Thomas Williams and San Ha Lee:
Out of Ink: Episode 1: Pilot – In this inaugural episode of Out of Ink, we explore 3D printing at home, and the issues, as well as the benefits it can have. Just incase we have new listeners we outline the general process of additive manufacturing as a whole, then specifically small scale 3D printing. The idea of laying out material is presented with comparing it to a standard printer, but with a vertical axis. If you look at the diagram you can see that 3D printers are much like normal printers, they simply use different materials, and add a 3rd dimension. In the second half of the episode we cover what people can, and have done, with at home printers, as well as the issues the ability to print at home can cause. As the episode begins to wrap up we look at how 3D printing has changed innovation, and allowed for the average person to participate in production like never before. This episode is both the pilot and an intro to the world of printing with more than just ink, and hopefully listeners will come back as we run our inkjets dry, our photosmarts empty and refill our printers with design, innovation and anything aside from ink.
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Gibson, Ian, David W. Rosen, and Brent Stucker. Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing, New York: Springer, 2010. Print.
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I enjoyed the creative set-up of your podcast. Making it a TV show made it very entertaining. The background material about additive manufacturing is very smart, in case a listener does not fully understand the process. The thought of bringing 3D printing to homes is a great idea to make one of the central themes of your podcast. That seems to be one of the next great advances of home technology, though many people probably do not even know what additive manufacturing is. Gun control is another interesting topic. I would have never thought of that as being an ethical issue associated with 3D printing. I think you covered a lot of interesting topics, and your podcast held my attention well.
Great podcast! On a technical side, awesome music and sound quality. Very creative with the TV aspect. Your two drawbacks, intellectual property and gun control, were very interesting. I had heard of the gun problem but never the lego block problem. It almost seems like it would be impossible to regulate either of these. Great way of explaining how the machine works and focussing in on the “at home” models of 3D printing. This made the concept more understandable and easier to wrap your head around. Maybe next time control words per minute. At times it was slow and other times it was fast. But overall great job!
I really enjoyed the continual background music during the entire podcast as well as the clever idea of “out of ink”. While your topic is pretty generic, I like how you guys tended to focus more on the political side of things, taking the time to outline both the benefits and drawbacks of additive manufacturing. Your integration of sources outside of the curriculum was fresh and added a whole new light to the topic. Overall, very well done.
I liked the way you guys explored the legal and ethical questions raised by 3-d printing in addition to describing how the process works. The technical aspects of the podcast were also great: the music and the recording quality were both excellent. The only problem I had with the podcast is very small: there were a few moments where the speaker would stutter, or suddenly stop talking for a split second. These are mere hiccups compared the overall excellent quality of your podcast.
I very much enjoyed your use of soft background music to cut down on overall silence. Additionally, I am very happy you included some discussion about the printing of dangerous items like guns. It is a very important topic that will hopefully see more discussion as home 3D printers become more and more common. I do wish you would have discussed some of the large-scale drawbacks that would affect things like industrialization of additive manufacturing. Nicely done.
Let me start by saying that this was a very creative, interesting and thought provoking podcast. The music was well integrated into the podcast and the styling format of the show grabs the listener’s attention well. The information on additive manufacturing was well conveyed, especially since it was delivered as a method for personal, at home use, rather than a super-expensive industrial one. All-in-all i finished the podcast imagining most homes in the near future having a 3D printer that is both easy to use and economical in order to print needed products that, today, we have to go out of out way to acquire. Well done!