The best way to learn about 3D printing is via different social media platforms, like
People to follow:
- Richard Horne @RichRap3D: pioneer
- Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer: pioneer, wide range of topics
- Josef Prusa @josefprusa: pioneer
- Joel Telling @joeltelling: 3d printing issues
- Jeremie Francois @tridimake: maker
- Dizingof @dizingof: artistic 3d printing, “likes” on political posts
YouTube / Podcasts
3D printer design and operational dynamics is a complex subject and capturing action in video and analyzing and solving problems, along with Open Source designs, YouTube played a significant role to drive the Open Source innovation. A few regular shows arose out of countless 3D printing video blogs:
- Podcast: 3D Printing Today (★★★★★): best podcast on 3D printing (weekly), on-topic with Andy and Whitney, technical details, a pleasure to listen to
- CNC KItchen (★★★★☆): detailed study of particular issues along CNC and 3D printing with Stefan
- 3D Printing Nerd (★★★★☆): feel-good more popular/entertaining approach to 3D printing with Joel
- RCLifeOn (★★★★☆): remote controlled toys with 3D printing, great humor
- Teaching Tech (★★★★☆): on-topic featuring many issues/reviews/how-tos on 3D printing, technical details
- Chris’s Basement (★★★★☆): early reviews of new approaches, designs, hardware etc with Chris, quite informative
- Podcast: Hackaday (★★★★☆): informative, but only occassionally 3D printing topics, worth considering for overall tech/maker news
- Today’s 3D Print (★★★★☆): unboxing & assembling: follow for hours his assembling of chinese printers, competent, many details and hints are shared, be aware of crude jokes though with Nerys
- Vector 3D: (★★★☆☆): technical discussions, good Formnext 2019 interviews with Adam, british understatement
- Tom Sanladerer (★★★☆☆): experienced engineer addresses many 3D printing related topics since years, professional appearance, dry personality and presentation
- Maker’s Muse (★★★☆☆): 3D modeling and printing, passionate presentation
- 3DMN (★★★☆☆): reviews and how-tos, passionated presentation, feel-good personality, less technical depth
- Meltzone (★★☆☆☆): disappointing, 30-50% off-topic ramblings, with Tom Sanladerer and CNC Kitchen’s Stefan
- Podcast: 3DPOD (★★☆☆☆): unprepared / unprofessional appearance
Once you start to watch 3D printing videos on YouTube, its recommending algorithms will give you further content.
Blogs
- Chris Palmer aka NopHead, RepRap pioneer
- NopSCADlib, comprehensive OpenSCAD library
- Richard Horne aka RichRap, RepRap pioneer
