Free webinar of 3d printed end-use parts
Here is another great free video webinar by Tyler Reid of GoEngineer. It is a hour long exploration of many different projects and products which are 3d printed to be used under realistic conditions in...
View ArticleHacking vintage Triumph TR3 car with 3d printing
In this video EpicenterBryan shows how he modified his vintage cars tail lights with a help of 3d printing to install LED lights for more safety. You can call it modifying but I call it hacking....
View ArticleErectorbot large volume 3d printer and Erectostruder pellet extruder
Erectorbot is new large volume DIY 3d printer developed by Leonard Dodd. Beside large volume it features exchangable heads for a CNC plasma cutter, router, and welder.From EB1 homepage:ErectorBot or...
View ArticleHow to check your 3d models before printing and validate STL files
Here are two useful presentations on how to improve your prints with pre-print validations tools.Here is presentation on basic parameters to check and four software tools; 3D-Tool, MeshLab, MiniMagics...
View ArticleCubespawn is developing modules for your home factory
CubeSpawn is an open source project with the mission to bring automated manufacturing to individuals and small business. It is an open source flexible manufacturing systems (FMS).They want to develop...
View ArticleNew video on custom leg prosthetic by 3D Systems: Making Natasha's 3D-Printed...
From video description:When Natasha Hope-Simpson lost her leg, her life came to a stop. But she built new momentum through design, as she created a beautiful, custom 3D-printable prosthetic leg that...
View ArticleLobo 3d printer developed by Jeff Kerr
Here is first look at Lobo 3D printer developed and built by Jeff Kerr. Jeff is known for his design of Feather non-cartesian 3d printer.He will make plans for Lobo publicly available once he has...
View ArticleWearable Arduino based display on 3d printed glasses frame made by 13 year old
13 year old Clay Haight made this sub-100$ dollar simple wearable eye display. There are many other DIY Google Glass projects that involve 3d printing, but non with such a young maker.From the...
View ArticleSlic3r stable version 1.1.6 new features and review by James Bruton
Slic3r stable version 1.1.6 is out. Since last time I looked at it it now has many new options like linear gap fill, per-region settings, modifier meshes, pillars / bridge support material, model...
View ArticleSolidry is new 3d model marketplace focused on Indian market
Solidry is new 3d model and 3d printing marketplace from India. They are the first such service based in India. There are many new online marketplaces, but community development is always critical. We...
View ArticleUpgrading old CNC plasma router table into DIY 3d printer
Here are two interesting videos by SVseeker crew. They show how they upgraded their CNC plasma router table with 3d printing extruder. I believe their CNC table is refurbished second-hand DynaCNC table...
View ArticleFUSE Clamp filament welding device for continuous and multicolored 3d printing
Fuse Camp is small filament welding device that will enable you to permanently connect two pieces of filament on-the-fly. You can attach it to your printers frame which will give you continuous...
View ArticleRat Rig produces first European aluminum V-slot linear rail
Rat Rig is Portuguese company that targets DIY, hobby and prosumer hardware market. They just announced that they are now first manufacturer of aluminum linear v-slot rails. They are priced in 6 euro...
View ArticleUS military will 3d print warheads and missiles for combat
Two weeks ago I posted about BEA Systems drones with internal 3d printing. In that post I wrote:I also have slight suspicion that someone will want to 3d print bombs on-board of military aircraft....
View ArticleNVBots presents NVPrinter designed for schools with simplicity and automation...
New Valence Robotics presents new 3d printer aimed ad education institutions that features fully automatic 3d printing and part ejection with storage. The company wants to lease this NVPrinter they...
View Article3DPrintTech is a free CAD plugin for model splitting and nesting for...
3DPrintTech is a free software from India that will enable you to print objects larger than your printvolume by splitting them into smaller modules.From the homepage:3DPrintTech is CAD plugin for model...
View ArticleCustomuse Sunrise 3d printed electric guitar
Electric guitar you can customize ... looks like a company who wants to bring cool 3d printed guitars to the world...
View ArticleSeeMeCNC PartDaddy 4,5 meter tall pellet fed Delta 3d printer
SeeMeCNC is presenting their 15 feet (4,5 meter) tall Delta 3d printer named "PartDaddy" at MakerFaire Detroit. It will have a changeable 6,35mm or 7,25mm printing nozzle which will be fed by...
View ArticleDropLit sub $600 DLP 3d printer kit made by SeeMeCNC
Description with technical specifications from the DropLit page:Meet DropLit™. Our next generation of 3D printers for makers/hackers/tinkerers. With our world famous laser-cut frames and stainless...
View ArticleHow to 3d print a brushless DC motor
Patrick Eells designed and printed fully functional brushless DC motor. You can use any FDM DIY 3d printer, but you will need magnets and wind some copper wire coils.The motor was designed as a...
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