Our speaker this month was Andy Conolly, who replaced the advertised speaker at very short notice.

Andy is an IT specialist, and his enthusiasm for 3D printing started as a hobby.

He gave a brief outline of the development of 3D printing technology since the earliest patents in 1984, and explained the basic principles with photographs of various setups.

He then showed us examples of various items that he had produced in his workshop, including gadgets for his wife and toys for his children (we were able to handle these).

On a more serious note, he discussed the application of 3D printing in prosthetics for both humans and animals—a very entertaining and informative afternoon.