WTFFF?! 3D Printing Podcast Volume Two: 3D Print Tips | 3D Print Tools | 3D Start Point
This is the Second 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
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2016
3D Print Ceramics – Collaboration Between Art & Tech with Kate Blacklock of Rhode Island School of Design
Kate Blacklock is an artist out of Rhode Island who is doing a lot to help 3D printing advocacy as well as in 3D print ceramics. We saw a Public Knowledge blog post about the panel discussions that …
Top 12 Tips for Designers
Tom and Tracy share recommended criteria for deciding what to design and 3D print, and their top 12 tips for 3D print designers. The tips range from best practices for anyone starting out with 3D pri…
Onshape Cloud-Based CAD Software Review
Reviewing the ins and outs of Onshape, a cloud-based CAD software that claims to allow everyone on a design team to be able to work on a design from anywhere on a computer, tablet, or phone. When you…
Bio 3D Printing is in the Lab with Danny Cabrera of BioBots
Bio 3D printing has been around for quite some time now, but how such a thing is possible is still surrounded by much mystery. Danny Cabrera is an expert in the field of Bio 3D printing and he sheds …
3D Print Product Development Process with Mark Palmer of MakerBot
How do professional designers use desktop 3D printing in their work flow? We dive deep into this subject to learn how desktop 3D printers have transformed product design and development for the bette…
How to Calculate the Strength of 3D Prints
Calculating the strength of 3D prints can be a tricky thing to do, and is especially important when you consider your “what”. Listener, Lars Ahlstedt from Sweden, wrote in asking how to do just that …
Discarding 3D Print Ideas
Discerning which 3D Print ideas to discard can be difficult, whether it be 3D designs or 3D business ideas. How to avoid “shiny object syndrome” and keep your business balanced between all the differ…
3D Printed Fine Art
3D Printing is being used by established fine artists to create some truly inspiring works of art. In this Design Inspiration profile, 3D printing was a critical part of the creative process, but it …
Women in 3D Printing with Nora Toure of Sculpteo
Nora Toure is the founder of the LinkedIn Group, Women in 3D Printing, as well as being the sales and business development manager at Sculpteo. She shares with Tom and Tracy Hazzard her experience in…
MakerBot Mini 3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis Part 3
Part three of the Battle of the Minis (3D Printers that is). Up in the ring is MakerBots Mini 3D printer appropriately called Mini Compact.
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Trimble SketchUp 3D Printing Software Review
Tom Hazzard reviews a free CAD design program, Trimble SketchUp. This program can get a bad rap but it’s not one that you want to ignore if you are starting out or especially if you are sending your …
Diversify your 3D Print Freelance Work
In this Back to Business Monday episode Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss why you should diversify your 3D print freelance work, but maybe not too much! Where and how to get started and how to promote yo…
3D Print Father’s Day Inspiration
Discussing some of our pick for 3D printed Father’s Day gifts, some that can be modified to better suit your dad and some that can be printed as is. Our blog at 3DStartPoint.com will have images of t…
3D Print Summer Camps with Mack Fixler and John Gomm of EduCraft
Tom and Tracy Hazzard sit down with Mack Fixler and JohnGomm of EduCraft, who teach STEAM and STEM and 3D printing summer camps whenthey aren’t teaching while school is on summer break. From beginner…
3D Print Accessibility
Texas A&M University has a very large population of students with disabilities, and students in the Engineering department have been working on a few projects to assist and enhance the lives of blind…
TinkerCAD 3D Printing Software Review
Starting a series of reviewing popular CAD software packages today with a free, and more entry level program, TinkerCAD created by Autodesk. With primitive 3D shapes as base models, TinkerCAD is visu…
Debunking the 3D Print IP Loss Hype
Some very bad information is out there about the “threat” of 3D printing to businesses. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss two recent articles that pushed out some misinformation about the industry. The t…
3D Printed Tape Measure
Just because you can 3D print it, does that mean you should? This Design Inspiration Friday Tom and Tracy Hazzard take a look at a 3D printed tape measure from The Corner Case and explore how to crea…
Quality 3D Printables with Rees Calder of My Mini Factory
My Mini Factory is borrowing from a system that already works to incentive and create revenue for 3D print designers that share their files exclusively on their site. In this surprising interview wit…
XYZ Davinci Jr 3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis Part 2
The second installment of the Battle of the Mini 3D Printers. How does the XYZ Davinci Jr stack up?
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