3D Printing Around The Home: The Bathroom
From fixing your toilet to organizing your sink area, 3D printing can help
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether itโs 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
The Theta 3D Printer: 4 Extruders On A Polar Coordinate System
Traditional 3D printers, as well as most CNC routers, laser cutters, and most machine tools where the programmer doesn’t want to go crazy trying to get his or her head around the underlying code, work in the XY coordinate system.* This “theta printer,” as seen on Hackaday.io, eschews that paradigm and instead uses a […]
ABS or PLA? Choosing The Right Filament
Understanding the different properties of plastic when choosing filament.
New Kickstarter Promises “World’s Most Conductive Filament”
For a few years now, many of us in the 3D Printing community have been eagerly awaiting a highly-conductive filament that would allow us to print circuits as part of our 3D printed projects. Now a new kickstarterย is promising a filament that is “1,000 times more electrically conductive” than previous filaments that have come […]
3D Printing Around The House: In The Yard
Do some 3D printing for your yard with this great collection of outdoor repair and improvement projects
Print-in-Place: The Additive Holy Grail
Prepare to 3D print movable parts and joints
Engadget Expand: 3D Printing Edible “Fruits”
Using a special 3D printer, you can print edible “fruits”. Comprised of droplets of liquid surrounded by gel membranes, these creations “pop” when you bite them. While it is fun to recreate simple flavors, Gabriel seems to be more excited about creating interesting combinations such as strawberries with creme inside. Not only can you combine […]
