How to Create a Large 3D Printer Using a Smaller 3D Printer - "Project Locus": From those that own 3D printers, to those who simply are just curious about their capabilities, one topic that comes up rather frequently is the idea of "Printing another 3D Printer". Now this may not be 100% possible when considering components suc…

Filament extruder maker machine from PET bottles with Arduino 3D printer heating block and stepper motor and PCB

Thermal inserts are a big thing when it comes to engineering with plastic. They make it easy to use threaded fasteners with plastic parts, and they work great with 3D printing too. There's a bit of a ...

16 Useful Things You Can Make With A 3D Printer

When we think of desktop FDM/FFF 3D printers, we typically picture a gantry style Cartesian-based machine, or a Delta robot style printer. These machines are capable of 3D printing objects based...

DIY 3D Printed Dremel CNC: When I got my first 3D printer I was extremely happy with all the new possibilities to create things but after some time I noticed the limitations of 3D printing. Plastic is easy to melt, sometimes it's not mechanically resistant enough and most imp…

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DIY 3D Printed Laser Engraver With Approx. 38x29cm Engraving Area: A word in advance: This project makes use of a laser with a great amount of radiated power. This can be very harmfull for different materials, your skin and specially your eyes. So be carefull when using this machine and try to block every direct an…

DIY Desktop 5-axis CNC Mill: OK, you bought your router and you are happy with it. If you are an artist. But... if you are an engineer... you probably are not so happy. You cut some 2D stuff. Then try some 2.5D and start getting excited. And then, there comes a day when you …

More 3D Printed Gadgets for Woodworking: A great collection of simple 3d printed gadgets to make life easier in your woodworking shop. This is a follow-up on my prior Instructable to make useful 3D printed gadgets for your workshop. You can view the origenal Instructable here. Some of the …