3D Printer Testing at America Makes: An Old-Fashioned American Shootout
A note about and images from the venue of this year’s 3D printer testing.
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing Video: 3D Printing Organs
Anderson Ta, one of the judges for Make’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, shares his background in Bio printing. He discusses the difficulties with printing living tissue and recent advancements in that area. Anderson also shares some observations of the printers he saw during the review process.
We Spent a Week with Carvey, Inventables’ New 3D Carver, and We Don’t Want to Give it Back
A clean, quiet, and seamless hardware/software experience makes this an addictive machine.
Making Tiny Cannons That Actually Work
Imjur user designs a scaled down fully functional Dahlgren cannon.
The cannon fires steel ball bearings using 100-grains of black powder.
Ultimate 3D Printing Guide Video: Is There A Manual?
John Abella, one of our testers, shares his observations at the big review. He’s built dozens of 3d printers between workshops, Maker Faires, and personal projects. In this video John discusses the documentation that we’re starting to see with 3D printers. Many manufacturers are sharing detailed documents that are high quality and helpful. As John […]
3D Printing Topographic Maps Using Lidar
Designer Whitney Potter tapped into the power to make 3D-printed models of actual geographic topography using the Light Detection and Ranging system
A 3D World Cup
What if 3D printers competed like soccer teams? With an increasing number of domestic and international entrants, it’s almost possible to have a World Cup for 3D printing.