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3D Print Your Own Kite Powered Bottle Boat
It’s always nice to be reminded of why 3D printing is so much fun. While the technology may have been developed as a manufacturing method, what we now collectively call…
3D Print a Solar Powered Rowboat Driven by MakerBot Man
MakerBot’s online model marketplace, Thingiverse, just wrapped up their latest challenge and based on the amount of great entries it looks like they had a tough time picking the winners….
Designer Creates a 3D Printing Tiny ‘Toypedo’ For Swimming Pool Fun
If your neighbor’s toy Pomeranian has been terrorizing your kiddie pool, and the ankles of its occupants, then you might want to consider creating a toypedo to protect your local…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week: August 1, 2015
This week’s news includes some 3D printing challenge winners for Thingiverse’s “Make It Float” challenge and MakerBot’s “Kids Make It” challenge as well. And 3D Hubs has announced a photo…
A Sinking 3D Printed Boat is One of the Winners in the Thingiverse ‘Make It Float’ Challenge
When it comes to ‘making,’ there are those individuals who tend to think inside of the box, and then there are people like Filip Sjöö, who would rather think way…
3D Printing a Fully Functional Miniature Submarine
Issue a call to makers and they will answer it, and answer it, and answer it again. We’ve already covered some of the other amazing inventions and creative responses to…
This 3D Printed Ultrasonic Floating Lily Pad Repels Bugs
As I write this, in addition to wearing long pants, a long sleeve shirt, and socks, I am covered in a cocktail of mosquito repelling liquids, sprays, and creams. However, if…
This 3D Printed, Steam-Powered ‘Pop Pop Boat’ is Fueled by a Candle
Creativity is what drives innovation, and innovation has been driven quite far lately thanks to 3D printing technology. Whether it is a group of high school students, researchers at an…
