Tales of a 3D Printer

A blog intended for, and often written by, my middle school students, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating potential of 3D printing and the process of getting there. Since our blog's start in 2013, we've expanded our content a bit to incorporate our other middle school making. Click the "Our BPC Story" blog label to learn more about our Maker Club journey.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Creative Licences and Displaying Models at Shows

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We learn about Creative Commons in school but big 3D printing companies don't seem to comprehend it. There have been a lot a cases of...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Maker Faire was a success (and fun!)

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The BPC Maker Club had a booth at the San Mateo  Maker Faire  last weekend, showcasing the work of the 7th grade science class: 3D printing...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

3D Printer Test

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The recent Maker Faire provided our Maker Club an opportunity to meet and collaborate with the leading 3D Printer manufacturers in the worl...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Student's Reflections on the Bay Area Maker Faire

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Alexander (7th grade) -  I thought the Maker Faire was a huge success. Our booth attracted lots of attention, and we got to meet all kinds ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Our New PrintrBot Simple (Metal)

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We just got a generous gift of a beta PrintrBot Simple Metal . This time, we actually went to the website as suggested in the instructio...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

MINK: 3D Printed Make-up

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MINK 3D printer This printer uses plain printers ink (surprisingly, the maker, Grace Choi, says it is FDA approved) to add colour to...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

Open Source CT

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The Tricorder Project is working on an open source, cheap CT scanner . A CT (or computed tomography) scanner takes a series of pictures us...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

HeLa Cells Now Used in 3D Bioprinting: the continuing story of Henrietta Lacks

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For people who don't know what HeLa is, HeLa stands for Henrietta Lacks, who donated cells from her cancerous cervix in the the early ...

Future Trends in 3D Modeling - Smartphones and Google

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A Graphic of the phone with the Camera app open Many major technology companies such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft have all gotten in...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Text-To-3D model program

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A Text-to-3D model program allows anyone to search a 3D model program with a term like 'bench,' or 'room with windows,' and...
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