For the past two years, I’ve used print-on-demand technology to create and sell products in my e-commerce store. Though it’s been fun selling mugs and tee-shirts, it’s also a very saturated market.

[Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the concepts can be extended to similar features. Sure, one can make pins ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

Ink stamps can be fun to make and use, and 3D printers are uniquely positioned to create quality stamps of all kinds with just a little care. As with most things, the devil is in the details and the ...

Using computer-aided design, 3D printing builds an item up layer by layer in a very precise fashion. Initially, plastics and metal powders were used as the feedstock for the process, but now resins, ...

Have you ever spent hours perfecting a 3D-printed design, only to struggle with attaching screws or bolts securely? It’s a frustrating experience that many makers and engineers face. Threads are ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers ...

A teenager turning a few hundred dollars of savings and a desktop 3D printer into a six-figure ecommerce engine is not a ...

You also can 3D-print tools when teaching new operators, or in situations where manufacturing speed or safety matters more ...