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The printing press was first invented in 1440 AD by Johannes Gutenberg. It’s not so relevant to our day to day lives today, but it’s a technology that forever changed …read more Continue reading A Teeny 3D-Printed Printing Press, Thanks Gutenberg
While 3D printers have evolved over the past two decades from novelties to powerful prototyping tools, the amount of support systems have advanced tremendously as well. From rudimentary software that …read more Continue reading Automating 3D Printer Support Hardware
Multi-filament printing can really open up possibilities for your prints, even more so the more filaments you have. Enter the 8-Track from [Armored_Turtle], which will swap between 8 filaments for …read more Continue reading Building An 8-Color Automated Filament Changer
Accessibility devices are a wonder of modern technology, allowing people with various needs to interact more easily with the world. From prosthetics to devices to augment or aid someone’s vision …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Braille Trainer Reduces Barrier to Entry
These days, you can get a fully remote-control helicopter that you can fly around your house for about $30. Maybe less. Back in the day, kids had to make do …read more Continue reading 3D Print a Drill-Powered Helicopter Toy Because It’s Simply Fun
When the RepRap project was started in 2005 by [Dr Adrian Bowyer], the goal was to develop low-cost 3D printers, capable of printing most of their own components. The project …read more Continue reading μRepRap: Taking RepRap Down to Micrometer-Level Manufacturing
Recently, [Thomas Sanladerer] bought an EasyThreed K9 off AliExpress for a mere €72, netting him an FDM printer with a 10 x 10 x 10 cm build volume. The build …read more Continue reading EasyThreed K9: The Value In A €72 AliExpress FDM 3D Printer
Most of us have played with a Cartesian-style 3D printer. Maybe you’ve even built a rigid delta. In this case, [Diffraction Limited] decided to a little further away from the …read more Continue reading Building A Cable-Driven Delta Printer
A finished 3D print, especially plastic deposition types, often have imperfections in them from the process of laying down each layer of material and from the printer itself. For small …read more Continue reading Sandpaper Alternatives for 3D Prints
Slip casting can be messy both in processing and in making the original plaster mold. What if there was a better way, thanks to 3D printing? [Allie Katz] has developed …read more Continue reading Slab Casting – A New Way to Combine 3D Printing and Ceramics