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Alex and the Pockets, Dispatch #3

Alex and the Pockets, Dispatch #3

Our favorite “3D printrepreneurs,” Alex and Bilal, continue their technocarnie roadshow and share with MAKE what they’re learning about selling custom 3D printed do-dads to the masses.

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Pocket Factory: It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone’s Got to Do It, Dispatch #2

Pocket Factory: It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone’s Got to Do It, Dispatch #2

We are Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein, and we’re traveling around the country for a month in a Prius full of low-cost 3D printers, starting a business printing and selling things on these machines. We think of ourselves as modern-day troubadours, moving from town to town with our moneymakers in our trunk, eliciting inspiration and fascination where we travel, and making a living for ourselves off of our ideas and our wits…

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Pocket Factory On the Road, Dispatch #1

Pocket Factory On the Road, Dispatch #1

Here is the first dispatch from Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein as they head out on their epic adventures to spread the gospel of desktop manufacturing/3D printing, design and make some cool stuff, and hopefully, make a few bucks selling what comes out of their “Pocket Factory.” – Gareth It’s five in the morning and […]

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The Pocket Factory Takes to the Road

The Pocket Factory Takes to the Road

Our pal Bilal Ghalib and Alex Hornstein have embarked on a fun, educational road trip. They’ve packed a Prius with 3D printers, dubbed it the Pocket Factory, and are traveling around the country exposing people to 3D printing and the potential of desktop manufacturing.

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