[Noisebridge-discuss] Presentation by Shapeways on 3D printing -- tomorrow, 24-Feb, 7pm at Noisebridge

[Rachel McConnell]

What time?

Mitch Altman wrote:
> At the UK Maker Faire last year, one of the cool people I met is Joris
> Peels, one of the two founders of Shapeways.  Shapeways is a company
> that does 3D printing to order (you send them your 3D file, and they
> print it out and mail it to you in way hi-res).
>  
> He'll be at Noisebridge tomorrow night, Wednesday, the 24th, to give a
> presentation on 3D printing.  He knows his shit, and I think it will be
> a way informative talk.  Here's what he emailed me:
> 
>      "I'd like to speak a bit about the various 3D printing technologies
> (SLS, FDM, metal, DMLS, Objet, MakerBot, etc.), compare and contrast
> them, tell people what the limitations and advantages are of the
> different materials. If people are interested I could also go into how
> to "design for 3D printing." I'd like to show people some of the 3D
> printing materials we have. It won't be salesy and will be useful even
> if people never ever use us. What I'd be interested to learn from the
> guys there is: when do you want a hackerspace, when a desktop 3D printer
> and when a service like Shapeways. What do they see as the advantages of
> each? Could they all be used concurently?"
> 
> Joris Peels is the Community Manager for Shapeways, an online community
> and service that wants to let anyone make anything. Joris will be giving
> a 3D printing show and tell. He will bring various 3D printed parts and
> using them discuss the major 3D printing techniques & materials.
> Hopefully participants will get a better understanding of the different
> techniques and their limitations and advantages.
>  
> Noisebridge is at:
>      2169 Mission St., 3rd floor
>      San Francisco, CA  94110
> between 17th St. & 18th St.
> 1.5 blocks from the 16th St. BART station.
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>  
>  
> Mitch.
>  
> 
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