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Using hydrographics to color and texture 3d objects
Hydrographic printing could soon become mainstream way of coloring and texturing 3d printed objects. It could be as easy as printing a matrix on your standard inkjet printer and using it with water...
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Two cool DIY 3d printer enclosure projects
Jason Powell has amazing home makerspace setup he made by himself. He has a really BIG enclosure with wide filament holder. He published his designs for this spool holder...
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No cost RepStrap 3d printer made from scrap parts
Reddit user 5ilver posted his no cost 3d printer project. He made it from parts and scrap from his workshop. It uses hot glue pistol sticks. It looks rough and it prints rough but the cost is zero :-)...
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Soft 3d printed robot jumps powered by butane and oxygen
Harvard scientist have developed 3d printed flexible robot that can move by jumping powered by explosion of butane and oxygen in central section. Team was lead by Robert Wood. In-depth video...
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Incremental sheet forming digital fabrication robot
Could this be considered as 3d printing? Probably not as no material is added. Still, it is interesting digital fabrication method. I wonder is it using factory software or some sort of custom hacked...
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Pyra smart 3d printed oven or advanced heat chamber
Pyra is 3d printed smart oven. It can cook food but it can be used for any process that needs heat chamber. And yes, it is smart, Internet-of-Things device.It is open sourced also! Kudos! Key features...
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Hacking IKEA tables into 3d printer enclosure
If you want to get high quality prints you can use a printer enclosure to stabilize the temperature making it a protective isolating chamber. Stable and higher temperature can prevent warping and other...
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How to make a DIY injection molding machine from a drill press
If you want to make mass produced parts you will reach a limits of your 3d printed very quickly both technical and economical ones. For any serious mass production of plastic parts you must use...
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Kamaq 3d printer controller software for embedded Linux systems
Kamaq is a control software that is completely unfamiliar to me. Does anyone have any experiences with it? There are no reviews to be found ... Kamaq features:Web interface with real-time monitoring...
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How to Use Low Cost Piezo Discs for Automatic Print Surface Leveling
Njal Brekke developed a high accuracy and very low cost automatic bed leveling solution with piezo discs. You can easily build it yourself for around 20 USD. He describes his project as:Auto Bed...
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Working 3D Printable Brushless Pulse Motor
Nathan Matthews developed a 3d printable DIY brushless pulse electric motor. Technical details:Running on a 3.7v lipo battery - will run on 1V although very slowly5 x 2 magnets all facing north (out)10...
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3D Printable Tetrahedral Box Kites: Triforce and OpenKite
Triforce Kite Sergej Bekauv designed and printed this DIY tetrahedral kite named the "Triforce Kite". It is a fully functional flying folding kite with 3d printed structures (27 trusses) and lift...
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Eva 3D Printed Robotic Arm by Automata
Eva robotic arm by Automata has 80% 3d printed parts and it is planned to be low cost robotic platform for any purpose. Soon you will have a robotic helper in your workshop ... Eva moving: Eva...
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Disney finds a way to control object elasticity with internal microstructures
Disney research found a technique control and model elasticity of 3d printed objects with different internal structures. I only hope this research and software will not remain trapped inside corporate...
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Design your own 3d printer from recycled parts with this FreeCAD add-on and...
If you want to make a 3d printer from electronic waste and recycled parts from junk 2d printer, you will find this software tools very useful. They generate model of a 3d printer with FreeCAD plugin...
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Functional 3D Printed Stepper Motor
Proto G published his detailed guide on how to build a 3d printed stepper motor. It is probably not as good as standard ones but it looks very usable for simpler projects. You will need an Arduino,...
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OctaWorm Octahedron Robot
OctaWorm is a deformable octahedron burrowing robot that is currently powered by air pressure. It is developed by Juan Cristobal Zagal and has many 3d printed parts. The design enables it to move in...
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DIY Savonius Wind Generator USB Charger
Here is an interesting simple wind power project of a small handheld wind powered Savonius turbine that charges your devices via USB port. It has 3d printed housing and wind turbine with few electronic...
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How to Use Wax to Make Your Parts Waterproof
Instructables user Jubal117 developed this finishing method where he uses wax dipping to make a 3d printed part waterproof. It will make it float or usable as liquid container. Molten wax fills the...
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Rapping About 3D Printing News
Print That Thing is a YouTube channel with 3d printing news. Check this oooooooout YO :-) DJ BOABz drops some serous beats! I'm a new subscriber :-) Great work man! Waiting for new tunes and projects ...
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