3D Printer Projects
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.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Printing Sticks for PLA Hot Glue Gun](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/26164750/the-pla-glue-gun.jpg)
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.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Printer Bed Leveling Assistance Tool](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/03140337/the-bed-leveler-in-action-gibetto-instructables-190628.jpg)
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.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Printed PiKon Telescope](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/31143507/pikon.jpg)
Explore the night sky with this (partly) 3D-printed telescope. Astronaut training sold separately.
![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!
![Featured image of [Project] Automated Origami Swan](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/27175750/origami-3d.jpg)
Take the ancient art form of origami into the future by turning a paper swan into a kinetic sculpture. Using a 3D printed case, an ItsyBitsy-powered servo motor, and fishing line, you can create an origami swan that flaps its wings.
![Featured image of [Project] Automate Easter Egg Decorating with the Sphere-O-Bot](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/26160206/DSC_1019-768x512-e1522237481431.jpg)
Why paint your own Easter eggs when you can have a robot do it for you? The Sphere-O-Bot is an open source project from Evil Mad Scientist, and has been modded to draw intricate designs on your Easter eggs.
![Featured image of [Project] What’s That Sound? A Fully 3D Printed Speaker](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/13062141/3D-Printed-Speaker-0-3-screenshot.jpg)
Instructables user Mattosx has created a fully 3D printed speaker that utilizes neodymium magnets to create crisp sound. Learn how to make your own.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print This Mesmerizing LED Geode City](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/07212520/Geode-city-e1554665164894.jpg)
Want to bring the bright lights of a city landscape into your home? This 3D printed Geode City, created by designer Jacob Surovsky, uses an LED puck to bring mesmerizing colors to a complex city structure.
![Featured image of [Project] Hit the Big Screen with a 3D Printed Projector](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/31215654/Geneva-hero-e1554062552873.jpg)
With this 3D printed 12-frame automatic projector, created by maker 3DSage, you can make any image larger than life. Learn how to make your own!
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print a Human-Scale LEGO Space Blaster With Sounds & Lights](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/30190338/LEGO-blaster-e1553969052993.jpg)
This 3D printed human-scale LEGO Space Blaster, created by Norwegian designer Stian Ervik Wahlvaag, is equipped with sounds and lights. Learn how to make your own and have a blast!
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Printed RGB Infinity Cube](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14204922/3D-printed-infinity-cube-Arduino-RGB-Neopixel-project-0-30-screenshot.png){kind=tracking}
Have a logo that you want to last forever? This 3D printed Infinity Cube by designer Michael Laws will let you prop up your favorite logo or symbol inside of an Arduino-powered box that will produce an endless reflection.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print an Ikea-like Minimal Bedside Lamp](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28222108/bedside-lamp-1-e1551389340866.jpg)
Want to do some light reading before bedtime? This sleek 3D printed Minimal Bedside Lamp by DeDesigned is an easy project that will have guests wondering where you bought it.
![Featured image of [Project] Use the Force to 3D Print a Darth Vader Automata](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/22214933/Darth-e1550868605538.jpg)
Instructables user gzumwalt has created a 3D printed Darth Vader Automata that is bound to cause a great disturbance in the force. Learn how to bring this mechanical Sith Lord to life on your own.
Recently reefs around the world have been dying off, and it has become apparent that intervention is essential. The below researchers are turning to 3D printing to help in the restoration effort.
![Featured image of [Project] It’s Time to 3D Print a Digital Clock](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14221826/Fully-3D-Printed-Servo-Driven-Digital-Clock-0-8-screenshot.jpg)
OTVINTA, a platform for 3D modeling and 3D printing tutorials, shows us how to 3D print a digital clock that is driven by a Raspberry Pi 3 and a handful of micro-servo motors.