Level up your 3D printing game without the headaches. These 30 easy projects teach you new skills while keeping it fun.
Don't let stringing or warping ruin your flexible prints. Get the ideal temperature ranges to help you master TPU on any printer.
The Anycubic Photon P1, now live on Kickstarter, delivers stable, repeatable performance for demanding workflows with industrial-grade reliability, while introducing optional support for innovative dual-color and dual-material printing.
We're a few days out from Christmas, meaning there's still time left to sneak in some eleventh-hour printing to save your holidays. If you need inspiration, our guide to unique and useful printable gift ideas is a solid place to start. But what I want to know is: do you need it? Are you printing gifts for anyone this week?
Signed into law yesterday, the U.S, National Defense Authorization Act includes the new restrictions on 3D printer procurement, as it calls for streamlining qualifications of 3D printed parts.
Built around a 5-watt laser engine, the Loopzizo K-100 enters a growing compact SLS market by prioritizing automation and open-source material compatibility.
Years in the making, Prusa steps forward with a prickly new license that keeps things open for community and internal business use, but increases the risk for those who try to copy and profit from others' work as their own.
The global manufacturer is pledging 1% of annual profits to empower makers, and your organization could be next.
Discover five proven post-processing techniques to achieve a nearly flawless, injection-molding-like finish on your PETG prints
Physicists at the University of Amsterdam 3D printed a Christmas Tree out of ice with a micrometer-sized water jet on a modified commercial 3D printer inside a vacuum chamber. Evaporative cooling freezes the water almost instantly. The technique's practical uses range from ice microfluidic devices structures to building ice-based forms in space.
Coming in at just 345g, the weight of a full 12-oz can of soda, the 3D printed and CNC machined crankset from Alugear is bound for production.
Pushing Boundaries - Pioneers of Advance Technologies, by Simone and Christoph Völcker offers a vivid, forward-looking exploration of innovation with 3D printing. Drawing on more than a decade of curating the 3D Pioneers Challenge, the book showcases visionary projects and expert insights across fields ranging from space exploration and architecture to fashion, automotive, and medical technology. Inspiring, accessible, and visually rich, Pushing Boundaries makes an ideal gift for any 3D printing enthusiast.
Surging as a surprisingly perfect Christmas gift, in-ear monitors (IEMs) have quietly dethroned wired earbuds and become the sound tech of choice for gamers, commuters, and anyone who wants the world to kindly hush. Because they sit deeper in the ear canal, a perfect fit is crucial for blocking noise. Enter 3D printing. Affordable IEM brand EPZ now says it's offering custom, ear-canal-specific 3D-printed resin shells across its lineup—just swing by an audiologist for professional ear impressions.
The latest science and all you need to know about 3D printer emissions to stay safe at work and at home, plus the top printers with built-in air filters.
With a reported Z axis tensile strength of 60 MPa, the new graphene mesh outperforms 3DXTech by 2.5x and significantly surpasses industry-standard Stratasys Nylon 12CF.
Every quarter, Bambu Lab will award grants to a handful of “exceptional, enlightening, and executionable” projects, potentially giving technical and marketing support in addition to cash.
More details of Anycubic’s upcoming Kobra X shows the company's intentions to twist the single-nozzle multicolor printing experience into one of multi-material reliability and greater efficiency.
With the concrete shells now printed—the last taking just five days—Denmark’s Skovsporet project moves toward final completion in summer 2026.
Is moist filament killing your prints? Build a simple, yet effective, dry box on a budget, or see our top commercial picks!
The Liquid Blade 3D leverages one of the most popular (and moddable) desktop printers in existence - a smart move, but one that begs the question, who among us still has an Ender 3? Is it your daily driver, or a spare that'd be ideal to convert for new functionality? Let us know.