
<br />
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Weird]: Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64536User:Klk53272012-09-04T01:15:42Z<p>Klk5327: </p>
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<div>Useful: http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91180 I would bake cookies every day for the rest of my life. <br />
Artistic/Beautiful: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3448 Oh...oh my. <br />
Pointless/Useless:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11561 What can be more useless than a lie?<br />
Funny: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29108 Seems legit. <br />
Weird: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9147 Bonus points for the punny name, but I'm still going to have nightmares tonight.</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Klk5327&diff=64528User:Klk53272012-09-04T00:04:24Z<p>Klk5327: Created page with 'I'm making a page...here I go!'</p>
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<div>I'm making a page...here I go!</div>Klk5327https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/Presentation&diff=64527RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Presentation2012-09-04T00:03:50Z<p>Klk5327: /* Members, Projects & Exceptional Edits */</p>
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=Welcome!=<br />
<br />
Welcome to the State College RepRap User's Group Wiki! <br />
<br />
Thank you for visiting our page. We are a group of RepRap users based out of Penn State and participate in developing new parts and improvements for RepRap and have created a new merging of the Mendel and Prusa RepRap designs which we call the [[Ohm | Open Hybrid Mendel]], or [[Ohm | OHM]] for short.<br />
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Our project is combined with class offerings at Penn State, so if you are interested and attend PSU be sure to contact us for information!<br />
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'''Our Fall 2012 course is posted as EDSGN 497D It is 80% hands on build & test and redesign, but some students may focus on making models for design teams in design courses. If both sections have filled, and you are still interested in participating, please contact "nospamdbs198 atnospam psu.edu nospam". The contact email has been masked in an effort to foil spambots and ineligible undergraduates.'''<br />
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= What's New? =<br />
'''4.19.12''': Current students - Earn 100xp for filling out our faux-SRTE [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE00X1hIOGlfQXVMN2oxOHBma3A3Znc6MQ#gid=0 survey] to help improve the RepRapRPG! <br />
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'''3.19.12''': One of our students has created a program which can take [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscopy atomic force microscopy] data and convert it into a STL, which will soon be released to the community. [[Image:AFMdata3-18-2012.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Printed AFM scan of a Quartz crystal's surface]]<br />
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UPDATE: the source and readme can be found [https://github.com/afmreprap/AFMtostl/ here]<br />
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'''3.01.12''': The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMFaADF0pcs&feature=youtu.be Thermal 3D Printing Video] on the [http://www.youtube.com/user/PSURepRap?feature=mhee PSU RepRap YouTube channel] is now officially live! It's a side by side view of a normal print and a thermal print - very interesting to see, especially in the end where you can tell on the thermal which end was printed last. Go check it out and subscribe to the YouTube channel! <br />
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'''UPDATE:''' To find out more about Thermal footage and how to edit it, please refer to this page: [[PSU_Thermal|Thermal Footage]].<br />
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'''2.29.12''': The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1NFGRR4rY RepSnapper Tutorial Video] on the [http://www.youtube.com/user/PSURepRap?feature=mhee PSU RepRap YouTube channel] is now officially live! Go check it out and subscribe to the YouTube channel!<br />
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'''2.21.12''': [http://www.printiverse.gamebah.com Printiverse] is officially up and running. Check it out!<br />
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'''2.17.12''': The [http://www.youtube.com/user/PSURepRap?feature=mhee PSU RepRap YouTube channel] has been getting some updates (including a temporary logo and some custom channel designs), as well as its first ever video! The talk on the important and future of open source by Professor Richard Doyle can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbl7JEJNTJM&context=C3b62759ADOEgsToPDskJrNlugL2_p41EknRCeC9Lo here]. Feel free to visit and subscribe to the channel - more videos are soon to come!<br />
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'''2.9.12''': Several groups have been printing the parts for new RepRaps for the last few weeks. These will be the [[PSU_Unit_Orange|orange unit]] [[File:PSU_unit_Orange.png|25px|link=PSU_Unit_Orange|alt=Orange]], [[PSU_Unit_Yellow|Yellow unit]] [[File:PSU_unit_Yellow.png|25px|link=PSU_Unit_Yellow|alt=Yellow]], and the [[PSU_Unit_Silver|Silver unit]] [[File:PSU_unit_Silver.png|25px|link=PSU_Unit_Silver|alt=silver]]. These units will be OHM models.<br />
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Much work has been done on getting building [[PSU_Unit_Mondo|Mondo]] [[File:Unit_mondo_small.png|25px|link=PSU_Unit_Mondo|alt=Mondo]]. <br />
<br />
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<gallery><br />
file:Big and Little Dino Teeth Print.jpg|The Teeth Portion of the Dino Skull, Original Size and Half Scale<br />
file:Dino Skull Parts.jpg|All the Dino Skull Parts<br />
file:Built Dino Skulls.jpg|Dino Skulls Fully Constructed<br />
file:Diamond Lattice 1.jpg|Diamond Lattice Print<br />
file:Diamond Lattice 2.jpg|Another Angle of the Diamond Lattice Print<br />
file:Graphite 1.jpg|Graphite Structure Print<br />
file:Graphite 2.jpg|Another Angle of the Graphite Structure Print<br />
File:Startoftoothbrush.jpg|Start of toothbrush head<br />
File:Endoftoothbrush.jpg|End of toothbrush head<br />
File:Davidsface.jpg|Side of printed Face<br />
File:Davidsface2.jpg|Top view of printed Face<br />
File:Startofvertex.jpg|Start of frame vertex<br />
File:Continuedvertex.jpg|Continued frame vertex<br />
File:Finishedvertex.jpg|Finished frame vertex side1<br />
File:Finishedvertex2.jpg|Finished frame vertex side2<br />
File:AFMdata3-18-2012.jpg|AFM Scan of a Quartz Crystal<br />
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For what used to be new, check [[/History|PSU RUG History]]<br />
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=Electronics=<br />
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All information about our [[/Electronics|electronics]] that we use, including firmware can be found here.<br />
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=Software=<br />
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Anything and everything that deals with [[/Software|software]] will be here eventually. (WIP)<br />
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REPSNAPPER: Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1NFGRR4rY basic video tutorial] to help you get started!<br />
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[[User:Jfo5039/installingonwindows7 | Guide to printing from Windows 7]].<br />
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=Members, Projects & [[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Exceptional Edits|Exceptional Edits]]=<br />
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!align="center"|'''Section 1 (6:30-)'''<br />
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|[[User:Afs2015 | Afs2015]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Afs2015|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Bac5244 | Bac5244]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Bac5244|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:amb5906 | Tony Burt]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/amb5906|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:dwj131| Douglas Jordan]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/dwj131|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Tms54| Thomas Stitt]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Tms54|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:bbv5002| Ben Visnesky]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/bbv5002|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Maria_P| Maria Poluch]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Maria_P|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:jms6579 | Jonathan Snyder]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/NIX-7C0|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Atk5083 | Alexander Kasinec]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/NIX-7C0|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Malcat | Mallory Guarino]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/NIX-7C0|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:gmm5136 | Gregory Mann]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/gmm5136|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:djb5469 | David Blyton]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/djb5469|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:swy5105 | Sami Yuhas]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/swy5105|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:kwc5097 | Kiley Coombe]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/kwc5097|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:nmt5072 | Nithin Thomas]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/nmt5072|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Asb5165 | Alex Blenheim]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Asb5165|contributions]])</small><br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
!align="center"|'''Section 2 (4:15-)'''<br />
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|[[User:gtk5020 | Garrett Kline]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/gtk5020|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:mxe5022 | Mike Edwards]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/mxe5022|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:ajo5115 | Andrew Oreskovich]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/ajo5115|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:wjf5042 | Bill Fabrizi]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/wjf5042|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:dgs5101 | Dan Shriver]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/dgs5101|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:axs5327 | Anil Senturk]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/axs5327|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Jsm5321 | Jon Marshall]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Jsm5321|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:theherschmeister | Herschel Pangborn]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/theherschmeister|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:klk5327 | Katerina Kostadinova]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/theherschmeister|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:tch5085 | Taylor Hornung]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/tch5085|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:kpb5069 | Kerry Brunner]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/kpb5069|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Mts5140 | Matt Samperi]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Mts5140|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:stormyzim | Ryan Mannino]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/stormyzim|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:snb5148 | Stephanie Baker]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/snb5148|contributions]])</small><br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
!align="center"|'''MEMBERS'''<br />
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|[[User:ama5229 | ama5229]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/ama5229|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Mts5140 | Matt Samperi]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Mts5140|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:arfalcsik | arfalcsik]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/arfalcsik|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:bjs5286 | bjs5286]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/bjs5286|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:CharmQuark | CharmQuark]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/CharmQuark|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:jwo5069 | jwo5069]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/jwo5069|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Dak | Dak]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Dak|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:dpd5061| dpd5061]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/dpd5061|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:eas5311| eas5311]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/eas5311|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Edk5035 | Edk5035]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Edk5035|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:EtherDais | EtherDais]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/EtherDais|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Elmatador | Jgb5067]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Elmatador|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Jfo5039 | John O'Brien]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Jfo5039|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:JLaz | JLaz]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/JLaz|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:ksalitrik | ksalitrik]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/ksalitrik|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:KtripPSU | KtripPSU]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/KtripPSU|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:marcierengifo | marcierengifo]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/marcierengifo|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User: aeb5404 | aeb5404]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/aeb5404|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:mslusher2011 | mslusher2011]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/mslusher2011|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Nathanb | Nathanb]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Nathanb|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Nix-7c0 | Nix-7c0]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Nix-7c0|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:PhiloXXI | PhiloXXI]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/PhiloXXI|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:php5014 | php5014]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/php5014|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:rbdschur | rbdschur]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/rbdschur|contributions]])</small><br />
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||[[User:schienke | schienke]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/schienke|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:StephenThor | StephenThor]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/StephenThor|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:mtg5072 | mtg5072]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/mtg5072|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:ncw5018 | ncw5018]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/ncw5018|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:dcm5154 | dcm5154]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/dcm5154|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Filmgineer | Filmgineer]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Filmgineer|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:mzd149 | mzd149]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/mzd149|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:mnk5084 | mnk5084]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/mnk5084|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:sme5095 | sme5095]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/sme5095|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:sem5354 | sem5354]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/sem5354|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:nop5031 | nop5031]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/nop5031|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:igm5007 | igm5007]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/igm5007|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Samkountz | Samkountz]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Samkountz|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:krm5222 | krm5222]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/krm5222|contributions]])</small><br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
!align="center"|'''ALUMNI'''<br />
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|[[User:joshj | joshj]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/joshj|contributions]])</small><br />
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|[[User:Jza127| Jza127]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Jza127|contributions]])</small><br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
!colspan="2"|'''PROJECTS'''<br />
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|[[Waste Reclamation System]] || Discussion on recycling print material.<br />
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|[[TechZone_InfoHub|TechZone Projects]] || Projects from TechZone we have completed or plan on undertaking.<br />
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|[[3D Scanner Projects]] || Info page for 3D scanner in 305 Hammond.<br />
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|[[Imperial Reprap SAE]] || Discussion on using imperial parts instead of metric.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Z_Opto_Holder | Z Opto Holder]] || A design for a holder for the Z-opto. STL files posted.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Pen_Plotter | Pen Plotter]] || A design for a universal pen holder. STL files posted.<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/CAD | CAD files]] || Posting Page for CAD files<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Dual_Extruder | Dual Extruder]] || Progress blog on dual extruder development<br />
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|[[Mullis | Mullis]] || Open Source PCR machine<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Stepper_Paste_Extruder | Stepper Paste Extruder]] || Development of paste extruder driven by a stepper motor<br />
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|[[RUG/Pennsylvania/State_College/Vertex_Param | Vertex Parametrization]] || Development of OpenSCAD code for variable-angle vertices<br />
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=Our Prototyping Systems=<br />
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'''[[Etherdais_Unit_Zero | Unit Zero]]'''<br />
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| [[File:NILeS.jpg|200px|link=Etherdais_Unit_One]]<br />
'''[[Etherdais_Unit_One | Unit One]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Unit_Alfa.JPG|200px|link=PSU_Unit_A]]<br />
'''[[PSU_Unit_A| PSU Mendel Alpha]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Unit_Beta.JPG|200px|link=PSU_Unit_B|]]<br />
'''[[PSU_Unit_B | PSU Mendel Beta]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSU_Huxley.JPG|200px|link=PSU_Unit_C|]]<br />
'''[[PSU_Unit_C | PSU Huxley]]'''<br />
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|[[File:Fabathome1.jpg|200px|link=PSU_Fab@Home]]<br />
'''[[PSU_Fab@Home | PSU Fab@Home]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSU_Unit_Black.jpg|200px|link=PSU Unit Black]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Black | PSU Unit Zeta]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSU_Unit_Green.jpg|200px|link=PSU Unit Green]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Green | PSU Unit Green]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSU_Unit_White.jpg|200px|link=PSU Unit White]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit White | PSU Unit White]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSU_Unit_Clear2.jpg|200px|link=PSU Unit Clear]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Clear | PSU Unit Clear]]'''<br />
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| [[file:PSUunitMondo.JPG|200px|link=PSU Unit Mondo]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Mondo| PSU Unit Mondo]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Orange5_12.JPG|200px|link=PSU Unit Orange]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Orange| PSU Unit Orange]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Silver5_12.JPG|200px|link=PSU Unit Silver]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Silver| PSU Unit Silver]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Maker_Bot5_12.JPG|200px|link=PSU Unit Maker_Bot]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Maker_Bot| PSU Unit Maker_Bot]]'''<br />
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| [[file:Yellow5_12.JPG|200px|link=PSU Unit Yellow]]<br />
'''[[PSU Unit Yellow| PSU Unit Yellow]]'''<br />
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!Firmware<br />
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{{:PSU_Unit_Mondo}}<br />
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{{:PSU_Unit_Yellow}}<br />
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{{:PSU_Unit_Silver}}<br />
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{{:PSU_Unit_Orange}}<br />
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= Page Map =<br />
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=Useful Links=<br />
*[http://www.reprap.org/wiki/PCB_Design PCB Design using RepRap]<br />
*[[Gcode#RepRap_G_Code_Fields | G-Code]]<br />
*[http://www.mendel-parts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30&t_id=1 Good guide to Skeinforge]<br />
*[http://wiki.makerbot.com/configuring-skeinforge Good Skeinforge primer]<br />
*[http://ultimachine.com/content/mendel-notes Skeinforge PLA Profile]<br />
*[http://www.mendel-parts.com/new_forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=119 Gen6 SF Settings]<br />
*[http://www.hive76.org/all-about-patents All About Patents]<br />
*[http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=429- Plugins for Sketchup file to export .stl] <br />
*[http://www.micromouse.ca/index.html- AccuTrans3D (trial version) stl file editor and save]<br />
*[[Tips for Printing with RepSnapper]]<br />
*[http://reprap.org/wiki/Teacup_Firmware Teacup Firmware]<br />
*[[Plotting]]<br />
*[http://www.riccibitti.com/pcb/pcb.htm DIY PCBs toner transfer method]<br />
*[[File:PSURUGQR.png|20px]] [http://reprap.org/wiki/File:PSURUGQR.png Our RUG's QR Code ]<br />
*[http://reprap.org/wiki/File:jan30-2012.zip A Skeinforge Profile]<br />
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