Building easy rubber molds for making resin copies of your 3d printed things
Tasted has an excellent video tutorial on how to make simple rubber molds in order to make resin copies of your 3d printed models. The technique described uses simple tools and materials like foam...
View ArticleHow to use Filabot extruder to recycle your 3d prints and make new filament
Good people of Adafruit have made a tutorial on how to use Filabot filament extruder to recycle your 3d printed waste stuff. It looks like it is bast suited for organizations who gather a lot of...
View ArticleFLEKS3D flexible build platform system
FLEKS3D is a new flexible build platform cover that will enable you to upgrade your heated bed improve print adhesion and enable you to remove prints easily.Key features as advertised on...
View ArticleTesting flammability of 3d printing materials
Here is a small improvised and non.scientific "test" of fire resistance (or flammability however you want to look at it) of various Shapeways 3d printing materials. The results are not surprising,...
View ArticleMcor paper 3d printed hammer taken by airport security
Mcor is well known for their unique paper based 3d printing technology. On of their sales staff was stopped by airport security and 3d printed paper hammer was taken as a potential "danger".Here is...
View ArticleFree webinar on 3d printing jigs and fixtures
Another great video from GoEngineer on all kinds of jigs and fixtures used in various manufacturing processes and made with 3d printers. Very educational!Here is the previous tutorial on injection...
View ArticlePrintednest 3d printed nests for city birds
Printednest wants to give birds 3d printed nests inside cities. They want to have our feathered little friends inhabit cities once again. Ok they will crap on you from above, but nature is GOOD ......
View ArticleBig DIY Delta clay 3d printer made by Olivier Van Herpt
There are many big Deltas printing in clay. It looks like a natural fit to create ceramic and pottery with Delta type machines since they are round and tall. Here is a new project by Olivier Van Herpt....
View ArticleCool 3d printed customizable DIY jewelry with detailed build guides
If you want to 3d print something for a special somebody and surprise them with gift you made YOURSELF and it is an unique piece .. well ... let me tell you, there will be some rewards ...Here are two...
View ArticleDevelopment of KORUZA 3d printable laser wireless system
KORUZA is open source laser wireless communication device. It can reach 1Gbs network speeds on 100m range. The casing and mount are 3d printable.Here are the updates and call to participate in...
View ArticleNORMAL will make you custom 3d printed earphones from their app
... and they have cool commercial for them ...http://www.nrml.com/
View ArticleHow to make a manual heated bed temperature controller for your 3d printer
Hiv0ltage developed a DIY manual heated bed temperature controller and created a construction guide. It looks easy to assemble and implement. It is a work in project and the guide will be updated.It is...
View ArticleArduino controlled pen plotter attachment for your 3d printer
James Sesler posted this video featuring Arduino controlled pen plotter attachment for your 3d printer. I hope he release more information soon and makes the plotter design and code publicly available....
View ArticleThe Origin 3d printer by Zeni Kinetic
The Origin is a new machine on the scene developed by Zeni Kinetic.Technical specifications:Origin Prime features:300mm x 300mm x 300mm (12 x 12 x 12 inches) build area Single extruder with your choice...
View ArticleHow to 3d scan your prescription eyeglasses lens and design a 3d printable frame
Aaron Porterfield created two tutorials which I as a eyeglasses wearer appreciate. He (and I) often brakes his glasses so here is a solution if you can use some CAD software and have some...
View ArticleF3D DIY food 3d printer with integrated halogen oven
F3D is food RepRap derived DIY 3d printer. YES it will print and COOK your food. It uses halogen bulb as a sort of improvised oven. Food in a form of paste is extruded trough a syringe nozzle. The...
View ArticleHow to make servo powered 3d printed valves for air or fluid flow control
Mikey77 known for several projects like the conductive printed electronic circuits posted his new work on 3d printable servo powered valves. The PLA printed valve can be used to menage air or fluid...
View ArticleHow to make 3d printable Daft Punk helmet
Adafruit people have published a new project. It's a functional, 3d printed in PLA, blinky-LED strips-robot helmet usually worn by some guys who call themselves Daft Punk.Detailed instructions are on...
View ArticleHow to make 3d printable functional Pip-Boy 3000
Christopher Hoffman made this working Pip-Boy 3000 he will wear at DragonCon 2014. If you don't know what a PipBoy is, stop reading this post.It uses 3d printed hand bracelet and embedded smartphone...
View ArticleAcrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate filament from Stratasys
Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate or ASA is a new FDM filament from Stratasys which is very strong and UV resistant. Could it replace ABS?ASA is an all-purpose material used for the production of...
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