3D Printing — Blog — Mac Pierce

Artist / Creative Technologist

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Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine

Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine

How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American Revolutionary War era cannon.

1A2A3D, Sculpture, 3D PrintingMac PierceJanuary 23, 20233D Printed Guns, 3D Printing, 1A2A3D, Castle Doctrine, Welding, Sculpture, Somerville MA, Fort Independence, Artillery, Cannon, Guns, 3DFA, Prusa i3Comment

Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040

Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040

How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader in the form of a candle.

Sculpture, Digital Art, Code, DOGMASMac PierceSeptember 9, 2022RP2040, Microcontrollers, 3D Printing, electronics, LEDs, Sculpture, Arduino, Foundational Texts, Candle

The making of A Scanner Darkly

The making of A Scanner Darkly

How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using spotlights in the shape of security cameras.

Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.

Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.

How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art made from the Stuxnet Virus.

+ / - , Actualization

+ / - , Actualization

Reposting some writing I did a while back on the subject of how additive manufacturing is necessarily a destructive process.

3D Printing, Misc., Tests, WritingsMac PierceOctober 15, 2020Writing, 3D Printing, Prusa i3, Concept, Actualization, Additive ManufacturingComment

Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.

3D Printing, 1A2A3D, Sculpture, WIPMac PierceSeptember 2, 20203D Printing, 3D Modelling, Guns, 1A2A3D, 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 3D Printed Guns, The Constitution, Castle Doctrine, Minis, Donate, Powder Panic, Cannon, The Liberator, RepRap Comment

XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting.

XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting.

Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.

3D Printing, Tools, Misc.Mac PierceNovember 3, 20193D Modelling, 3D Printing, Flex Arm, Camera, Camera Accessories, Documentation, Tools, Studio, Lighting, Loc-Line, Adam SavageComment

Bits and bobs, some of the small projects I've been working on.

Bits and bobs, some of the small projects I've been working on.

Rounding up a few smaller projects I’ve been working on here and there.

Misc., Tools, WIPMac PierceOctober 11, 2019Misc, 3D Printing, 3D Modelling, Resin Casting, Casting, Experiments, DIY, Computer, PC, Heat Set Insert, Electronics