3D Printing
Watch a digital design rise into a real object, layer by molten layer.
~$290Cost to start
SteepDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $290 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupNoiseSome noise
The path16 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$202
- Check for a library or makerspace printer first
- Get a printer and a pair of flush cutters
Then the quests
- Assemble your printer and level the bed
- Print a Benchy and a calibration cube
- Slice a model and print it successfully
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Watchmaking$72
Strip, service, and reassemble a mechanical watch movement, a hundred tiny parts under a loupe.
Desktop CNC$390
Design parts in CAD and watch a desktop machine carve them from wood, plastic, or metal.
Cut and engrave precise designs into wood, acrylic, and more.
Automata$65
Build hand-cranked machines where cams and gears bring a little carved scene to life.