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Cancelled General Meeting!! 12-13-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ Attention: Our December meeting is being cancelled due to the low attendance during the holiday season. We will return to our normally scheduled meeting in January. Reminder- Dues for 2019 will be due at Jan. meeting. Election Update: For…
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to What knowledge is necessary to use a 3D printer? on Quora I will assume you mean FDM 3D printing. FDM printing works by the machine extruding a line a filament (essentially a wire of plastic) through a hot nozzle of a small diameter (typically 0.1mm to 0.8mm). It will build…
November General Meeting 11-8-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ Jeremy Proffitt will be speaking with the group about his experience with the “Internet Of Things” IOT. As the internet begins to be a part of our lives more and more. We must understand what it will take to…
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How do you use FDM 3D printing today? on Quora Multiple uses. I have many products I sell online that are printed FDM style. Here is one of my more popular sellers: The Led Zeppelin Object For clients to make their prototypes. Obviously many photos I can’t share due to…
August General Meeting 8-9-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ Lets really look at what we are doing as inventors and entrepreneurs to get our project to the next level. This will be a mastermind meeting for those who attend and we will be focusing on effectiveness and target…
How to 3D print a hollow ball You might think it is easy to 3D print a hollow ball, but it actually took me quite a few attempts to get it right. What I printed was a 40mm (1.57in) outer diameter ball with a wall thickness of 2mm. It is very important that the…
July General Meeting 7-12-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ The INOTC meeting is on the 12th of July. Our INOTC board member Matthew King will be speaking to the group about financing in the innovation industry and how to overcome the challenges that face inventors in today’s marketplace.…
June General Meeting 6-14-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ The June meeting is here!!!!! I would like to invite the best innovators, entrepreneurs and financiers to join us on June 14th. We have a special speaker Mike Simmons. He will be giving the INOTC an inside look at…
May General Meeting 5-10-2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 520 Elliot Street Charlotte, NC 28202 ____________________________________________________ The May 10th meeting is right around the corner. We will be having a think tank discussion as a group and diving into personal accountability in furthering our businesses and moving our innovations forward. The idea is for each…
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks? on Quora I think it’s easiest to design from something physical that you can measure, or from pictures. If using picture, it makes it easier if you have a photo from the side and the front.…