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3d printed WiFi antenna signal amplifier
Great idea from iphands: he designed and printed parabolic WiFi antenna signal amplification dish. Foil was glued on.He notes that the signal was amplified from 1200-1500KBps (~12mbps) to 2000-2500KBps...
View ArticleHappy birthday Morgan!
First prints of RepRap Morgan, the SCARA arm 3d printer designed and built by Quentin Harley.
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Lunavast DIY DLP printer
Very limited data is available about this printer, however it is interesting concept that uses LCD DLP to print in resin.Specifications:Electronics: Gen6 ElectronicsFirmware: Sprinter Lunavast...
View ArticleBlast from the 3d printing past
News clip from 1989 showing 3d printing. It also shows why patenting technology is so problematic. Imagine if we had open access to the technology for 24 years? We would live in Star Trek world by now....
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Clone wars continue: 3DJoy copy of Ultimaker
99.9% exact copy of Ultimaker printer: 3D Joy printer from China. For half the price.
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Lasercut Ultimaker Direct Drive - DD1
With greetings from Croatia comes the DD1. Direct drive assembly upgrade for the Ultimaker, which enables you to get rid of the short belts on your X and Y axis. Idea behind it is to have one less...
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3D printed adjustable liquid lens
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:57257http://www.trenchPhysics.comWhy is it interesting:
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DIY laser kaleidoscope with 3d printed parts
It makes laser shapes move on a surface! Almost like magic! Great little diy project.3d printed parts are:Laser mount(3) Motor mounts(3) Mirror mounts(3) KnobsLaser Kaleidoscope from Pete Prodoehl on...
View ArticlesLAMP - Stereolithographic printer, For Everyone
It looks like SL printers will get major boost this year.http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/opensl-3d-printer-a-stereolithographic-printer-for-everyone?c=home
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HIPS - Limonene Soluble Support Material
Here is an interesting experiment with soluble 3d print support material. Support material used is HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) in combination to support ABS. HIPS is soluble in Limonene...
View ArticleSmoothing models with acetone vapor bath
Here are some great tutorials on how to polish your 3d printed model with acetone vapor. Some results are just awesome! Stay safe.The process is pretty simple. Get a large glass jar, put it on a heated...
View Article3D Printed Crossbow
Just a toy, but I'm sure that someone will upscale it :-)http://www.trenchphysics.com/?p=131
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Projected Image Prototyping System
Here is a project from the Rochester Institute of Technology working with light cured rasin and DLP printing.Here is an image of printed models from their page:Project web page has extensive...
View ArticleLaserOrigami cutting 3d objects with laser
LaserOrigami is a rapid prototyping system that produces 3D objects using a laser cutter. LaserOrigami is substantially faster than traditional 3D fabrication techniques such as 3D printing and unlike...
View ArticleDRM integrated in physical objects
After specified number of interactions with the object it self-destructs.DRM CHAIR from Thibault Brevet on Vimeo.The DRM Chair has only a limited number of use before it self-destructs. The number of...
View ArticleRepRap Morgan printing model with bridge
From video description:You can see it printing bridges at 80mm/s, much slower than a failed 200mm/s test I did before this. With proper cooling, slower speeds works much better! I am tempted to slow it...
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