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New Water Washable 3D Printing Resin from Full Spectrum Laser
3D printing is all about the details, and unfortunately the important details are often difficult to spot without cutting through the thick cloud of PR and marketing that has perpetually…
Joerg Torhoff’s $50 Rock Tumbler Amazingly Polishes Metal Composite 3D Printed Objects
The idea of 3D printing with metal composite filaments is an interesting one. In fact, these metal composites have been all the rage as of late as filament manufacturers try…
Artist Shows Off An Easy Water Marbling Technique for Painting 3D Prints
Without question, 3D printing has opened up new vistas for artists and designers. When it comes to color, however, those vistas can be limiting if not monochromatic. While the technology…
Smoothing 3D Prints with Epoxy by TechWiz
Jonathan Russell is a graphic designer and web developer who lives near Sydney, Australia. He says he’s been fascinated with computers since the tender age of 4, and he’s grown…
His Name is Awesometron and He Came Here to Party, 3D Printed Style
3D printing has certainly come a long way in the last decade. When makers first started tinkering around with 3D printers, the idea of making a 24″ tall model on…
Almco Offers Speedy Post-Processing Cabinets for 3D Printing Workflows
At the high end of 3D printing and additive manufacturing methods, mass finishing for FDM parts and various post-processing techniques are a key feature in the work flow. Now Almco is…
Conceptualizing the Future of Skin Fusion in Replacing the Need for Stitches, Using 3D Printing
It is always fun to think about the future; to close our eyes, and dream of a time when technology has advanced further along, making our lives easier, longer, healthier,…
Loren Bradenburg Re-Introduces Age-old Technique of Friction Filling to Repair 3D Prints
One of the most discouraging things that can happen while 3D printing an object, is that something goes wrong close to the end of the print. This may occur because of…