Posted in General on Mar 9th, 2013
When Nate Hill from the Chattanooga Public Library’s 4th Floor asked if we could cut a giant ‘4’ out on the CNC router vs doing it by hand, it was a no brainer. Jason and I recognized this as another opportunity to take the CNC router to the next level of build and understanding. We’ve […]
Posted in General on Feb 23rd, 2013
Recently I read an article titled A Lack of R&D May Kill the 3d Printing Gold Rush by Ashlee Vance on BloombergBusinessWeek (who names these things nowadays?). The article points out that ‘3D printing has no Moore’s law’ and that this will result in less progress, or more shallow, less of a quick buck for […]
Posted in General on Feb 22nd, 2013
This morning Chris Anderson painted the ‘maker vision’ for the revolution in manufacturing that is being fostered by 3d printing technologies. The digital manufacturing revolution was put firmly in context with the industrial and digital revolutions of the past century. ‘We are all designers now, we might as well get good at it.’ is a […]
Posted in General on Feb 18th, 2013
3DP (three dimensional printing) has been a catalyst for makers in many parts of the world. It is a popular vehicle to introduce people to the concept of making and Chattanooga is another place this is ringing true. Whether you remain starry eyed about 3dp or if you are just sick of seeing yet another […]
Posted in General on Feb 4th, 2013
The Times Free Press featured an article today discussing 3DP and its potential impact on Chattanooga and the world in general. More events to come around 3DP and beyond as 2013 appears to be the year for making in Chattanooga. 3-D Printing: Advocates say it could change just about everything
Posted in General on Jan 28th, 2013
Make it! Day at the Creative Discovery Museum will be a celebration of making for kids during Engineering Week and we and other maker centric groups will be there front and center. It is no secret the Creative Discovery Museum here in Chattanooga is one of our favorite places. My twins will pick it as […]
Posted in General on Jan 17th, 2013
Yesterday I found this video that captures the core of why we are so excited about 3D printing and the potential it has to benefit our economy and community in so many ways. If you watch this and cannot find a grain of excitement I suggest you check a pulse. I agree that art leads […]
Posted in General on Jan 16th, 2013
Our friends to the South in Rome Georgia are throwing a party for technologists, artists and everyone in between. Chris Anderson is the keynote. We hope to see you there in February. Details are now available at RomeConfluence.com including agenda and registration. See our previous related post.
Posted in General on Jan 6th, 2013
Growing up there are two themes in my relationship with my Dad that were consistently present: 007 movies and restoring old cars. For years I really had a suspicion my Dad actually was James Bond. So you can imagine the shock to my comfort zone as I sat through what appeared to be the utter […]
Posted in General on Dec 12th, 2012
7hills Makerspace (Rome GA) is excited to announce that Chris Anderson will be the keynote for their 8th innovation conference Feb 21-22, 2013. You can also register via email link below to be notified when tickets are available. They expect it to sell-out again this year. As the Editor-in-Chief at Wired Magazine for over a […]
