3D Printer Projects
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Petalot is an open source recycling system to help you make your own PET 3D printing filament from old plastic bottles.
This time we’re looking at EVA, a flexible, modular carriage system which has spun-off from the Rat Rig project.
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!
Gary Peng is a San Diego based high-schooler who creates products using 3D printing. His latest invention is a 3D printer emission monitor which sends users warning alerts via a smartphone app.
![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.
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] 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 Print Your Own Fortune Teller](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/23111122/raspberry-pi-fortune-teller-l.jpeg)
Shape your own destiny with the 3D printed Raspberry Pi fortune teller!
![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] 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] Clear the Air with a Minimalist 3D Printed Fume Extractor](https://i.all3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/24054744/3d-fume-e1553461355242.jpg)
Need to clear the air? This 3D printed minimalistic fume extractor by maker RDMMKR is made to minimize the inhalation of fumes that come from soldering.
![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] Turn Old Filament Spools into a 3D Printed 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/2019/02/28193226/Filament-Spool-Clock-e1551378784158.jpg)
Want to take on an environmentally-friendly project this weekend? How about we pull that used filament spool out of the trash and repurpose it into a Filament Spool Clock with LED lights.
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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.