If you would have told me a year ago that a large part of my professional life would be operating, maintaining, and teaching people how to use a 3D printer, I would have called you a liar. A year ago, the idea was foreign to me. I had so many questions about how it worked.
How to get ideas for objects or products you can design & 3D Print There are a number of ways to get ideas for what you can 3D print yourself. You can spend time just thinking and hoping the ideas will naturally come out of your brain. Or, you can use techniques to get ideas
I saw a very cool display as soon as I entered the lobby of the Middleton Public Library, right outside of Madison, WI. It was a beautiful Ultimaker 2 3D printer along with a variety of colors of filament and fun objects that were 3d printed. It’s great that they have a livecam to see the
On a recent vacation to the Pacific Northwest I found myself standing downtown in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington. Being a Costco fanboy, I had come there hoping to visit the corporation’s headquarters, but the death of my phone’s battery quickly squashed these plans. So, instead of sampling prime rib and chocolate bars with
Do you own or are you considering buying a Makerbot or another similar desktop 3D printer? That’s great—there are a ton of quality options at relatively low-cost entry points to help you get started with 3D printing for rapid prototyping. But while desktop 3D printers are great for certain things, they also pose some limitations
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Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer Review For anyone experiencing disappointment with the performance of inexpensive 3D printers, then the second generation Ultimaker 2 + is the premium device you should consider. The print quality is outstanding while keeping noise levels to a minimum. The build capacity is also ample despite the fact that the printer is
This article is a part of 3D Engineer’s “Innovation in 3D Printing” series where inventors, innovators, and companies can submit articles about the innovations they are bringing to the world of 3d printing. Introduction After more than three years of R&D, Structo has developed a truly unique method of SLA printing for the industrial 3D
Know your 3D Printer Supplies- About 3D Printing Filaments 3D printing filaments are to 3D printers as ink cartridges are to inkjet printers. These filaments are required in order to print a 3D object. Typically bundled in spools, these filaments are available in a variety of materials and colors. Choosing what filament to use is
QIDI TECHNOLOGY 3D Printer Review Anyone familiar with the FlashForge Creator Pro will likely notice that the QIDI Tech 3D printer is practically an equivalent 3D printer. Both are also based on the MakerBot Replicator 2X. However, the QIDI is currently priced less than the FlashForge and much less than the price of the MakerBot while
Printing has come a long way in a short amount of time. Not long ago, we were happy to print out documents on our dot-matrix printers, tearing off the perforated sheets. Now we can print objects using 3-D printers. Although 3-D printers are still developing, the basic models are affordable, widely available and simple to
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