June 3rd, 2013 
bryanthadley
3D printing has started to become the talk of the town; so why not throw a workshop and teach others how to use it for their own personal projects? After all, we have 2 of them and have spawned about 18 of these self replicating machines with many other prototypes, trinkets, gadgets, and gizmos that members have made along the way.
Saturday, June 1st, the first formal 3D printing workshop at our new location was held with an excellent turnout. A great group of 8 people with a broad spectrum of backgrounds showed up to add this useful skill under their belt and bounce ideas off each other; certainly a stimulating and entertaining environment.
The main point of this workshop was to set you up for success; how to set up the printer correctly:
Calibrate it:
And then how to use the programs necessary to make your idea into a tangible object:
Having access to this emerging technology is nothing short of…Awesome=) I’ll be hosting another workshop June 15th at 3pm; proceeds go towards helping SSD become a better place to Make, Hack, Learn, and Play! Sign up quick because there’s only a limited amount of spots left: http://www.meetup.com/Solid-State-Depot-The-Boulder-Hackerspace/events/121847242/
Looking forward to teaching you how to 3D print successfully and make some cool things=)
Hack on,
Bryant Hadley
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Maybe next time you can give us a heads up here about upcoming workshops like this?
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