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Ring in the New Year with Some Fun Things to 3D Print

New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that comes with a lot of pressure. You’re kind of made to feel like there’s something wrong with you if don’t have…

Get Ready, Makers: OtterBox Has Released CAD Designs for 3D Printable uniVERSE Case System Accessory Mount

The same day I purchased my very first iPhone several years ago, I also bought a light purple OtterBox case for it, having been told by all of my other…

Ring In the New Year and Say Good Riddance to 2016 with Fun, Imaginative 3D Printable Designs for 2017

I have always enjoyed New Year’s Eve. I usually end up at a friend’s house wearing glittery nail polish and fun pajamas, playing Cards Against Humanity or Rock Band or…

Dexterity Problems? Lace Your Shoes with 3D Printed Magnetic Closures Thanks to the Ruiz Brothers

Noe and Pedro Ruiz, or as they’re collectively known at Adafruit, the Ruiz Brothers, never disappoint when putting together their weird, wonderful, and innovative 3D printing and electronics projects. Starting…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Unique Desk and Tabletop Lamps

If you read this column regularly then my, let’s call it 3D printable lighting fixation, is probably well-known. And it is true, there has never been a 3D printable lamp…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Model Car Kits

When I was younger I used to love buying model car and airplane kits and assembling them. That kid would have loved having a 3D printer and being able to…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Pokemon Go Things

Unless you’ve been living in a shack in the middle of nowhere on a mountain under a rock for the last week then you’ve probably heard about Pokémon Go. If…

For the Active Photographer: Make Adafruit’s Wearable Raspberry Pi Camera in 3D Printed Case

Most of us are well aware that life here on Earth is short so we have to make the most of our valuable time. It can be easy to get…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Chess Sets

This week’s theme is chess, which is probably the most popular and prolific game in the world. Variants of the game exist in virtually every culture, many of them dating…

AstroPrint Offers the ‘Ultimate’ Cheat-Sheet Buffet of 3D Printing Tips You’ll Want to Save

We’re hard pressed today to find someone, anyone, who doesn’t know at least a little bit about how 3D printing is changing the world in so many areas like manufacturing,…

This 3D Printed Power Hacksaw Hack Can Even Cut Through Steel

I’ll never get tired of the innovative and fun ways that makers and tinkerers find to put a good 3D printer to use. We’ve seen how 3D printing has altered…

Celebrate Fallout 4 with Festive 3D Printed Mini-Nukes

While the debate about the ethics and legality of 3D printed guns continues to rage, I’m thankful that I have yet to hear about 3D printed nuclear bombs, although, given…

Design a Star Wars Themed e-NABLE Prosthetic Arm and Win an Ultimaker 2+

Over the years e-NABLE has created thousands of 3D printed prosthetic arms for children and adults all over the world. While many of the lucky recipients of e-NABLE devices have…

Yu-Lia Gains a 3D Printed Hand Prosthetic; e-NABLE Volunteer Successfully Takes on Challenging Pinching Design

Projects regarding e-NABLE and 3D printed prosthetics are undoubtedly some of our favorites to write about.  Using 3D printing to all its benefit, this is an organization that does massive…

Engineer 3D Prints an Ancient Form of Dice

As children, we don’t usually think about the origins of the games we play. Most of the most common and universal childhood games have been around for centuries – did…

3D Print Your Own Scrabble Set

Is there anything more frustrating than opening up a board game for game night and discovering that there are pieces missing? You can usually play anyhow, but it’s not quite…

This 3D Printed Steampunk-Inspired ‘Iron Man’ Prosthetic Hand Exhibits Function & Beauty

Last September, we reported on a really elaborate 3D printed Ducati 1199 Superbike model, which a man named Jacky Wan (aka Valcrow) had designed. The bike, which at the time…

Grad Student Develops Adaptive 3D Printed Trumpet Device for Ten-Year-Old Boy Missing Fingers

The trumpet can be one of the most difficult instruments to play, even when you’ve started out with something a little more challenging like violin or cello. Many music aficionados,…

YouMagine Adds ‘Print on 3DHubs’ Button

If you visit your account at YouMagine today, you’ll likely note that the site has added a “Print on 3DHubs” button, and it’s meant to let anyone without a 3D…

Clip-on Stormtrooper Heads 3D Printed to Upgrade Foosball Table

It may well have been patented as far back as the 1890s, but the game of Table Football – or Foosball – is thought to have been invented by one…

3D Printing a Tough, Field-ready BeagleBox Computer

While there is no doubt that the possibilities for better understanding of and more intentional participation in the world around has been greatly enhanced by the invention of the computer, that…

YouMagine Survey Reveals 3D Printing Expert Wish List

YouMagine is an online community of 3D printing enthusiasts, and in order to improve their service and offerings, they conducted a survey of just over 500 of their members. Now…

ColorFabb Shows Off XT-CF20 Carbon Filament Strength By 3D Printing This Racing Bike

While many of us may sometimes drift away momentarily from the work tasks at hand, sitting comfortably at the desk and halfway into a coma after that lunchtime BBQ sandwich…

Meet Froggy, the Beautiful 3D Printed Ball-Jointed Frog Doll by Louise Driggers

If you are a 3D printing addict like me, then you more than likely have heard of a woman named Louise Driggers. Driggers, from Richmond, Texas, has become somewhat of…