I rarely agree with anyone in government and President Barack Obama is not the exception to that. He is right about the future of 3D printing and it's ability to be a revolutionary tool, especially if we use hemp paper, plastics, concrete (hempcrete), woods, foods, etc. as a major raw material to create what we need and want without much economic consideration.
How would your life be different if you could just print whatever you need? Believe it or not, that's the potential found in the technology known as 3D printing. The more I look at this technology the more I see Genesis 11:6 "..nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." Already folks are printing everything from human organs to food to guns (which even changes the current gun control conversation to focus on the fingers on the triggers - not background checks that are impossible when folks are printing their own guns that shoot now up to 600 rounds - look to the psycho active drugs the mass killers are on).
The potential impact on the world's economy, in a word, healing. 3D / 4D printing gives us the ability to create the things we want in life.
So of course my next question is how can we incorporate hemp into the 3d printing evolution? The answer is hemp (plastics, foods, building materials, inks, etc.) is the perfect raw material to fuel the 3D Printing process. Hemp even has applications in making the 3D printers too.
Because hemp is such a quick growing, low cost and versatile plant, everyone could have affordable access so they can build their world they way they want.
Though the research is still being compiled, the possibilities are mind blowing. The many links below are the initial research done by a group of marijuana activists (too many to list here now - more on them in future posts) on the two empowerment tools, 3D Printing - Hemp.
A tiny list for hemp links and key participants in this research are the USA Hemp Museum, Time4Hemp, The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, Hippie Butter Hemp Foods, and countless others found via search engines, that cover many of the 50,000 products hemp can make - that's pre 3D printer. We are limited only by our imaginations here since we have access to vital information on how to use hemp in all its forms to solve our problems now. I don't know about you, but I'm loving the information age. Truth is setting us free.
If you only read one article on 3D Printing this is the link –
3D PRINTING – THE GAME CHANGER - http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing/The-Game-Changer
THE GAME HAS CHANGED. The
technology of 3D printing allows us to print anything from food to human organs
to guns to wrenches and many other things we can use every day, at a much more
economical cost than currently available.
Use hemp and the prices can come down radically, while producing a
healthy, toxic free product.
This article’s purpose is to provide an overview of the 3D Printing
Industry - http://3dprintingindustry.com/ for the purpose of creating a mastermind
alliance to discuss the many ways hemp can be incorporated to upgrade the
process.
For information on hemp start with the .
Below is a series of links with more information on 3D printing. These links are still in the process of being
reviewed.
Harvard Business Review - 3D printing will change the world
MIT - The Future of 3D Printing Depends On The Hipsters
3D Printing - How "Desktop Factories" will create the next trillion dollar industry.
CNBC - MakerBot Founder: The next Industrial Revolution Is Here
Smart Planet - 3D Printing May Put Global Supply Chains Out Of Business
Are 3D Printed Fabrics the Future of Eco Couture
Many great Popular Science articles listed here
Manifestations: The Immediate Future of 3D Printing Buildings and Materials Science (Article written in November, 2011)
Links to articles on 3D Printing 2012
How 3D Printing Will Change Manufacturing
More research links
3d Printing - Executive Summary
T Rowe Price 3D Printing Overview - http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing
Jay Leno’s Garage: 3D Printer Replaces Old Parts - http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras/articles/jay-lenos-3d-printer-replaces-rusty-old-parts-1/
The Coolest 3D Printer Projects - Slideshow from PCMag.com - http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/307689/the-coolest-3d-printer-projects
Achilles Heel of 3D Printing - http://www.iijiij.com/2012/12/30/the-achilles-heel-of-3d-printing-015281
Reverse Engineering, Design Engineering - http://www.exactmetrology.com/services/applications/design-engineering/?gclid=CKDMoaHkhLYCFcR7QgodFiQA9g
USA Today - The New Economy: 3D Printing - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/17/autodesk-phillips-electronics-3d-printing/1990703/
Webeos – Web videos
Functional Tools - http://www.wimp.com/functionaltools/ demonstrates a wrench being made using 3d
printing
3D
Printing: Personalized production for the mass market - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD4JAzp5E3c
Financial
Times - 3D Printing – Bigger than the internet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRv4jp-hhBE - 3D printing is going to change how we
learn, how we create and how we manufacture
3D Printed Dress on the Catwalk at Paris Fashion Week 2013
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=BUUNt_N48EQ&NR=1
Articles
5 Key Ways That 3D Printing Could Improve The World
- http://www.activistpost.com/2012/10/5-key-ways-that-3d-printers-could.html
Homemade weapons, increased health benefits due
to lower lab costs, inexpensive architecture and artistic design (In three
years 3D scanners have gone from $30,000 to $3,000 to—$0.00?! AutoDesk’s free
123D Catch app is now available for the iPhone and iPad.), Infrastructure
creation and efficiency, and less manufacturing pollution
3D Printing Heads Toward Mainstream - http://www.zdnet.com/3d-printing-heads-toward-mainstream-7000010176/
Ford's Gift to Engineers: MakerBot 3D Printers - http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-21/fords-gift-to-engineers-makerbot-3d-printers
Digital
Fabrication is so much more than 3D printing - http://www.scoop.it/t/3d-printing-and-fabbing
What Is The Investment Community Saying About 3D Printing?
T. Rowe Price on 3D Printing - http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing
Market Curator #D Printing Investment Guide - http://marketcurator.com/3d-printing-investment-guide/
The Daily Startup – Wall Street Journal Blog, 3D Scanner
Maker Matterport Aims to Scan The Entire Planet. - http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/03/07/the-daily-startup-3d-scanner-maker-matterport-aims-to-scan-the-entire-planet/
Investing in 3D Printing Stocks
| 3D Printer – http://www.3dprinter.net/3d-printing-stocks-investing
Hot Stock Market – Investing in 3D Printing Companies
- http://www.hotstockmarket.com/t/273805/investing-in-3d-printing-companies
Hemp Investing
“Industrial
Hemp was also legalized. It is now legal to
cultivate, process, and sell industrial hemp. Used for its seed and fiber, Hemp
has many industrial uses. The material is a competitive threat to paper,
construction materials, fuel, and even dietary supplements.” -
http://wire.kapitall.com/investment-idea/marijuana-investing-4-beneficiaries-of-legalization
What Is The Media Saying About 3D Printing?
CNN Obama’s State of the Union Speech Highlights Rise of 3D
Printing - http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/tech/innovation/obama-3d-printing
C/Net: Still emerging (for now): The Printers of Consumer
Electronics Show 2013 - http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34445_1-57563395/still-emerging-for-now-the-3d-printers-of-ces-2013/
Engadget – The Shape Of things to come: A consumer’s guide
to 3D Printers - http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/3d-printer-guide/
Forbes - Our Detailed Guide to CES 2013:
Welcome to the Year of 3D Printing! - http://on3dprinting.com/2013/01/06/our-detailed-guide-to-ces-2013-welcome-to-the-year-of-3d-printing/
Times Of India - Why 3D Printing is more promising than any
other kind of tech - http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-18/computing/37159313_1_3-d-printers-3d-creative-machines-lab
Scientific American – Why 3D Printing Matters for Made In
The USA - http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-3d-printing-matters
How Does 3D Printing Work?
PC Magazine - 3D Printing: What you Need To Know – How does
3D Printing work? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394721,00.asp
How It Workd Daily - How Do 3D Printers Work? http://www.howitworksdaily.com/technology/how-do-3d-printers-work/
T. Rowe Price – How 3D Printing Works - http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing/How-3D-Printing-Works
T. Rowe Price – The form and function of 3D Printing Slide
show - http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing/3D-Printing-Slideshow
What Materials Are Being Used Now In 3D printing?
Recycling 3D printing materials: 4 possible solutions,
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/recycling-3d-printing-materials-4-possible-solutions,
Materials covered include: ABS- Recycling existing 3D printing materials, Glass-Using
materials that are already recycled as 3D printing materials, PLA- Bioplastics,
Recyclebot-recycling on location (home based recycling – this is where we can
do home based hemp businesses’).
Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing - http://www.scribd.com/doc/125285878/Ultimate-Guide-to-3D-Printing#download
What Are The Applications?
UI center uses 3D printers for medical advances
- http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UI-center-uses-3D-printers-for-medical-advances-4360059.php
Turkey’s Dental Industry Set to Benefit from 3D Printing
Solutions from EOS - http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/03/22/turkeys-dental-industry-set-to-benefit-from-3d-printing-solutions-from-eos/
Geo Bling – 3D printing in gold - http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/03/19/geobling-now-available-in-gold/
Making Money From 3D Printing - http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/03/19/making-money-from-3d-printing-square-helper/
Making replacement pieces using 3d printing - http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/03/20/3d-printing-endless-motivation-for-sharing/?utm_source=3D+Printing+Industry+Update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=c96dc0944e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail
Gun enthusiats uses 3D printer to make M16 assault rifle
- http://www.zimbio.com/Printing+and+Publishing+Industry/articles/qNyIFwCLtCP/Gun+enthusiast+uses+3D+printer+make+working
Fox News” Cars, Moon Bases and even guns - http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/02/13/cars-moon-bases-and-even-guns-3d-printing-takes-off/
LICENSE TO
PRINT: 3-D GUNMAKER DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS (SORTA) - http://www.popsci.com/category/tags/3-d-printing
Medical Manufacturing Technology: 3D printing and
medical-device development - http://medicaldesign.com/archive/medical-manufacturing-technology-3d-printing-and-medical-device-development
3D Printers Costs & Comparisons
3D Printing – What’s out there and how much does it cost - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2013/01/11/3d-printing-what%E2%80%99s-out-there-and-how-much-does-it-cost/
3D Systems Buyer’s Guide - http://www.3dsystems.com/landing/3dp-buyers-guide/resources/3D-Printer-Buyers-Guide-2012.pdf
3D Printing at a lower price - http://www.engineerlive.com/Design-Engineer/Time_Compression/3D_printing_at_a_lower_price/17357/
3D System goes high end with CubeX 3D Printers - http://reviews.cnet.com/3d-printers/3d-systems-cubex/4505-33809_7-35567009.html
MakeXYZ Helps You Find An Idle 3D Printer Near You
- http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/makexyz-helps-you-find-an-idle-3d-printer-near-you/
MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer - http://www.makerbot.com/for-everyone/?_vsrefdom=55522260-1d0f-4c56-8a9d-56d9e626f648&mediaid=55522260-1d0f-4c56-8a9d-56d9e626f648&_vsaccountid=CtjSaFDvOu5qAgC8
Amazon 3D Printers For Sale - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_i_1?rh=k%3A3d+printers+for+sale%2Ci%3Aindustrial&keywords=3d+printers+for+sale&ie=UTF8&qid=1363545764
3D Printer for the price of a color laser printer - http://www.printware.co.uk/Blog/104/A-3D-Printer-For-The-Price-Of-A-Colour-Laser-Printer.html
Open Source Low Cost 3D printing - http://www.edudays.at/images/sampledata/OpensourceLowCost3DPrinting_final_export.pdf
DeltaMaker” An Elegant 3D Printer - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deltamaker/deltamaker-an-elegant-3d-printer-0
Airwolf 3D Printer AW3D V.5 + 1 LB
Filament Assembled Prusa Reprap Repstrap - $1,695.00 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084L28BG?tag=cureworks-20
3D Printing & Hemp
3d printing with hempcrete - http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/11/planId/1001108
- excellent article on using hempcrete in 3D printing.
Merging Permaculture, Open Source Ecology and 3D Printing
(adding Hemp, Recylcling and Lasers, Yoga and Politics) - http://www.dailypaul.com/250322/merging-permaculture-open-source-ecology-and-3d-printing-adding-hemp-recylcling-and-lasers-yoga-and-politics
Hemp Plastic
– http://www.hempplastic.com
–
Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.hempplastic.com/faq.html
Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.hempplastic.com/faq.html
3D Printing Getting Stoned (article on making a bong with 3D printing)
-
Hemp Building materials - http://www.hempmuseum.us/ROOMS/ARM%20BUILDING%20MAT.htm
& Plastics - http://www.hempmuseum.us/ROOMS/ARM%20PLASTICS.htm
& Paper http://www.hempmuseum.us/ROOMS/ARM%20PAPER-PULP.htm
& Plastics - http://www.hempmuseum.us/ROOMS/ARM%20PLASTICS.htm
& Paper http://www.hempmuseum.us/ROOMS/ARM%20PAPER-PULP.htm
Other Links – Some Are Duplicates
High resolution 3D Printers
3D System printer manufacturer
Info on the 3D Printing Industry &
Innovations (i.e. put a 3D printer in a mall and let folks make their
duplicates)
TIME - How An 83 Year Old Inventor Beat The High
Cost of 3D Printing
PC Magazine Slide Show – Gun Parts
Forbes Magazine – Manufacturing the Future – 10
Trends to Come in 3D Printing
Exact Metrology - Reverse Engineering
Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing
Amazing 3D Printer - Youtube
ABC 7 Guns and 3D printing – Making gun parts
virtually from scratch
Maker Shed – Book for sale $9.99 – Ultimate
Guide to 3D Printing
Venture Beat – Assorted 3D articles
3D Systems – Printer Manufacturer
