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January 27, 2015

Check out the new 3-D printers at Boise library

  • Al Pittman couldn't find the part he wanted at the hardware store, so he went to the library and made it himself.
    • By KATY MOELLER
    Idaho Statesman

    BOISE, Idaho — It was one of those mundane household items that Al Pittman thought he'd be able to pick up at one of the many home improvement stores in the Treasure Valley — a thermostat trim plate.

    Pittman checked several places but couldn't find one that fit just right. So what next?


     
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