Optimizing design to save material and 3D print time I recently designed a motor housing for a portable vacuum cleaner. This required fitting together many pieces. What I want to show in this article is how I designed this to optimize for material and 3D print time. First, I want to explain the goal…
I found a great article about the use of 3D printing in middle school and high school education I wanted to share. When it comes to printing, there’s been a veritable explosion of options—nearly all of them affordable and accessible. No longer do one-person shops (or even home offices) have to settle for printers that…
This question was asked on Quora.com. Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does a Form2 3D printer compare to an Ultimaker2+? What is the failure rate and how much maintenance is needed? on Quora
People new to 3D printing may not understand what supports are or why they are needed. Essentially supports are wasted material that are broken away after completion of a print. Without supports, the plastic will sag as it moves across an open area. It’s best to explain with an example. In the Figure 1,…
I have some exciting updates about the new TV show on Amazon TV. As most of you probably heard on here, I’m the host of a new showed called “3D Print the Future” We have 3 episodes for season 1 and the show will be out by September 1. Episode 1 is with Jeremy Proffitt,…
3D printed watch band I recently used 3D printing to replace my watch band. I was at a friend’s house and apparently his dog loves the taste of rubber. My watch was on a table and before I know it, his dog had eaten one side of the watch band. To fix the watch,…
CADdesignhelp goes on the WTFFF Podcast I’m a big podcast fan (as I am sure those of you getting this know). I recently found a podcast all about 3D printing and I reached out the hosts to see if they would like to have me on and they agreed. The show is the WTFFF podcast. WTFFF?!…
My answer to What are the most creative 3D printed objects you have made? Answer by Scott Tarcy: I have created many different products for 3D printing, but I would say my best one to date is (ironically enough), called “The Object” I’m a pretty big Led Zeppelin fan, so I recreated (from images) the…
My answer to Can golf ball markers be made with 3D printers? Answer by Scott Tarcy: Yes, in fact this is a service I offer. Attached is a “Punisher” golf ball marker that a customer ordered. I can make pretty much any image you want. If you email me at [email protected], I can give you…
Scott Tarcy (President of CADdesignhelp.com) is also involved in the community in Charlotte, NC, where we are based. He is also the Vice President of the INOTC (Inventors Network of the Carolina’s – INOTC.org). The group meets once a month to discuss topics related to inventing and in January 2017 he gave the presentation. The topic…