Makers 3D Printers

Chris Anderson's books”MAKERS — The 21st Century Industrial Revolution Begins” has become a hot topic. Have you read it already? There seems to be a debate about whether the future of this book will come, but I recommend that you read it at the root of the story first.

The manufacturing industry is being developed on the desktop using open source design and 3D printers. Using custom manufacturing and DIY product design and development as weapons, the “makers” generation of millions of people working hard to make things in garages will support the revival of the manufacturing industry. By bringing the innovation model of the web into making something real, it will cause the next big wave in the global economy. A book that determines the “maker movement” that progresses on a global scale.

Yeah, I was certainly excited too, and our CTO went past the excitement and said, “I want a 3D printer!” I started saying that. Therefore, we have a budget that individuals can freely use, and we used that budget to procure a 3D printer called Makerbot's Replicator 2.

3D printer: Makerbot Replicator2

3D printers in action, this is the future. When plastics are laminated, objects are created. It's fun just watching it move. Of course, depending on the model, you may not be able to use multiple colors, strange protrusions may occur due to poor accuracy, and printing may take time in the first place. However, the nascent stage of technology is like this, and it is already fully usable and playable even at this level.

Create a camera mounter with a 3D printer

So what are we going to make using this 3D printer? I myself asked, “Make the company logo in 3D and use it as a key chain?” I honestly confess that only simple ideas such as these came up, but there is a wider range of possibilities that CTO can see. “I made a camera mounter for panoramic shooting” ← the point is that it is in perfect form. Note that the design includesOpenSCADIt seems that they used a free 3D CAD called.

We often go on shooting trips by building panoramic virtual shops, etc., but the problem was that the existing head and jigs for panoramic photography were large and heavy. Therefore, I decided to make a mounter (part for fixing the camera to a tripod) for the small mirrorless single-lens reflex camera Sony NEX-5D series with a 3D printer. Incidentally, if you buy a similar commercial product, it costs 20,000 to 30,000 yen. By making it yourself with a 3D printer, the design and production time is several hours plus material costs hundreds of yen. Here's the finished one.

Business in the age of 3D printers

What do you think? I did a test shot, but it was fixed firmly and I was able to shoot cleanly. And since it's plastic, it's lightweight. The ease and convenience of being able to make whatever you want at your own place. Eh, that's not cool? It's certainly rugged and monochromatic, but since it's for internal business use, this is fine.

If you try making things like this, what makes you want to sell them is probably the merchant saga (if you would like this mounterOur contact pagePlease contact us at). In this maker era, making niche parts and miscellaneous goods in this way is probably one way to do business, and it's probably a good idea to do business with creator assistance from 3D printers, 3D CAD, and 3D model sales sites, etc. Anyway, this makers' trend has just begun. I would like to continue enjoying this era through trial and error.

From an office where the sound of a 3D printer running and the smell of burning plastic drifts
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