3D Printing With a Hot Glue Gun
Face it, we’ve all at some time or other looked at our hot glue guns, and thought “I wonder if I could use that for 3D printing!”. [Proper Printing] didn’t …read more Continue reading 3D Printing With a Hot Glue Gun
Category Archives: extruder
DIY Spacer Increases FDM Flow Rate for Faster, Better Printing
The host of problems to deal with when you’re feeling the need for FDM speed are many and varied, but high on the list is figuring out how to melt …read more Continue reading DIY Spacer Increases FDM Flow Rate for Faster, Better Printing
A Vernier Take On A 3D Printer Extruder Indicator
A common way to visualize that a 3D printer’s extruder motor — which feeds the filament into the hot end — is moving is to attach a small indicator to …read more Continue reading A Vernier Take On A 3D Printer Extruder Indicator
Let Your Finger Do the Soldering With Solder Sustainer v2
Soldering is easy, as long as you have one hand to hold the iron, one to hold the solder, and another to hold the workpiece. For those of us not …read more Continue reading Let Your Finger Do the Soldering With Solder Sustainer v2
Lessons in Printer Poop Recycling
The fundamental problem with multi-color 3D printing using a single hotend is that they poop an awful lot. Every time they change filaments, they’ve got to purge the single nozzle, …read more Continue reading Lessons in Printer Poop Recycling
Looking Inside a 3D Printer Nozzle with Computed Tomography
Have you ever wondered what’s actually going on inside the hotend of your 3D printer? It doesn’t seem like much of a mystery — the filament gets melty, it gets …read more Continue reading Looking Inside a 3D Printer Nozzle with Computed Tomography
Infinite Z-Axis Printer Aims to Print Itself Someday
“The lathe is the only machine tool that can make copies of itself,” or so the saying goes. The reality is more like, “A skilled machinist can use a lathe …read more Continue reading Infinite Z-Axis Printer Aims to Print Itself Someday
3D Printing With Clay, Thanks to Custom Extruder
When it comes to 3D printing clay, there are a lot of challenges to be met. An extruder capable of pushing clay is critical, and [davidsfeir] has an updated version suitable …read more Continue reading 3D Printing With Clay, Thanks to Custom Extruder
Hackaday Prize 2023: One-Handed Soldering with the Solder Sustainer
For a lot of us, soldering has become so ingrained that it’s muscle memory. We know exactly when the iron is hot enough, how long to leave the tip in …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: One-Handed Soldering with the Solder Sustainer
A Paste Extruder For Normal Printers
In the bright sunshine of a warm spring afternoon at Delft Maker Faire, were a row of 3D printers converted with paste extruders. They were the work of [Nedji Yusufova], …read more Continue reading A Paste Extruder For Normal Printers