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MetalBase: An Engineer’s €10,000 LPBF Machine
Slowly, we’re coming to grips with low-cost LPBF. Companies like Xact Metal and One Click are making machines available for under ...
MIT’s Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Program Heads to RAPID + TCT 2026
MIT will offer the class Enterprise Additive Manufacturing over the course of five days. Three and a half days will take place at ...
3D Printed Jack Mixes Two Filaments For Great Performance
If you’re looking to jack up your car and you don’t have anything on hand, your 3D printer might not be the first tool you look to...
3D Printed PC Case Focuses On Ease Of Access
There are all kinds of fun, glowing PC cases on the market these days. However, if you want something that focuses on serviceabili...
Make Your Own Tires For RC Cars
You can buy a wide range of RC car tires off the shelf. Still, sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for, p...
How To Print PETG as Transparently as Possible
PETG filament can be had in a variety of colors, just like any other. You can even get translucent or transparent forms if you wan...
Casting Metal Tools With Kitchen Appliances
Perhaps the biggest hurdle to starting a home blacksmithing operating is the forge. There’s really no way around having a forge; s...
3D Printing A New Kind Of Skateboard That Is Ultimately Unsafe
Skateboards were organically developed in the 1940s and 1950s; 30 years would then pass before the ollie was developed, unlocking ...
The future of metal fabrication: cutting-edge technologies & industry trends
Professional metal handling plays a vital role across numerous industries, where this versatile material is employed to manufactur...
Solder Stencil Done Three Ways
This project, sent in by [Henk], goes through a few different ways to make a solder stencil using a vinyl cutter, a CO2 laser, and...
“Man and Machine” vs “Man vs Machine”
Every time we end up talking about 3D printers, Al Williams starts off on how bad he is in a machine shop. I’m absolutely sure tha...
Deep Drawing with Ultrasonics
Small cylindrical parts are often formed through deep drawing — a process by which a punch forms the finished piece from a flat sh...