For the disabled community, 3D printing is far more than a nerdy hobby—it can give you tailor-made tools that transform daily tasks The author, who has a disability that limits the use of her arms, ...

Want to make a t-shirt with a custom design printed on it? It’s possible to use a 3D printer, and Prusa Research have a well-documented blog post and video detailing two different ways to use 3D ...

Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the ...

This research was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N024818/1). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships ...

Your slicer’s estimate is only half the story. Here are the real factors that decide how long your 3D prints actually take.

I’ve always felt it was a waste of time to cry over things I can’t change. However, as I sat on my bedroom floor recently, struggling to twist open the glucose sensor my daughter needs to survive, ...

In the past, 3D printing was just something we'd see scientists do in movies. But with time, the technology has permeated, evolving enough that there are more affordable machines sold commercially on ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

3D printing is still kind of a niche thing; a mysterious and complicated dark alley of the whole maker movement seemingly kept behind a gated wall of complexity, janky hardware and imposing lingo and ...

Build Volume: This is just the maximum size of the object you can print. A common size is around 220x220x250mm, which is plenty for most projects. Don’t feel like you need a giant printer; you can ...

For the last three months or so, I’ve been learning to use (and love) a Bambu Labs A1 3D printer, a big, loud machine that sits on my desk and turns pictures on my computer screen into real-world ...