3D Printer Projects

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Flower Power
Project of the Week: DIY Voronoi Blowball Flower Lamp

Thingiverse user UniversalMaker has recently shared a vibrant and modern 3D printed DIY lamp project. Dubbed as the Voronoi Blowball Flower, this light fixture will lighten up your room and produce some unique wall patterns while doing so.  

by Tyler Koslow
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Don't Lose Your Marbles
Project of the Week: 3D Printed High-Speed Marblevator Mini Machine

Maker and Instructables regular Greg Zumwalt has created the 3D printed Marblevator Mini, a marble machine with a high speed loop mechanism that can handle over 324,000 marble runs per day. Check out how you can build this jaw-dropping project yourself! 

by Tyler Koslow
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Lights, Camera, Action!
[Project] 3D Printed Motorized Turntable for Photo & Video

Want to capture all 360 degrees of an object with your camera? Adafruit has recently shared a 3D printing project that shows you how to create an inexpensive turntable made for photographers and videographers. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Open Source Seas
Project of the Week: 3D Print a Solar-Powered Open RC Boat

Want to spend the summer days sailing the seven seas and soaking up the sun? Thingiverse user UniversalMaker shows us how to build a 3D printed Open RC Boat equipped with solar panels.  

by Tyler Koslow
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Make Haste With Your Waste
[Project] Create a 3D Printed Pocket Microscope from E-Waste

Have an ancient DVD or CD drive collecting dust in your garage? You can use your 3D printer and a recycled lens to create an e-waste pocket microscope. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Grow Your Maker Skills
[Project] Make Your Garden Glow with 3D Printed LED Flowers

Want to give your 3D printer the green thumb? Autodesk and Instructables content creator Becky Stern shares a project on how to make 3D printed light-up flowers with LED lights. 

by Tyler Koslow
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All-Powerful Prop
[Project] Wield the Power of the Infinity Gauntlet from New ‘Avengers’ Film

Looking forward to the release of Avengers: Infinity Wars? Why not become the most powerful villain in the Marvel universe with your own 3D printed Infinity Gauntlet. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
[Project] Five Things to 3D Print for Your Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

Are you getting ready to celebrate the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo this weekend? Prep for the festivities, which usually entail endless margaritas, music, and food, with some of these Cinco de Mayo-themed 3D prints!

by Tyler Koslow
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1-Up
Project of the Week: Make Your Own Coin-Spitting Mario Question Block

For this week's Project of the Week, 3D print and Arduino your way to this coin-spitting Question Block from universe of Nintendo favorite, Mario.

by Matthew Mensley
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Show Me The Money!
[Project] 3D Print Your Own Honeycomb-Designed Card Wallet

Need a safe and sleek place to store your credit cards, gift cards, and your other wallet inhabitants? This fully 3D printed Card Wallet is extremely easy to make, and has a card pusher to give you instant access to your plastic money!  

by Tyler Koslow
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Make Your Soda Shine
[Project] 3D Print Your Own Customizable Soda Can Lamp

An engineer named Arnd (also known as AHNT) recently shared a fun 3D printing project, showing us how to create an customizable soda can lamp that can you light up with LEDs or a candle. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Chocolate Poop
[Project] 3D Print a Chocolate Easter Egg Dispenser Bunny

Ready to scarf down lots of chocolate this holiday weekend? Exercise some portion control with a 3D printed Easter Egg Dispenser Bunny.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Weekend Project!
[Project] 3D Print Your Own Mechanical Laser Show!

Looking for a weekend DIY project? Check out this awesome 3D printed hand-powered mechanical laser show created by software developer Evan Stanford. 

by Tyler Koslow
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The Key to Organization
[Project] Make Life Easier with the Pocket-Sized Keytool

Looking for an easy way to organize your life? This 3D printable keytool will hold your keys, USB, a small ruler, a docking device for your phone, and even a bottle opener all in one place.  

by Tyler Koslow
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♫ Stir it upppp ♫
[Project] 3D Print Your Own Magnetic Stirrer

Need some on-the-run laboratory equipment or just a neat way to mix liquids? One hobbyist named John Coggeshall shows us how to build a 3D printed magnetic stirrer. Let's get scientific!

by Tyler Koslow
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Shred the Gnar
[Project] Shred the Streets with Your Own 3D Printed Longboard

LulzBot shows us how to build a fully functional longboard using 3D printing technology. You can follow along with their surprisingly simple instructions or use them as a basis to build your own board. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Let's Get Physics-cal
[Project] 3D Print Your Own Animated Physics Toy

Looking for an awesomely interactive project to 3D print this weekend? The Ruiz Brothers and Phillip Burgess have shared Animated LED Sand, a DIY physics toy featured on Adafruit. 

by Tyler Koslow
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One Way Ticket to Hogwarts
[Project] 3D Printed Harry Potter Spectrespecs with LED Lights

Eight-year-old maker Purple Oranji turns Adafruit NeoPixel goggles into a pair of 3D printed Spectrespecs, the zany light-up shades featured in the Harry Potter movies. This weekend project is the perfect way to show your kids that a 3D printer is just as extraordinary as a magic wand. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Weekend Project!
[Project] 3D Print An Actual Earthquake Map

Oakland artist and Instructables user Doug McCune shares a project that shows how you can turn data generated from an earthquake into a 3D printed topographical map. Shake up your weekend with this great DIY project! 

by Tyler Koslow
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