3d printed molds
New Technique Takes Multicolor 3D Printing to New Heights
There are quite a few limitations that are still keeping 3D printing technology from reaching its full potential, including build size constraints, material restrictions, and the lack of multicolor printing…
The FormBox + Your Vacuum Cleaner = Blowing Up Kickstarter
“As Mayku’s desktop machines get sold and begin to produce parts in customers’ bedrooms, workshops and classrooms, there’s a chance here, finally, that the reputation of manufacturing skills will rise from the basement with…
New Patent Application Reaffirms that Apple Really Likes 3D Printing
Regarding their entry into the 3D printing market, Apple continues to maintain an air of mystery. Their recent patent application for a color 3D printer is still floating in the…
Eat Yourself! Eclectical Engineering Shows You How to Make a 3D Printed Jello Mold of Your Own Head
As a whole, humans seem to have an odd and disturbing desire to eat our own faces and those of our loved ones. Ever since screen-printed cakes became a thing,…
These Custom-Sized Wingnuts are Made By Sand Casting 3D Printed Parts
The term “sand casting” refers to exactly what it sounds like. It is a very common way of casting metal parts, using sand as the mold. This is a very…
3D Printed PLA Mold for Pewter Casting is Surprisingly Effective
If you’re looking for a great 3D printing-related winter project — specifically wintry as it involves creating something marvelous with molten metal — then we may have found the ideal…
3D Printing Helps RPG Fan and Maker Design Unique Résumé in Fake Stone
If you find drafting a résumé an impossibly arduous task, then imagine producing one in stone. While Mr. Deep Immersion, surely a candidate for some kind of Maker of the…
Build Yourself a Castable, 3D Printed Set of Crystal Glow Knuckles
Matthew Borgatti is a maker, designer, and engineer, and he’s also the founder and lead scientist at Super-Releaser, the open source soft robotics company. Borgatti, and his collaborator at Adafruit…
Repairing Orbital Eye Socket Fractures with 3D Printed Molds
An orbital fracture is a traumatic injury to the bone of the eye socket, usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma to the area surrounding the eye. Orbital…
3D Printing Meets Glass Making – College Student Casts Custom Glass Objects with 3D Printer
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing is the ability to use the technology in order to create custom objects. If you can design it in CAD, you can…
voxeljet Teams Up with Altair, Click2Cast, & HBM nCode in New 3D Printed Mold Casting
3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing as we’ve come to know it — but a revolution doesn’t always mean a sea change with completely new techniques. Innovation is built on established…
