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Hacker of the Month

Two Legged Wiener Dog Keeps Rolling with 3D Printing

Two Legged Wiener Dog Keeps Rolling with 3D Printing

  • Erica Derrico
  • Aug 3, 2015
What do you get when you combine animal lovers and 3D printing? 3D designed and printed solutions for our fuzzy friends in need, of course! Meet Bubbles, the adorable fur baby with two legs and a 3D printed cart.
Congratulations to Trevor Byers, the 3D printing animal lover who gave his dog, Bubbles, the ability to walk. Bubbles the weiner dog, born July 27, 2014, came into the world without her two front legs - but, as you can tell from the picture below, this did not discourage her!  (More)
July 2015 Hacker of the Month

July 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • Jul 6, 2015
Wait - THAT is 3D printed? Check out what Mekah Design Studios has done to make Standard PLA look like a rustic artifact.
Congratulations to Mekah Design Studios, our July 2015 Hacker of the Month! Mekah Design Studios has implemeted 3D printing into part of their craft. Printing for about a year, the Mekah team has been improving the speed and quality of their work with the use of their SeeMeCNC Orion. Less than a year ago, the team had a request for 20 trophies that they chose to fulfill with the help of 3D pr... (More)
June 2015 Hacker of the Month

June 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • Jun 1, 2015
3D Printing and Skateboarding? Find out what they have in common with Kevin Seele and BLOCK Riser Innovations. Let all your hobbies collide!
It all began three years ago when Kevin Seele, founder of BLOCK Riser Innovations, wanted to combine his two favorite hobbies- skateboarding and building. While the designs for a skateboard's wheels, truck, and body had already expanded and changed over the years, risers had not. In fact, they had stayed exactly the same. Seele realized there was potential for a riser mechanism that had multiple f... (More)
May 2015 Hacker of the Month

May 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • May 28, 2015
Who said you had to be a big kid to print? Meet our nine-year-old Hacker of the Month, Abigail! She uses 3D printing to personalize her play time experience.
Small, but incredibly mighty, nine-year-old Abigail wowed us with her impressive dollhouse furniture designs.  "I just went on Tinkedcad and started making stuff. It didn't look very real at first because it was flat and then I started adding shapes and it started to build itself," Abigail said.  (More)
April 2015 Hacker of the Month

April 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • Apr 5, 2015
Introducing Troy Peterson - April's Hacker of the Month! Troy utilizes 3D printing to create silicone molds. Learn how easy it is to quickly develop prototypes for all your future projects that require molds and casts.
A big congrats to Troy Peterson, our April 2015 Hacker of the Month! Troy intrigued us with his method of using 3D printed parts to make production-ready silicone molds. His submission included a thorough video about creating molds for a Skin Rejuvenator that often gets mistaken for a hair dryer. Peterson, who works in Technical Sale and Marketing for BJB Enterprises, has a background in aero... (More)
March 2015 Hacker of the Month

March 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • Mar 9, 2015
Check out March's Hacker of the Month! It's a great way to learn about new projects and designs to print - get to know your fellow 3D printing community through this friendly monthly competition!
Congratulations to Chris Wlezien, our March 2015 Hacker of the Month who impressed us with his practical and thoughtful Father's Day present! After his father had recently moved, Wlezien created a unique controllable LED address bar that made for the perfect Father's Day gift.  (More)
February 2015 Hacker of the Month

February 2015 Hacker of the Month

  • Erica Derrico
  • Feb 9, 2015
Check out February's Hacker of the Month! It's a great way to learn about new projects and designs to print - get to know your fellow 3D printing community through this friendly monthly competition!
Congratulations to our February Hacker of the Month, Jesse Laster, who impressed us with his crafty 3D printed Meter Clock! According to Laster, it all began with the idea to make a birthday gift for good friend Lauren Bitikofer, electricity and aviation professor at the School of Aeronautical Science at LeTourneau University. "I started with the idea that I wanted to make a meter clock ... (More)
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