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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