FACES OF 3D PRINTING
Meet seven makers who started their own companies.
DIEGO PORQUERAS OF BUKOBOT
Necessity was the mother of invention for Los Angeles-based maker Diego Porqueras. While working as a Hollywood digital imaging technician, he was drawn to 3D printing for its potential to make custom camera brackets and adapters. He started attending the “MakerBot Monthly” meetups at Crash Space, his local hackerspace. After building his first printer kit, a Prusa Mendel RepRap from MakerGear, he confesses, “My perfectionism got in the way and I ended up creating my own, better 3D printer.” ...
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