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Oct 03, 2024
Good general book with informative text ...
Good general book with informative text and excellent images.
Jan 04, 2016
A 3-D ABS Plastic Plotter my kids can enjoy -- this is the easy one.
Summary:
If you want to make 3D plastic prints the first day you open the box, then the Up Mini is definitely the best choice. If you want to take several months to build a "DIY" kit 3D plotter, and not see a decent 3D print in the first week of trying, then look elsewhere. :)
Details:
I wanted to get a 3D plotter that was straightforward enough for my pre-teen sons to be able to really use.
My first efforts to do this failed miserably. Those other plotters were much more "Do-It-Yourself" than they were easy to use. The Up Mini is take-it-out-of-the-box-and-go, and is significantly cheaper, too.
Up Mini instructions are, admittedly, a bit too concise for comfort -- they are just barely enough to get a 3D print made. Perhaps some Internet searches can find instructional videos -- that's what we did to learn more.
Up Mini calibration takes a bit of getting used to, but of several 3D printers I've used / attempted to use, the Mini stays calibrated. We've made 4 or 5 involved 3D prints so far, and not had any failures or wasteful re-starts.
Shapes, figures, designs, and so on are freely downloadable from many sites on the web, and downloading is fine for starting out, but we enjoy making our own objects / toys / designs. Editing CAD data to make your own shapes to print does take time, but it is educational and interesting, too. Free Google Sketchup works without much effort. We use "Blender" (also free), which takes some studying to get the hang of. A person who is comfortable with Minecraft and can use YouTube to find "Blender Tutorial DVD" can be making their own complex designs in 5 or 6 hours.
The Up Mini is not a toy you can throw at a 10-year old kid and walk out of the room, but it is a crafting tool that parents who want to hobby *with* their kids will find involving and rewarding.
Oct 13, 2008
The Definitive Nick Park Video
1 of 1 found this helpful I got this DVD for my two sons. They love it.
If you are new to the work of Nick Park, first off, know that these videos are made by a process called "claymation", which is made by taking numerous photographs of clay sculptures and models. They are not merely annimated drawings.
There are all kinds of little details in Nick Park's productions (that are rare or entirely absent from "Hollywood computer annimations."
Adults enjoy watching Nick Park productions, too.