ProtoBuilds

Tiny dome!

making that thing :)

So... this is going to be pretty awesome when I get around to it.

Just look how happy the inspirational project owner, Dan Vogler, looks in this thing.

And it's not even the biggest one!

**Comming soon** ~A dome you can build, climb on and maybe... actually buy: Spring 2019???

Behold! The UV Wand of Retinal Damage.

*Testing out UV activated filament with UV leds*
Turns colors in sunlight
Brand: Amolen (on Amazon, eBay etc.)

Austin's next 3D printing meetup at ProtoBuilds is live! ---> 26th of January (Saturday)

Seize the Means of Production! Rapid fabrication deep-dive @ ProtoBuilds Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 1:00 PM: Want to learn absolutely everything you absolutely should know about 3D printing, rapid fabrication, CNC machining, and just getting stuff done in the digital->physical wor

The Austin 3D Printing Meetup JUST hit 600 members!

Since that's a totally meaningless number, we'll be announcing another meetup event soon. Keep an eye out.

Join the meetup!

Austin 3D Printing Meetup (Austin, TX) This is a group for anyone interested in the revolutionary technology of 3D Printing.Whether you are a designer, owner, maker, hacker, novice, developer, teacher, or generally interested in 3D Printin

Using Shape Optimization in Fusion 360 for the internal bracing of this subwoofer box design, reducing weight and adding an organic aesthetic!

We got the Voxel Sky 3D printer operational yesterday and printed a wind turbine blade for calibration. Judging from the strength of the test prints, it would probably make a somewhat functional one too!

5ft-11in Wind turbine blade
~1kg of PLA
14 hour print time
hollow vase/ uniform density

The striated texture shows that this piece is indeed 3D printed, while the extreme depth of field hints at something more...