The road to Maker Faire was a stressful but highly exciting one. We sent several Ultimakers a week beforehand, so imagine our surprise when a DHL truck pulled up at UM HQ with the same Ultimakers in his truck….AHHAHHWHGG major fail DHL.
Fortunately… or at least, less unfortunate… this was on the same day that the founders left for Maker Faire 2012, so they decided to take them as extra carry-on luggage.
any extra luggage, sir?
Thankfully this was the only major setback. Now on to Maker Faire 2012!                           One of our stands, notice the Ulti-towers!
   
  
  
Jordan Miller challenge: Jordan Miller challenged all 3D companies at Maker Faire to make the following file on Thingiverse, a vascular tree. Of the 10 companies only 3 companies accepted, most declined in fear of bad prints. The prints 2 remaining companies failed, but the Ultimaker finished the job!
Gigimaker:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â At the 3d printer village we stumbled upon this huge Ultimaker, made by father and son Wattendorf from the US. They upscaled a standard Ultimaker into this behemoth. It has the same nozzle width and extruder settings as the original.
Make magazine ‘most theatrical’Â choice award:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Last but not least, we received the unofficial ‘most theatrical’ editor choice award from make: magazine. This short clip will give you an impression why:
So proud of you guys! I still look at the challenge print and think: WOW!
See you soon
Good work Boys!
I follow the 3 D Printer from the beginning.