As another year draws to a close, it’s time to celebrate our community and come together for a party. Join us Wednesday, December 13th at 7pm (or later if you can’t make it that early, it’s a party) for our annual holiday get together. We will have snacks (feel free to bring something to share but it’s not required) and will be printing ornaments. If this is your first time and you are new to our community, this is a great time to come meet everyone and is often one of our biggest meetings of the year. The 3DPPVD and Ocean State Maker Mill team really value our Rhode Island and Southern New England community and are happy to spend another year making with you all.

When: December 13th 7PM – 10PM

Where: Ocean State Maker MIll (80 Fountain street, Pawtucket, RI 02886, entrance is around back in the parking lot at the corner of Middle and Blackstone, look for our sign under the fire escape)

Cost: Free!!!!

Who’s welcome: Everyone!!!!

For the second year in a row, Ocean State Maker Mill has played the role of host to Make: Magazine’s Digital Fabrication Shootout. Many of 3DPPVD’s followers joined us for an open house the weekend of the shootout and had questions as to which machines were the best. Unfortunately at that time, we couldn’t really talk about our testing results because we had to wait for the magazine to release. The time has come though and the issue is fast on its way to subscribers. Join us this Wednesday, November 8th, at 7pm at Ocean State Maker Mill to meet some of the testers and discover which machines we liked the best from our testing this year. We will have a brief introduction to the testing by Make’s Digital Fabrication Editor, Matt Stultz followed by Q & A time with some of the testers.

This meeting is as always free and open to the public. Ocean State Maker Mill is located at the back of 80 Fountain Street in Pawtucket, RI (look for our sign under the fire escape off of Middle street).

Filament-based 3D printing is remarkable. The ability to take an idea in your head and physically manifest it is a game changer for many. What do you do though, when you run into the limitations of quality and feature size that filament-based printers have?  You turn to resin. There are different types of resin printers and they each have their place in the market. In this meeting we will discuss some of the pros and cons of resin based printers and what other equipment you might need to get started with using them.

This meeting is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7PM on Wednesday, September 13th. Like normal, we will be meeting at Ocean State Maker Mill located at the back of 80 Fountain Street in Pawtucket, RI (look for our sign under the fire escape off of Middle street).

Tonight we celebrate 5 years or 3DPPVD. I started this group to help grow a community of people who love 3D printing as much as I do and it has become so much more than that. Come join us at 7pm at Ocean State Maker Mill (come to the door around back in the parking lot at the corner of Blackstone and Middle). We will have cake and some new and interesting printers to show you.

You have heard us talk about the Moat Boat Paddle Battle before but this Wednesday (February 8th 2017) you will have a chance to see it in person. While we usually run Moat Boat Paddle Battle races at large Maker Faires, we wanted a chance to not only bring it to Rhode Island, we wanted a chance to race ourselves! Many of the core 3DPPVD and Ocean State Maker Mill’s core members have designed their own boats and are ready for a grudge match against each other and you can come see it. Door open at 7pm at Ocean State Maker Mill (park around back in the lot at the corner of Middle and Blackstone then look for our sign on the door in the back of the lot to get in). This event is free and open to everyone. If you have a boat that qualifies with the Moat Boat Paddle Battle Rules, bring it along to race! We will have some kit boats that you can try your hand at too.

It’s a new year, and for many of you hopefully santa was kind and brought you a new 3D printer. If you are new to 3D printing and want some help getting started, or just want to come show off your little wunder factory, join us this Wednesday, January 11th as we enjoy our holiday spoils. We will be meeting at Ocean State Maker Mill (80 Fountain Street, Unit 318, Pawtucket, RI 02860) starting at 7pm. Don’t worry if you are late, we will be going for a while! And don’t worry if you don’t have a new printer to show off, come see what everyone else brought with them or just hang out and chat.