10-Foot High 3D Printer Based on Ender 3
There are two main ways to 3D print large things. You can either make lots of small 3D prints and stick them together, or you can use a larger 3D
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Looking Inside a 3D Printer Nozzle with Computed Tomography
Have you ever wondered what’s actually going on inside the hotend of your 3D printer? It doesn’t seem like much of a mystery — the filament gets melty, it gets
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Silencing a 3D Printer With Acoustic Foam Isn’t That Easy
3D printers are supremely useful tools, but their incessant whining and droning can be distracting and tiresome. [Handy Bear] decided to try some simple ways to quieten down their printer
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IKEA’s Billy Bookshelf is a Useful 3D Printing Enclosure
The results from your 3D printer may be improved if you use a dedicated enclosure for the job. This is particularly helpful for printing certain materials which are more sensitive
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Checking Belt Tension Gets Easier For (Some) Prusa 3D Printers
Belts on a 3D printer should be tight enough, but not too tight. That can be an iffy thing to get right for someone who lacks familiarity with CNC platforms.
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Tensioning 3D Prints For Lightweight, Strong Parts
Desktop 3D printers have come a long way over the past decade. They’re now affordable for almost anyone, capable of printing in many diverse materials, and offer a level of
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A Nifty 3D Printed RC Car
Once upon a time, a remote controlled (RC) car was something you’d buy at Radio Shack or your local hobby store. These days, you can print your own, complete with
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Giant 3D Printer Can Print Life-Sized Human Statues
We’ve seen a few makers 3D scan themselves, and use those to print their own action figures or statuettes. Some have gone so far as building life-sized statues composed of
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Sloth Door Greeter Uses Neat Fold-Up Electronics Enclosures
[Alan Reiner] is building a sloth-like door greeter for his house. Sloxel, as he is affectionately known, can move around and even talk, with [Alan] using some nifty tricks in
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An Open-Source Antikythera Mechanism
When the Antikythera Mechanism was first discovered, it wasn’t viewed as the wonder that we know it today. Originally the divers who found the device and the first scientists to
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