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Lego make lots of neat floral arrangements these days, and even little Christmas trees, too. While they’re fun to build out of tiny little blocks, they’re a little small for …read more Continue reading 3D Printing A Big Lego Christmas Tree
In most natural environments, fish are able to feed themselves. However, if you wanted to help them out with some extra food, you could always build a 3D-printed boat to …read more Continue reading 3D-Printed Boat Feeds The Fishes
Researchers recently shared details on creating foldable, self-locking structures by using multi-material 3D printing. These origami-inspired designs can transition between flat and three-dimensional forms, locking into place without needing external …read more Continue reading Origami-Inspired, Self-locking Structures With 3D Printing
Hobbyist 3D printers have traditionally run the open source Merlin firmware, but as printers are being pushed to the limits, more capable firmware Klipper are being developed. This is why …read more Continue reading Danger-Klipper Fork Renamed to Kalico
Anyone who has operated a 3D printer before, especially those new to using these specialized tools, has likely had problems with the print bed. The bed might not always be …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Eliminates the Printer Bed
If you’ve ever wanted to merge the worlds of holiday cheer and clever geometry, [Kris Wilk]’s gingerbread house hack is your ultimate inspiration. Shared in a mesmerising video, [Wilk] showcases …read more Continue reading An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
Recently a company called Z-Polymers introduced its new Tullomer FDM filament that comes with a lofty bullet list of purported properties that should give materials like steel, aluminium, and various …read more Continue reading New Tullomer Filament Claims to Beat PEEK, Aluminium and Steel
If one has a multi-material printer there are more options than simply printing in different colors of the same filament. [Thomas Sanladerer] explores combinations of different filaments in a fantastic …read more Continue reading Printing in Multi-material? Use These Filament Combos
If you’ve wanted to get in on the “fuzzy skin” action with 3D printing but held off because you didn’t want to fiddle with slicer post-processing, you need to check …read more Continue reading Non-Planar Fuzzy Skin Textures Improved, Plus a Paint-On Interface
Printing an object with threads is nothing new. If you know the specifications on the other thread or you are in control of it, no problem. But [Shop Therapy] wanted …read more Continue reading 3D Printing Threaded Replacements