How To Set Up A School’s 3D Print Program
Learn how to set up a school's 3D print program successfully and enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences in education. Watch students... read more »
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Converting your 3D Printer into a Laser Engraver
By replacing your printer hotend (or CNC toolhead) with a laser, you can make use of the XY motion to control the path... read more »
YouTuber Makes Metal Terminator Skull with Lost PLA Casting
YouTube recommendations can lead down some strange rabbit holes sometimes. My own recommendations mainly consist of videos of people eating 50-year old MRE... read more »
Guide to Printing Food-Safe Plastic Products
Plastics have been a long-time favorite material of the food industry. Plastics are cheap, easy to manufacture in large quantities, they are water-tight... read more »
Lost Wax Casting with Additive Manufacturing
In using 3D printing, multiple steps of the investment casting process can be skipped. This can potentially save a lot of time and... read more »
Tutorial: 3D Printing Reusable TPU Molds for Epoxy Resin
In our review of BigRep’s flexible TPU filament, we discovered that the material works remarkably well for making epoxy resin molds and we... read more »
Post Curing with UV for 3D Printed Parts
In 3D printing, when a resin is placed into a printer, the product that is produced is the green-state form. The green-state means... read more »
How to Get Stronger FDM 3D Prints
There are lots of 3D printing videos on Youtube. Some of the Youtubers take their research very seriously and therefore run rather scientifically-rigorous... read more »
No Layer Lines With Non-Planar FDM 3D Printing
The surface quality of FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D prints has improved drastically in the last few years, mostly thanks to improved slicing... read more »
Filament Storage For 3D Printing: Your How-To Guide
Filament storage poses a big problem for 3D printing enthusiasts. Incorrect storage results in moisture from the air making its way into your... read more »
A Homemade Fidget Spinner? How to Make One Yourself
The popularity of fidget spinners exploded a few months ago. This simple spinning device is by far the best-selling toy on the market... read more »
Building a 3D Printer from Scratch
So you want to build an FFF / FDM 3D printer from scratch? Well here is a good place to start. I'll go... read more »
How to 3D Print a Longboard with the DeltaWASP 3MT
Now that we've solved the concave issue the DeltaWASP 3MT is pretty much printing 24/7. We've moved from vases and lamp shades to... read more »
Convert An Old Mouse To A Nifty Filament Counter
Filament Counter Remember that old mechanical ball PS/2 mouse that's been gathering dust in your drawer/attic for the last ten years? It might... read more »
How to Build your own 3D Printed Quadcopter Drone
This is an introduction to building your own 3D printed quadcopter drone. You will learn some basic concepts and we'll introduce you to... read more »
How to Fuse Filament at Home
If you do as much 3D printing as I do then you probably have a bunch of scrap pieces of filament lying around... read more »
Sardauscan is a $30 DIY 3D Scanner
Sardauscan is an open source diy 3D scanner you can build for approximately 30 USD. It can be a low cost entry into... read more »
How to 3D Print a Wind Turbine
Earlier this week we showed you how to make your own Ultrasonic Vapor Polisher. In this post we'll cover 3D printing of a... read more »
Post-processing 3D printed Objects with DIY Ultrasonic Vapor Polisher
Vapor polishing is a process when you apply vapors of a solvent to a 3D printed object to increase surface quality or smoothness.... read more »
