3D Printer Projects
3D printed wind turbines can be great for teaching, learning, or just setting up a pretty useful model. Read about our top picks.
Interactive projects are great for engaging kids in the learning process. Check out these awesome STEM project ideas for elementary students!
One evening, during a dark and murky voyage through Reddit, we discovered this superb Creality Ender 3 Print Colorizer project. We liked it. So, here we are writing about it.
Creality's released the Searcher 01, a 3D printed drone assembly kit. Will it be a high-flier? Read on as we review the specs of this quadrocopter.
![Featured image of [Project] Create Your Own 3D Printed LED Mason Jar Lanterns](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/26162802/FL03LFCJDYUVKW5.LARGE_-e1519920834362.jpg)
Instructables content creator Becky Stern shares her latest 3D printing project: LED Mason Jar Lanterns. This beginner-level project will help you improve your design and DIY skills, and you'll have some lovely new lanterns to light up your home!
The Analog Sky Drifter is a customizable, mostly 3D printed binocular telescope which will be on Kickstarter soon.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print Your Own RetroPie Nintendo Switch](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/26164137/piswitch.jpg)
The Nintendo Switch games console is an undeniable success. But, retailing for a few hundred dollars, its does require a significant chunk of change. Why not build your own for a fraction of the cost instead? Here's how (disclaimer: the PiSwitch will not play Nintendo Switch games).
![Featured image of [Project] Keep it Cool With a 3D Printed Retro Rocket LED Lamp/Thermometer](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/22184812/Retro-Rocket-e1550857730979.jpg)
UK-based maker Vahe Agababian created a 3D printed Retro Rocket LED Lamp equipped with a digital thermometer so you can light it up and and read the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere at the same time.
Cat lover Piotr Westfalewicz spent a year and a half building an automatic cat feeder which also tracks the cat's weight and eating speed. The design is open source so you can create your own.
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Who needs a 3D printer when you have a hot glue gun? This Hackaday project from Donald Papp shows us how to use molten PLA filament to glue 3D printed objects together.
YouTuber and maker Ivan Miranda has 3D printed the world's largest nerf gatling gun that shoots 10 balls per second at more than 60 miles per hour.
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Does your printer not have automatic bed leveling? Don't despair! In this Weekend Project, we look at how to make a simple bed leveling assistance tool!
![Featured image of [Project] Capacitive Touch Unicorn Horn](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/14164950/IMG_1830.jpg)
Absolutely blank when it comes to weekend plans? We've got just the thing. Hint: it's got something to do with unicorns.
![Featured image of [Project] Bicycle Bubble Machine](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/07172709/feat1.jpg)
Bicycles might be a disappointingly mundane part of your life, but you know what would spice it up? Bubbles.
![Featured image of [Project] 7-axis Hand-Cranked Radial Engine Model](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/31175858/featureeee-1.jpg)
Take fidget spinning to the next level with this hand-cranked seven-axis radial engine model.
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Shape your own destiny with the 3D printed Raspberry Pi fortune teller!
Polypanel is a 3D printable library of interlocking pieces that can be used to build all manner of functional models - just print some and you'll be building things in a snap.
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Need some Quick-Grip clamps for your next DIY project? Forget the hardware store. You can 3D print a functional Quick-Grip trigger clamp with just a couple of springs. Find out how!
![Featured image of [Project] Create Your Own Multicolor 3D Printed Filament](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/04174110/3d-filamen-e1556984663305.jpg)
Have you ever wanted to make your own multicolor materials? Now you can by...3D printing filament? That's right. Thingiverse user Turbo_SunShine shows us how to repurpose your filament to create new color combinations!
![Featured image of [Project] Get Fashionable with a 3D Printed Functional Belt](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/28192909/3d-belt-e1556472630816.jpg)
Want to add a 3D printed fashion accessory to your closet? This fully 3D printed belt, designed by Thingiverse user 3DWatsch, is simple, sleek, and most importantly, it works!