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3dlyx
Oct '14

I just started a new project with the aim to spread the awareness for 3D printing. I want to emphase that 3D printing is a world wide phenomenon with consquences that cant even be foreseen right now.
So following the footsteps of Jules Verne I want that idea to travel around the globe in 3D printed form in 80 prints. Now I am looking for 3D printers all around the world to join in and be a waypoint of this global route.

Each one will be sent a .stl-File with our symbol - the fifth filament - so it can be printed and photographed in front of a landmark or something specific for the region or country. These photographs along with a little story and links to your websites or 3D Hubs will then be posted on the blog and marked on a world map. Once we successfull made it around the world, we’ll reach for the stars. There is a 3D printer on the ISS now, and maybe, with enough social media attendance NASA might agree to print our little traveller in space.

You can learn abot this project here : http://www.aroundtheworldin80prints.org 4

If you want help making this possible, just drop me a note replying here, messaging my hub or using the contactform on the projects website.

Even if we already have printers in your country on the route, you can still participate. We have a download section where you can download a generic version of our symbol, and you can upload photos of your print in our freestyle gallery. Get wild and creative, there are no rules. Or you can start your very own travel by attaching a generated QR-Code or weblink to your print and releasing it into the wild. Just put it somewhere, where it might be found. If people who find it scan the qr-code or visit the weblink they can write an entry in this prints own travel journal. And with the prints’ ID you (and they) can always track the adventures of your print. track the adventures of your little traveller.

So please, check it out. And if you like the idea, you can help get this started by socializing it. Print, Upload, Comment. Share the link, follow us on twitter, facebook, and wherever you’ll find us. Tell your collegues and grand-parents about this. Help us, to make it big.

Cheers, Lars from my3dprinting.ninja

http://my3dprinting.ninja 2

http://www.3dhubs.com/cologne/hubs/my3dprintingninja 2
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gregh
Oct '14

Hi Lars,

I Love this idea and would love to participate! The QR code idea is a brilliant addition as well! I hope it goes viral and spreads the spirit of creativity and the fantastic potential that 3D-printing has created in so many areas.

Cheers,

Greg

Z-Axis 3D

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3dlyx
Oct '14

Wow. That is a boost! Regard yourself as an official honorable travelagent that will be mentioned on the plate that we will print on mars someday. :wink: But seriously thanks @JulieSillamJulieSillamJuJulieSillam. I did not get any answer from the last 12 contacts to 3d hubs so that brought me down a little as I saw the momentum decrease. Thanks to you the optimism energy tanks are fully reloaded, and I’ll give out 3 new calls to hubs in asia right now.

JulieSillam
Oct '14

Hahhahaha thanks a lot! Wish I could go to Mars myself to grave my name on it :slight_smile:

Thanks to you for having such a great idea! And don’t let this get to you: of course such projects take some time, but I’m sure you can count on 3D Hubs and 3d printing communities’ enthusiasm to make it a success !!

Let’s keep it up!

3dlyx
Oct '14

awesome!

That’ll keep me busy preparing those blogposts, tweets, map-updates. To send in pictures, texts, links or whatever you like you can mail directly to social@aroundtheworldin80prints.org

Of course you can ask questions, mail ideas and other stuff there too. But keep one thing in mind: Have fun with it!

cheers,

Lars

MDModels
Oct '14

Have to get Namibia’s sanddunes in the background

Send the .stl!

3dlyx
Oct '14

@MDModels

the first waypoint-print on the african continent! That’d be amazing.

You can download the models in different sizes on the website: http://aroundtheworldin80prints.org/download/ 1

But I attached the smaller version to this post too. You can mail pictures, links and texts to the email-address in the post below, or here in this thread or using the contact form on the website.

Thanks for your help, this is so exciting!
5th_filament_55mm.stl (134 KB)
5th_filament_stand_55mm.stl (55.5 KB)

BeachLab
Oct '14

Printing tomorrow and looking for a nice background in Barcelona. There are so many that is difficult to choose only one!

BeachLab
Nov '14

Awesome so where do we send the pictures?

I am also printing some combinations for my brother in law. He is steward at Iberia flying to Boston, NY, Chicago, Miami, LA, Lima, Rio, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires… He flyes 4 times a month

3dlyx
Nov '14

So cool! The blog thirsts for updates. Just mail them to social@aroundtheworldin80prints.org along with whatever you like to be included in the post. Your brother in law could make a trackable journal. In the downloadsection you find a code, links and a qr-code to identify a certain traveller and to follow him on different stations. Please ask him to take a pic inflight abvoe the atlantic. Would be fun to make a waypoint on the map in the nowhere but in 8000m height :smiley:

cheers, and thanks a lot

Lars