Stalactite foldable DLP 3D printer

Barcelona based Startup Stalactite is seeking a reasonable of €50,000 funding on indiegogo. For €1,850 (only 5 available) or €1,999 (Early Bird special) you get a fully assembled 3D printer based on SLA technology. Stalactite 102 is a compact, foldable device allowing anyone to turn their ideas to physical items. It comes with proprietary software with fast slicing and automatic supports and patent pending decoupled dual peeling system.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stalactite-3d-hd-printer--2#home

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3D design contest - Win a 3D printer!

BeeVeryCreative, the first Portuguese 3D printer manufacturer, is launching a worldwide 3D modelling challenge called "3D Print World Challenge – 3D modelling awesomeness for everyone, everywhere". It's a contest that challenges the users' creativity specially the ones connected to design and 3D modelling.

Entrants must create a 3D printable model in STL format, which falls in any of the following categories:

• Architecture
• Design (fashion, jewellery, decoration, art)
• Utilities (gadgets, household and office devices, games)

Your 3D model will be test printed on one of the BEETHEFIRST 3D printers and if it successfully passes this print test it will enter the challenge.

The challenge is open to everyone, and will run from April 17th until June 17th, 2014 at 11:59 pm (GMT). You can submit as many entries as you'd like.

Entries will be judged by representatives from BeeVeryCreative, 3D Print Show, 3D Artist and Moda Lisboa | Lisbon Fashion Week, based on creativity, feasibility in 3D printing on BEETHEFIRST and awesomeness.

The 3 top winners (one per category) will each receive a BEETHEFIRST 3D Printer + 8 Spools of filament (different colours). The 3 most voted models (one per category) on BeeVeryCreative's Facebook page will receive a 3D printed personalized trophy.

Electric guitar pickup made with a 3D printer!

3D printing makes it possible to manufacture 'impossible' shapes, so it is not a surprise that 3D printing has made its way to musical instruments.

Polish maker "Rob" Klaczynski, the creator of notorious "pills bisector", together with his friend, guitarist Martin Kubacki has used 3D printing to create a guitar pickup.

Video about the project:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9-xlyxviJ_Y

3D-printed houses in Shanghai, built in 24 hours

In a first, a Chinese company has advanced the science of 3D printing by printing 10 houses entirely out of recycled materials, in just under a day.

Tinkerine Ditto Pro 3D printer

The Ditto Pro features a sleek Open C frame crafted out of uni-piece aluminum composite shell. It boosts a 225 x 165 x 205 cm (8.9 x 6.5 x 8.1 in) build volume and 50-300 microns resolution.

The Ditto Pro can print one color at a time and works with PLA filament. It also sports quick-swap extruder nozzle with auto temperature adjustment for consistent printing and minimal downtime. The removable glass build platform is designed for better adhesion. The quick release system allows you to access and remove printed object easily.

http://www.tinkerines.com/store/3d-printers/ditto-pro/

Singapore company launches a Kickstarter campaign for their new 3D printer, Amaker.

The team says the printer is equipped with next generation controller boards and dual ARM 32 bit processors. The printer has a sleek design and aluminum structure. It features integrated threaded lead screw stepper motors for precise motion control.

"Designed with users' experience in mind, we've added a full color touch screen LCD to allow easy control of the entire printer," says Shufen Yeo, Amaker3D's co-founder. "Various printer actions have been coded into selectable utilities for easy activation via LCD. Amaker 3D printer empowers users to print in multi colors. Users can easily switch colors anytime during the printing process."

https://www.amaker3d.com