But if you just want to make objects that are useful around the home, office, shop, or data center, 3D design can be simple and painless ... once again the longest part of the process, taking ...

For beginners, I recommend the MYNT3D Pro 3D Printing Pen as the best 3D pen overall when considering price, design and ...

[Jacob Stanton]’s design for 3D-printable, stacking and locking boxes is a great example of design for manufacturability (DFM). MicroStacks show how part of good DFM is taking the manufacturing ...

Maker-In-Residence programs bring in people with advanced skills to facilitate design activities and help participants think through their projects. Traditionally embedded in engineering and ...

Part of the appeal ... life into their ideas. The 3D printing company MakerBot recently showcased five 3D print designs from students on Thingiverse, its online community for 3D tinkerers. Some ...

That’s precisely what [Brian Oltrogge] did to produce an attractive wall hook from a 3D printed design ... with a simple gravity casting method using molten aluminium. The part is then removed ...

The process works, mostly: We were able to print some of the best toys like trains, track, castle parts and walls and small action figures from the simple ... 3D printer going to replace a big box ...

Whether you want to create a three-dimensional object for everyday use or need to prototype a high-quality part for a larger project, Sears think[box] can help. There are two ways to go about 3D ...

Left Field Labs has a new service that lets you create a small music box, called Music Drop, via 3D printing ... The music box itself uses simple mechanics including a crank, like old music ...