3D printer improvements

I was running LinuxCNC for the last years and I wanted a smaller setup, with room for improvement. Since I had a Smoothieboard around, whi...

Here is a short post on yet another low-tech but functional tool (the last one was a dry box ). Give a maker a 3D printer and every probl...

Yes, this is no April fools' day: Ultimaker is filing its first patents . Wow. We have cheap 3D printers at home specifically because o...

I stumbled upon this old picture while looking for another one. It shows tiny carbon fibers embedded in crystal-clear polycarbonate, that h...

I was wondering what +Florian Horsch  was doing lately. If you are a reader of this blog and do not know already about this great person, y...

Nozzle shapes and nozzle materials Obviously the nozzle diameter is one of the major parameters when 3D printing. But you may have wonder...

For the last 15 years, both my hardware and system upgrades always evolved AROUND my work, and not the opposite ! The overwhelming majority...

3D printing cooled with an aquarium pump! It works well and it cannot be quieter. T he pump is bulky, but the overall is a very compact...

Working as a contractor versus regular employment? I regularly see the fear about working as a contractor. Lately I was part of a discus...

A blow to Octoprint and to the 3D printing community? May be not. This short post is triggered by the recent lay off of Gina Häußge by BQ...