It’s been close to a year since I posted my last update. I have a few semi-bullcrap excuses:
- School. It got tough, fast. In fact, I drafted a huge article but never posted it, for that reason.
- Life. Hey, I’m 14. I do have a life outside of this (albeit, a very small one).
- Procrastination. I can’t manage anything, time-wise. Ask my friends and family.
- The biggest one yet: 3D printer!
Yes, folks, I do have a 3D printer now. It’s not fully assembled yet, but it’s getting there. Praise for Kimberly and Lambert over at TechZone for the amazing and very cheap laser-cut version of Mendel, the second generation of amazingly awesome RepRap project’s printer. I will be posting pictures in the next update, as right now I can’t find the camera.
On the topic of printers, I have to say that Mendel is probably the greatest thing for the RepRap community at this point. It has sparked a few companies (TechZone, UltiMachine, and FlemmingCNC to name some), generated a large amount of press (check out the RepRap blog for more info), and spawned several derivatives (check the Blog of Blogs and the forums for more news). And it’s only been ~9 months! The 3D printing community is very active at this point, and is a very exciting new field. It’s akin to the computer revolution of the 1970′s, except data can be shared world-wide instantly (high-speed internet FTW). As Bre Pettis (founder of MakerBot to those who don’t know) said, “The only other way to get a whistle from Germany to New York in 30 minutes is through a missile- and that’s a bad idea!”
So, to recap:
- Sorry for the extreme delay.
- New 3D printer!
- Mendel!
- Exciting new stuff!
- Whistle-Missile (or not!)
- More posts, videos, and photos on the way!
See you all in a few days!
-Adam
