My answer to What Business Models will emerge from the 3D printing market? Answer by Scott Tarcy: 3D printing is already creating new business models. 3D printing is now being used for low volume and customized manufacturing. Let’s look at some examples. Here is a product that I sell online that is made using 3D…
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I recently invented a product that solves a big problem in a popular cup. The Yeti Tumbler is a very popular cup that does a great job keeping your drinks cold/hot but it has one major flaw: the lid has an open hole in it! I already wrote a blog post on my Yeti Plug…
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I want to hear your feedback on my invention of the Selfie-Glove, please leave a comment below. You can hear my podcast where I talk all about the development of this product on my podcast page (episode 11)
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A recent 3D print I did. These are 3D printed masks (scaled down 50% from the original size). My client was Patrick Driscoll and he created the images. Here is a video of how he made the 2D art: https://youtu.be/uxLKQ7QDtI0 And here is his website: http://driscollart.com/#/works …
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My answer to As someone who has no previous CAD or engineering skills, what are good business ideas that I can quic… Answer by Scott Tarcy: I feel qualified to answer this as I run a business (http://CADdesignhelp.com) where we do CAD drawings and manufacture using 3D printing. Ok so you don’t have the skills…
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It’s amazing how many different types of projects I have done since starting my company last year. I have created prototypes, Pinocchio heads, 3D printed phone cases, 2D site maps, 3D printed icebergs and many more. But this one opened up my eyes to how movie and TV show props get made. Dianne, the art…
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My answer to Which free CAD-software do you recommend for this? Answer by Scott Tarcy: Well first of all, I don’t think you will find a free CAD program that will do stress analysis. At least not to my knowledge. For something simple like this, Solidworks is a good choice to create the model and…
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I was recently interviewed on the Engineering Career Coach Podcast I reached out to Anthony Fasano (who runs the podcast) on some advice on how I should grow my business and he gave me some great advice. Take a listen and don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review for my podcast as well
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Here is a short video I made for other Solidworks users on how to create a complex part using the loft command [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lVkZzyEvTE[/embedyt]
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A fun recent project we have done is to create a miniature Mass Spectrometer. (A Mass Spectrometer is a rather large device that separates isotopes, molecules, and molecular fragments according to mass) This client wanted to create a miniature Mass Spectrometer as a retirement gift for a friend who worked as a scientist for many…
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