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Rapid Prototyping: Steel 101
Posted on December 4, 2017
Steel is an incredibly popular material, and for good reason: it comes in a huge variety of types with different...
Maker Spotlight | Dawn Ho on Empowering Others to Build Hardware
Posted on November 22, 2017
$26 Million Lost: Why Crowdfunded Hardware Projects Fail
Posted on August 18, 2017
About 9% of funded Kickstarter campaigns fail to deliver on their promises, and hardware projects have a special set of...
Day of Making
Posted on July 11, 2017
Every quarter, Plethora holds a “Day of Making” where employees teach classes, work on personal projects, and collaborate...
How to Design a Turner's Cube
Posted on November 17, 2016
A turner’s cube is a classic machinist’s exercise that involves constructing multiple cubes inside of one another. This...
DIY: Bottle-Opening Wallet Prototype
Posted on August 2, 2016
My name is Ian Galipeau and I've been working for Plethora for a few weeks at the time of this writing. The main reason...
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