Welcome to the Future
I present to you… the Makerbot Industries Thing-o-matic #3988
A revolution… It’s a 3D printer… Yes, you heard me right… I am printing in 3 dimensions…
There are some expensive 3D printers in the industrial market (like this one) but the Thing-o-matic is an open source desktop printer, deriving from the RepRap project.
But what does it mean? It means that using recyclable plastics (BPA free), I can model and print things. And by things, I mean most anything that can fit within a 100mm cube.
Like, let’s say, a Darth Vader bust:
Or a blue and green dragon:
Or a lego man, replacement parts for a cabinet, a personalized one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry… it’s practically limitless! The best part is, once you’ve prototyped your part, you can send the files off to Shapeways where they can print it in high resolution with metal, plastic, or whatever material you can think of!
It’s crazy! It’s fast! It’s the future!
I'm a Ruby developer that loves to play with science, math, and gadgets. Previously, I was part of a startup called drop.io, acquired by Facebook. I live in Fort Worth, TX with my wife, 2 dogs, and baby boy. I'm a foodie, a gamer, and a self proclaimed scientist.
