Of course, it wasn’t always like this. In 2009, MakerBot released the Cupcake, a tiny printer that ushered in the era of democratized 3D printing. The Cupcake was a primitive machine ...
Because how do you celebrate a new Hackerspace? By casting bronze coins of course! Begin by having a MakerBot extrude plastic coins, then compact the plastic coin in sand to produce a mold.
The folks at intentional3D have managed to acquire a new MakerBot fifth generation Replicator and performed a tear down on the fancy new “Smart” extruder. They wanted to find out how the component is ...