Tag Archives: 3d-printing

I spend a lot of my time waxing lyrical about the applications of 3D printing. Mostly I talk about hobbyists or small businesses making bespoke stuff on Etsy. This week, though, I got to look at something a little different that uses 3D printing in a way that helps you, the customer. Jenny Wu is …

In the last few years, 3D printing has crossed a rubicon into the mainstream consciousness. Schools and libraries often have 3D printers, and the barrier to entry for hobbyists is lower than ever, with inexpensive machines offering excellent out-of-the-box results. Because 3D printing technology has come a long way in recent years, I’ve doubled down on being creative and gotten …

The Creality Ender-3 S1 had been sitting in a box by my desk for some time before I dared set it up. I had been reluctant, having heard stories about the the popular Ender-3 line requiring a huge investment in time and effort to assemble.  For example, the mainstream Ender-3 V2 is considered a great 3D printer for under $300, …

3D printing is the biggest’s ever been as a hobby, and with the additive manufacturing sector expected to be worth $10 billion later this decade, it’s the right time to get on the 3D printing train. If you’re a first-time buyer, getting a good 3D printer deal is even more important. All of the best 3D printers have advanced features that …

Anycubic is a fairly well-known and trusted brand in the 3D-printing world, and is routinely placed high in our list of the best 3D printers. Both the company’s Resin and FDM printers tend to be of good quality and have advanced features that make them stand out from the crowd.To celebrate its seventh anniversary, Anycubic has a sale on a lot …

My love for 3D printing and my desire to maintain a 3D printer are immediately at odds with one another. If I spend more time diagnosing why a print failed or what I need to achieve optimal printer performance than I spend creating things to put in the printer, I’m not interested. So despite my having been a 3D printer …

If you own a Cricut Joy, the smallest of the Cricut machines, making cards for friends and loved ones has always been a breeze. But if you own one of the larger Cricut machines, the special mat designed to make assembling fancy cards wasn’t available to you. As of Sunday, Cricut has announced it’s finally releasing the Card Mat 2×2, …

If you’re looking to get into the wonderful world of at-home 3D printing, you must start by making a significant choice: Printing from a plastic spool of material (Fused Deposition Modeling) or building your models from liquid resin (Stereolithography). FDM, the more common type of 3D printer, relies on spools of material extruded through a nozzle to create 3D shapes …

It can be a mistake to think a 3D printer is great for beginners just because it doesn’t cost a lot. Sure, it’s possible to buy a 3D printer for as little as $180, and it will work, after a fashion. Most likely, though, a beginner will buy it, spend too long trying to get one good print, then give …

A 3D printer company and a group of researchers built a prosthetic to replace a diseased portion of a rare bird’s bill, the company said Monday, demonstrating the use of the technology for treating individuals with difficult medical ailments. Formlabs and a University of South Florida medical team built the replacement for Crescent, a great Indian hornbill whose beak had …