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3D Print Zelda’s Bow from Twilight Princess with Working Lights
It is a very safe bet that most modern gamers would happily put The Legend of Zelda on their list of favorite video games. The series of adventure and puzzle…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — June 13, 2015
This week’s stories we missed may produce a heavy sigh for those wondering how they can merge all of their favorite pastimes — eating potato chips, building with Legos, controlling a 3D printed robot…
Makers Create a 3D Printed Circular Knitting Machine
Circular knitting, or knitting in the round, is a technique used to create seamless ‘tubes’ of knit material. Circular knitting can be done either on needles, double pointed or circular,…
German Teen Shares Sleek Arduino-Based Cherry 3D Printer Design, Under $70
Discovering the value of money and savings in your youth is, obviously, invaluable, but not always easy to catch on to before you have decades of trial and error in…
Build Your Own Plastic Shredder For Turning Waste in 3D Printer Filament
David Watkins is a Pennsylvanian maker and 3D printing enthusiast who’s skilled in electronics, mechanics, kinematics, and data analysis, and he wanted to take on a problem he faced after…
Build Your Own Chimera DLP SLA 3D Printer for Only $60, Using Legos & K’NEX
While the Chimera 3D printer may have an exotic name that invokes curiosity, the price will appeal to your common-sense side and your budget. So before you spend too much time…
This 3D Printed “DNA Lamp” is Incredibly Mesmerizing to Stare At
There has been so much made of 3D printing as a means for rapid prototyping, but one area many people certainly didn’t realize it would impact in such a huge way…
Spherical Flying Machine Inspired by Sci-Fi is Created With 3D Printing
A group of 3D printing, high-tech flying machine enthusiasts, and sci-fi fans combined their know-how to design and construct a spherical drone-style aircraft for a local flying machine design competition….
ScrapRap, The $50 DIY 3D Printer Made From Electronic Scraps
While 3D printers have plummeted in price and ramped up in features over the course of the last year, a determined DIY builder can put one together for around $100…
Carnegie Mellon University Student Designs 3D Printed Crab Robot
We frequently report on developments in the field of robotics when they involve 3D printing. The latest and, arguably, one of the more unique projects comes from Carnegie Mellon University…
Maker 3D Prints His Own Electrostatic Motor
As the quest to develop alternative and renewable energy sources continues, one of the promising options that has emerged–or reemerged, actually–is power generated by electrostatic motors. Instructables contributor “Joehan” submitted…
Decorating on a Budget: Berni Offers Free Download & Plans for 3D Printed Beer Bottle Furniture Joint
Have you ever spent hours–after generously hosting a party at your house–sweeping away all the festivity remnants into the trash and recycling bin? Depending on your guests, the empty beer…
You Can 3D Print Your Own Robotic Gripper!
Every cloud of a failed project has the silver lining on a new idea, right? And it’s good to learn this early. 13-year-old Aidan Leitch, who goes by XYZAidan and…
You Can Now Build Your Own 3D Printed Raspberry Pi Spy Tank
Miska Karvonen is a 24-year-old engineering student from Oulu, Finland. He’s a married man with a 4-year-old son, but he still makes time to build some pretty cool 3D printed…
This 3D Printed RC Hovercraft is Quite Powerful
One has to wonder how hobbyists survived before the advent of 3D printing and all the options and DIY ideas flowing from one creative individual to another via avenues like…
Arduino, App & 3D Printer Combined to Create Automatic Blind Opener for Brighter Mornings
If you struggle with starting your day and your alarm clock bears the brunt of your early-morning angst, then Instructables contributor Johan Moberg may have a solution for you with…
Make Your Own 3D Printing Glue
Rob, who goes by “northernmenace” on both Instructables and Thingiverse, wants to help you make “the most useful accessory to 3D printing, the Glue.” To make it happen, Rob says…
3Dponics is Modernizing Urban Agriculture Further With New 3D Printed Cube Garden
While most people associate it with foodies and the organically obsessed, the history of urban agriculture actually dates back to ancient Egypt. It has been a staple of food production…
3D Printed “Tact” Prosthetic Hand Takes Functionality to a New Level
The 3D printing and maker community has demonstrated over and over again just how capable it is of making the world a better place and improving the quality of life…
High School Student Builds This Amazing Vulcanus V1 3D Printer
Johannes Rostek is a sixteen-year-old high school student in Germany who plans to continue his education and study electronics or technology, and he’s also a budding 3D printer design engineer….
3D Printed Wind Turbine for Urban Areas Charges Batteries and Small Electronic Devices
Whether you’re trying to get your home at least partially off-the-grid or are just looking for methods for using less electricity and saving money, Instructables contributor Jeff Heidbrier, of Mansfield,…
Basic Hack Helps You Keep Small Debris Out of Your 3D Printer
If you’ve been under the misguided impression that all DIY projects are complicated, Instructables contributor “DeStulp” has provided strong evidence to the contrary. This mysterious maker clearly agrees that the simplest…
Build Your Own Ultrasonic Acetone Mister For Smoothing Your 3D Prints
When one sets out at first to begin the journey into 3D printing, it’s all about the equipment, the initial expense, and the potential learning curve regarding digital design, not…
3D Printed GPS Tracker Improves Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer’s
Anyone who has experienced the heartbreaking mental decline of a loved one afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease understands the urgency and importance of taking precautions to ensure the person’s safety. As…
