W01AMon
Week 1 · Aug 3–9
Guide availableWhat Is PrintMason? Modern Tools, Timeless Craft
Set the promise; ask readers what they hope humans build next
Primerbrand
August 3—November 22, 2026
Four months in the foundry: the editorial roadmap
Sixty-four connected stories build one usable map: process, material, machine, craft, monument, frontier, and community. 30 complete guides are already live; the remaining commissions publish only after sourcing, safety review, and a useful reader action.
MONFlagship field note
WEDMachine, material, or craft guide
FRIAtlas, lab, or future sketch
SUNCommunity prompt or model challenge
Commissioning roadmap
64 stories, one learning path
Search by subject or isolate one week. Published entries link to complete guides; planned entries remain visibly distinct.
W01BWed
Week 1 · Aug 3–9
Guide availableThe Seven Families of Additive Manufacturing
Establish standards-based map; save/share the process chart
Field Guideprocesses
W01CFri
Week 1 · Aug 3–9
Guide availableFrom Mesh to Matter: The Digital Thread
CAD/scan → mesh → repair → slice → machine → finish → inspect
Machine AnatomyAdditive 101
W01DSun
Week 1 · Aug 3–9
Commission plannedFirst Layer Roll Call
Post printer/material/first make; downloadable maker token
Community ChallengeEditorial
W02AMon
Week 2 · Aug 10–16
Guide availableMaterial Extrusion Without the Acronym Soup
Explain FFF/FDM, filament vs pellets, uses and limits
Primerprocess
W02BWed
Week 2 · Aug 10–16
Guide availableCartesian, CoreXY, Delta, Polar and Belt Printers
Motion-system comparison; readers identify their machine
Machine Anatomyarchitecture
W02CFri
Week 2 · Aug 10–16
Guide availableWhy Prints Warp, String and Lose Their Layers
Failure tree; comment with a failure photo and settings
Build Labtroubleshooting
W02DSun
Week 2 · Aug 10–16
Commission plannedThe One-Wall Vessel Challenge
Test extrusion, cooling and design with non-food-use vessel
Community ChallengeEditorial
W03AMon
Week 3 · Aug 17–23
Guide availableVat Photopolymerization: SLA, DLP and MSLA
Explain light engines, resin cure, detail and tradeoffs
Primerprocess
W03BWed
Week 3 · Aug 17–23
Guide availableResin Is a Workflow, Not Just a Bottle
Gloves, ventilation, wash/cure, spills, waste and SDS
Safety Field Guidematerials
W03CFri
Week 3 · Aug 17–23
Guide availableOrientation and Supports for Small Detailed Parts
Show peel forces, islands, drain paths and support scars
Build LabDfAM
W03DSun
Week 3 · Aug 17–23
Commission plannedLight-and-Shadow Relief Challenge
Original bas-relief; no copyrighted characters or logos
Community ChallengeEditorial
W04AMon
Week 4 · Aug 24–30
Guide availableDesktop Filaments: PLA to High-Performance Polymers
Compare PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, nylon, PC and composites
Field Guidematerials
W04BWed
Week 4 · Aug 24–30
Guide availableWhat “Stronger” Actually Means
Stiffness, toughness, layer adhesion, creep, heat and moisture
Primerverification
W04CFri
Week 4 · Aug 24–30
Guide availableCan 3D Printing Be Circular?
Regrind, recycled feedstock, design for repair and honest limits
Debatematerials
W04DSun
Week 4 · Aug 24–30
Commission plannedMaterial Swatch Library
Upload a standardized swatch and real settings
Community ChallengeEditorial
W05AMon
Week 5 · Aug 31–Sep 6
Guide availablePowder Bed Fusion: Polymer and Metal Beds
SLS, LPBF/SLM/DMLS terms, nesting, thermal control
Primerprocess
W05BWed
Week 5 · Aug 31–Sep 6
Guide availableWhy Powder Changes the Safety Conversation
Inhalation, dust, ignition, grounding, housekeeping, training
Safety Field Guidepowder
W05CFri
Week 5 · Aug 31–Sep 6
Commission plannedLattices, Channels and Parts You Cannot Mold Easily
Explain geometry advantages without claiming automatic superiority
Design NotebookDfAM
W05DSun
Week 5 · Aug 31–Sep 6
Commission plannedDesign a No-Support Lattice Lantern
Visual lattice only; LED use, no flame
Community ChallengeEditorial
W06AMon
Week 6 · Sep 7–13
Guide availableBinder Jetting: Printing First, Densifying Later
Binder, depowder, cure, debind/infiltrate/sinter
Primerprocess
W06BWed
Week 6 · Sep 7–13
Guide availableMaterial Jetting and Voxel-Level Color
Droplets, support materials, color/multi-material, limitations
Primerprocess
W06CFri
Week 6 · Sep 7–13
Guide availableSand Molds: Where Printing Meets Casting
Printed mold/core workflow; foundry work needs professionals
Hybrid Field Guideworkshop
W06DSun
Week 6 · Sep 7–13
Commission plannedFull-Color Form Study
Create original color-blocked architecture; display-only
Community ChallengeEditorial
W07AMon
Week 7 · Sep 14–20
Guide availableDirected Energy Deposition: Add, Repair, Rebuild
Powder/wire feed, melt pool, near-net-shape and machining
Primerprocess
W07BWed
Week 7 · Sep 14–20
Guide availableSheet Lamination: Paper, Polymer and Metal Layers
Bond-and-cut workflows, ultrasonic consolidation
Primerprocess
W07CFri
Week 7 · Sep 14–20
Guide availableClay, Ceramic, Glass and Paste Extrusion
Rheology, drying, firing, shrinkage, kiln limits
Material Field Guidematerials
W07DSun
Week 7 · Sep 14–20
Commission plannedCoil-Built Texture Vase Challenge
Clay/filament interpretations; decorative use unless certified
Community ChallengeEditorial
W08AMon
Week 8 · Sep 21–27
Guide availableAdditive, Subtractive, Formative and Assembly
Choose/combine printing, CNC, molding, cutting and assembly
Field Guideworkshop
W08BWed
Week 8 · Sep 21–27
Guide availableCNC Is the Print Shop’s Other Superpower
Router/mill/lathe, workholding, tooling and tolerances
Machine AnatomyCNC
W08CFri
Week 8 · Sep 21–27
Guide availableRobots That Print, Scan, Pick, Place and Inspect
Cell anatomy and guarding; humans supervise and validate
Future Field Guiderobotics
W08DSun
Week 8 · Sep 21–27
Commission plannedBuild-a-Machine Concept Jam
Sketch a custom non-hazardous printer and its design constraint
Community ChallengeEditorial
W09AMon
Week 9 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Commission plannedWhat Does a Professional Mason Do?
Stone, brick, block, restoration specialties and career paths
Craft Notebookmasonry
W09BWed
Week 9 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Commission plannedRead the Stone Before You Cut It
Geology, bedding, defects, weathering and selection
Material Cardmasonry
W09CFri
Week 9 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Commission plannedFrom Rough Block to True Surface
Pitching, pointing, chisels, mallets, saws, abrasives and finish
Craft Notebookmasonry
W09DSun
Week 9 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Commission plannedMason’s Mark Medallion
Design an original personal mark; no lodge insignia claims
Community ChallengeEditorial
W10AMon
Week 10 · Oct 5–11
Commission plannedHow Concrete 3D Printing Actually Works
Gantry vs robot, pump, hose, nozzle, bead, layer and cure
Primerarchitecture
W10BWed
Week 10 · Oct 5–11
Commission plannedPrintable Concrete Is a Timed Material System
Pumpability, extrudability, buildability, open time, interlayers
Technical Field Guidematerials
W10CFri
Week 10 · Oct 5–11
Commission plannedThe Hard Parts: Reinforcement, Services, Codes and Weather
Separate shell demonstrations from complete compliant buildings
Debatearchitecture
W10DSun
Week 10 · Oct 5–11
Commission plannedPrint a Wall Coupon, Not a House
Safe scaled bead-pattern test; compare bond and overhang
Build Labarchitecture
W11AMon
Week 11 · Oct 12–18
Commission plannedCould We Build Notre-Dame Today? We Just Helped Rebuild It
Use the 2019–24 restoration to show living craft + modern coordination
Debatemonuments
W11BWed
Week 11 · Oct 12–18
Commission plannedWhy Gothic Cathedrals Stand: Pointed Arches, Vaults and Buttresses
Explain load paths conceptually; not a structural design guide
MachineCraft Anatomy
W11CFri
Week 11 · Oct 12–18
Commission plannedDigital Stereotomy: When Stone Cutting Meets Computation
Scanning, parametric geometry, CNC roughing, hand finishing
Craft Notebookhybrid
W11DSun
Week 11 · Oct 12–18
Commission plannedDesign a Palm-Sized Vault Module
Modular demonstration; explicitly non-load-bearing
Community ChallengeEditorial
W12AMon
Week 12 · Oct 19–25
Commission plannedHow to Read a “Mysterious” Ancient Site
Provenance, dating, context, function, uncertainty and source quality
Field Guideevidence
W12BWed
Week 12 · Oct 19–25
Commission plannedStonehenge: What the Stones Support—and What They Don’t
Solstice, mortuary/ceremonial landscape, chronology, open questions
Site Atlasmonuments
W12CFri
Week 12 · Oct 19–25
Commission plannedPyramids Across Cultures Are Not One Thing
Egypt, Nubia, Mesoamerica and others: different dates/forms/functions
Comparative Atlasmonuments
W12DSun
Week 12 · Oct 19–25
Commission plannedAtlas Vote: Which Monument Should We Model First?
Offer culturally respectful, educational options and explain replicas
Community ChallengeEditorial
W13AMon
Week 13 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Commission plannedScan, Model, Preserve: The Heritage Digital Twin
LiDAR, photogrammetry, uncertainty, metadata and stewardship
Primerheritage
W13BWed
Week 13 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Commission plannedRepair, Restore, Reconstruct—or Leave It Alone?
Authenticity, minimal intervention, reversibility and communities
Debateheritage
W13CFri
Week 13 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Commission plannedWhat 3D Printing Can Responsibly Do for Heritage
Tactile models, molds, supports, replicas, research coupons
Field Guideheritage
W13DSun
Week 13 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Commission plannedConfidence-Layer Reconstruction Challenge
Color-code documented, inferred and unknown geometry
Community ChallengeEditorial
W14AMon
Week 14 · Nov 2–8
Commission plannedBeyond Layers: Volumetric and Computed-Axial Printing
Explain promise, scale/material limits and research status
Future Sketchfrontier
W14BWed
Week 14 · Nov 2–8
Commission planned4D Printing and Materials That Change After the Print
Shape-memory/hydro-responsive concepts; no miracle claims
Future Sketchfrontier
W14CFri
Week 14 · Nov 2–8
Commission plannedMobile, Swarm and In-Situ Printers
Space/remote construction, local feedstock, coordination constraints
Future Sketchmachines
W14DSun
Week 14 · Nov 2–8
Commission plannedInvent a Process, State Its Conservation Laws
Concept must account for mass, energy, control, waste and safety
Community ChallengeEditorial
W15AMon
Week 15 · Nov 9–15
Commission plannedThe PrintMason Commons: Files Become Conversations
Launch intent for models, makes, comments, remixes and reactions
Product storycommunity
W15BWed
Week 15 · Nov 9–15
Commission plannedA Good Model Page Tells the Truth
License, version, dimensions, orientation, settings, hazards, test status
Field Guidefiles
W15CFri
Week 15 · Nov 9–15
Commission plannedMeshy-to-Printable: Where Generative 3D Needs Human Judgment
Inspect topology, scale, wall thickness, flatness, tolerances, licensing
Build LabAI + DfAM
W15DSun
Week 15 · Nov 9–15
Commission plannedThe Community Keystone Challenge
Remix an original modular keystone and post print reaction
Community ChallengeEditorial
W16AMon
Week 16 · Nov 16–22
Commission plannedWhat Should Endure? A PrintMason Civic Design Brief
Beauty, dignity, maintenance, accessibility, local participation
Manifestocivic
W16BWed
Week 16 · Nov 16–22
Commission plannedCastle-Style Communities Without Theme-Park Thinking
Human-scale planning, daylight, care, landscape, craft and cost
Future Sketcharchitecture
W16CFri
Week 16 · Nov 16–22
Commission plannedCould a Data Center Heat Homes Without Making Them Unlivable?
Acoustic/vibration/fire/air/thermal separation and heat recovery
Systems sketchcivic
W16DSun
Week 16 · Nov 16–22
Commission plannedFour Months in the Foundry: What We Learned and Build Next
Publish metrics, corrections, reader makes and next-quarter vote
Community reviewEditorial
Complete guides outside the dated roadmap
Seven useful guides, available now
Editorial code
Every story must show its work.
Standards-based names come before marketing language. Technical claims need institutional or primary sources. Heritage claims identify evidence level and uncertainty. Concept art says “concept.” Safety and qualification limits live in the story—not in fine print.
ISO/ASTM 52900 terminologyThe shared vocabulary for additive manufacturing.↗NIST additive technologiesInstitutional process explainers and measurement context.↗NIOSH additive manufacturingWorker-health and hazard guidance.↗NASA regolith constructionCurrent local-resource construction research.↗UNESCO reconstruction guidanceWhy reconstruction must be exceptional and evidence-led.↗Notre-Dame restorationLiving craft, conservation, and modern coordination.↗