Shane Wighton discusses his engineering background, his work at Formlabs, and his approach to building complex hardware projects for his YouTube channel.
Inventor Shane Wighton has dazzled millions of YouTube viewers on @StuffMadeHere with projects like a basketball hoop that "won't let you miss" and a haircutting robot. Explore 3D Printing Applications: bit.ly/3G53VqM
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Before Shane became notorious for his at-home innovations, he led an engineering team right here at Formlabs. CEO Max Lobovsky sits down with his former coworker to discuss engineering, finding inspiration, and what's next in digital fabrication.
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Table of Content
Intro
Brief History of Shane's Shop
Shane's New Shop
Shane's Application to Formlabs
Shane's Life Before Formlabs
Shane's Strategy for Getting Hired at Formlabs
Shane's Engineering Origin Story
Making Engineering Accessible
The Impact of Shane's Videos
Discussing Impact at Scale
Shane's Time at Formlabs
Shane's Long-Distance Cycling Experience
How Shane Got Into YouTube
Why Shane Left Formlabs
Advancement of Tools in the Last Decade
Which Tools Could Use The Most Improvement
Unlocking Projects with Advanced Tools
Shane's Advice for Aspiring Engineers
Outro
About Formlabs
In 2011, three MIT graduate students built the first 3D printer that could achieve industrial, professional part quality at an affordable price.
Through a continuous commitment to innovation, Formlabs has become the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world.
Formlabs is expanding access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything. Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts with offices in Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Hungary, and North Carolina, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision-makers around the globe.
Formlabs products include the Form 3+, Form 3B+, Form 3L, and Form 3BL powered by an advanced form of stereolithography (SLA) called Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ 3D printing, Form Wash and Form Cure SLA post-processing solutions. For selective laser sintering (SLS), Formlabs products include the Fuse 1+ 30W 3D printer for functional, industrial-quality parts, and the Fuse Sift, an all-in-one powder recovery system for the Fuse Series.
Through its Factory Solutions offering for industrial users, Formlabs provides the factories of tomorrow with the flexibility and versatility needed for demanding, evolving industrial applications. Formlabs also develops its own suite of high-performance materials that continue to push the boundaries for 3D printing, as well as best-in-class 3D printing software.
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…me a piece of hardware like this and tell me how it works and do a demo.
I'm not the only one that thinks this way. This is how you demonstrate to an employer that you have passion and the skills necessary to do a job.
https://shane.engineer/blog/how-to-get-hired-at-a-startup-when-you-don-t-know-anyone
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BTW, his YT channel is also excellent and gives a pretty good glimpse into what embedded development is like in real life. [video
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