Watch These Makers Transform a Wheelchair into an Interactive Bumblebee Costume
Central Florida Maker groups use their diverse skills to create an interactive Bumblebee costume in only 3 weeks for a Magic Wheelchair recipient.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makersโincluding the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether youโre already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
Experimenting with Smart Infill for Stronger 3D Prints
There seem to be a never ending supply of inventive ways that home experimenters are forwarding 3d printing.ย Stefan from CNC Kitchen on Youtube is showing off some really cool experimentation in this video that take advantage of easy to use physical simulation software to create infills for your 3d printed parts that are much […]
Watch Objects Appear In An Instant With This Experimental 3D Printing Method
Watching 3D printers do their job is already a surprisingly mesmerizing activity. Any time there is one in a public place plodding along to lay down its layers of plastic, a crowd will surely form to watch. The process typically takes a considerable amount of time, in some cases multiple days, to complete. This new […]
Start And Stop GCode: Commands To Make Your Printer Do Your Bidding
3D printers communicate via a language called G-code, like all Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machines. This versatile language provides a set of human-readable commands for controlling each action that a 3D printer performs. Slicing software may be thought of as an interpreter for translating 3D models into a series of G-code commands for producing a […]
Can You 3D Print a DC Motor?
The answer to this question? Kinda. It definitely shows real promise, even for the home 3D printer.
Holiday 3D-Printables on Thingiverse
3D Print these and many other Christmas ornaments and other decorations from Thingiverse.
3D Printing Lenses And Other Transparent Objects With Your Filament Based Printer
a standard filament based printer actually can produce lenses and other fully transparent prints
