WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Volume One: 3D Print Tips | 3D Print Tools | 3D Start Point
This is the First 200 episodes of the WTFFF?! 3D-Printing Podcast. WTFFF?! Co-hosts Tom & Tracy Hazzard focus on the what of Fused Filament Fabrication (3D Printing), what design software to use, what printer to buy, what tools to use, what designs should you print, what new materials are out and what your business strategy should be. On the 3D Printing Podcast, they interview the who is who in 3D Print art and design along with others who can help you figure out your what. They share with you how others in the field are creating successful designs and their own how to tools and tips and strategies for integrating 3D Printing into your business, home or classroom.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2016
Should I Sell a Download or a 3D Print?
Mixed into making this decision is your “what,” the speed or complexity of printing and the marketability of downloads versus printing. Hear our criteria for selection and where we expect the market …
Should I 3D Print My Design to Sell It?
Short Answer: Yes – you want it to actually sell. Hear why we think it is essential to 3D print your design or have it 3D printed before selling or offering your designs for download.
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Is 3D Printing Too Slow?
Speed of processors increase exponentially year over year and we expect the same to be the case for 3D Printing speed. However, today it is not yet good enough to make money 3D printing on demand for…
Best Ways to Get Designs Downloaded
We always say that hope is not a plan, so putting your designs up on a 3D Print Content site and hoping it gets downloaded is definitely not a viable plan. Hear our tips for upping your odds and impl…
3D Print Content is King with Lucas Matheson of Pinshape
When 3D Print Content is paramount to the faster evolution of the 3D Printing market. We talk with Lucas Matheson about how Pinshape is working to grow 3D Print Content and the content creator commun…
How Come There Aren’t More Designers 3D Printing?
The saying goes, “If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.” Designing for 3D Printing is like learning to design all over again. Because there isn’t enough money in 3D Print design yet, it is har…
Are There Liabilities Selling 3D Print Products?
We were just recently invited to add some of our 3D Printed designs into the Amazon 3D Printed Product Store and had to deal with this issue ourselves. Anytime you market or sell a product there is a…
Can I Control How Many 3D Prints are Made?
Having your designs get used for unauthorized purposes just sucks! It has happened to us too many times to count. It is also what might be holding you back from uploading your 3D Print designs to 3D …
I Want 3D Printing in My School!
What do you do when you want 3D Printing taught in your school? Sometimes it takes pressure from all over. Sometimes some parents need to be willing to volunteer or students need to organize a club. …
Revolutionizing 3D Print Education with Brian Federal of Prana Communications
Brian Federal is a documentary filmmaker on a mission for the 3D Print Education Revolution. Initially he started out just want to document the emergence of 3D Print economy but quickly realized that…
How to Add A to a STEM Class?
We have degrees in Art so of course we are partial to adding the “A” to STEAM. Listen to why you should be too and how you might get it started at your school.
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Affordable Re-Training & Job Opportunities
This email questions comes from Steven Muhammad who is an experienced On-Demand Production Printer facing an industry and job market that is in steep decline. He is wisely looking into 3D Printing an…
Where Can I Find 3D Print Events?
There are so many events going on in 3D Printing all the time whether you live in Kansas, California or New York. Besides tracking a list of Monthly Conferences and Trade Show Events on our web site …
What’s the Best Way to Demo 3D Print Quality?
Showing 3D Printer quality is a challenge if you are a 3D Print service provider or 3D Print designer. There are a lot of misconceptions out there. Some grossly over-estimate how perfect a prototype …
Back to the 3D Print Future with Brandon Davis of Blue Dragon
Our guest Brandon Davis, CEO of Blue Dragon and former CEO Leapfrog USA has tremendous passion and respect for both the history and future of 3D Printing. He believes the key to success in this marke…
Are Dual Extrusion 3D Printers Any Good?
When Tom & Tracy went to the FabLabSD Makerspace meeting, they were told by 3D Printing expert, Alan MacAfee that “there are no dual extrusion printers that work well.” Wanting more color, Tom & Trac…
How Should I Choose a 3D Printer?
This is a pretty broad question, but the best place to start is with “What the FFF do you want to print?” Tom & Tracy point out some good evaluation criteria based on that What and an on-line tool to…
Tips for 3D Print Designing in Rhino
Our first international question is from Eduardo Martini in Brazil who Asks Us about some tips for successful 3D Print designing in Rhino. Although this is a little technically specific to Rhino, som…
Building a 3D Print Business Contest
While answering the question if 3D Printing is a good business plan for small local businesses, Tracy launches a surprise business mentorship contest. Win $10,000 value in mentorship over 6 months fr…
What Can Brown Do for 3D Printing? with Burke Jones and Michael Karagavoorian of Kearny Mesa UPS Store
We visit the first UPS Store franchise to offer 3D Printing and talk to owner Burke Jones and 3D Print Specialist Michael Karagavoorian about the ins and outs of offering 3D Print Services, what it h…