How to Evaluate the 2015 Make: 3DP Test Probes
Want to see how your 3D printer stacks up to the competition? Download our test-print files and follow along.
3D Printing & Imaging
If you’re a maker, 3d printing is an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal. Not only can it help bring your projects to life faster, but it can also offer unique results that would be difficult (or impossible!) to achieve with traditional methods. In these blog posts, we’ll provide you with some essential information and tips regarding 3D printing for makers—including the basics of how to get started, plus creative tutorials for spicing up your projects. Whether you’re already familiar with 3d printing or are just starting out, these resources will help take your game-making skills even further!
What is Print Quality?
Testing to failure and quantitative methods are more informative than visual inspection
3D Evolution: The State of Printing From Our Review Roundup
The new printers are much more polished than their predecessors — but are they as consumer-ready as their finish and packaging suggest?
3D Printed Pen Holder for the Silhouette
Got a Silhouette paper cutting machine and access to a 3D printer? Make your own pen holder accessory!
Fiber Composite 3D Printing
Anyone that reads this site has probably heard of 3D printing, but the idea of printing fibers will be new to most. “The Bug” is a sort of composite fiber 3D printing machine. Instead of simply laying melted plastic (or other media) on top of itself, it lays fibers with a UV-cured resin on top […]
Vessel: 3D Printing That Looks Like Woven Baskets
I love experimental and alternative uses of tools. 3D printing is incredibly popular right now, but mostly we don’t see very much experimentation with the already established practices of laying plastic layers down. Earlier this week I found Drooloops which were very cool and this week I’ve discovered Vessel. Vessel is an experiment that uses […]
Heroes in the Making
Disney’s new animated crime fighters are armed with ingenuity and high-tech tools
