{"id":2438,"date":"2014-05-18T19:24:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T02:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wysz.com\/wyszdom\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T00:24:46","slug":"maker-faire-bay-area-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wysz.com\/wyszdom\/2014\/05\/maker-faire-bay-area-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Faire Bay Area 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I went to Maker Faire yesterday for the first time since my first visit in 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were a lot of familiar exhibits, but the most noticeable change was the rise in 3D printing. There were multiple 3D printers on display, including these from Ultimaker<\/a> which are about $2600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had never seen a 3D printer in person before, and it was fun to see many of them in operation. The concept as far as I can tell is pretty simple. A plastic coil is fed into a hot nozzle, just like a hot glue gun, which melts the plastic. As the plastic is extruded, the print head moves along 3 axes to create the product. I don’t know what I’d use a 3D printer for today as I don’t generally build things in the physical world, but it will be interesting to see if they ever become mainstream among general consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire is always popular. Here’s El Pulpo Mecanico<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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