ProtoBuilds

03/08/2019

Tiny dome!

01/16/2019

making that thing :)

01/16/2019

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???

01/16/2019

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.)

01/08/2019

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

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

01/07/2019

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!

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

12/08/2018

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

11/24/2018

IR video showing the layer cooling after the next being laid on top by the extruder.

FDM 3D printing is basically a hot glue gun on a robot.

FLIR is pretty much essential if you want to make sure layers are consistently bonding.

11/24/2018

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

11/19/2018

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

10/28/2018

Brand new Universal Robot arm handling prints and re-starting prints!

Thanks, Hartfiel Automation for bringing the bot!