This is an unusual project submitted by prof. Hesam Hamidi, who built a linear Delta printer by using recycled parts from old scanners and dot matrix printers. This FDM 3D printer has been designed and built in 2013. Here are few specs: Build volume: 200x200x200 mm Footprint: 600×650 mm Print surface: 200×200 mm heated glass…
Breaking news: we got nominated as Maker of Merit at Rome Maker Faire! 3Drag, our beloved, affordable, fully open source 3Dprinter got awarded with Maker of Merit award!
Start today the largest European exhibition of Innovation: Maker Faire Rome. On this occasion, Open-Electronics and Future Group participate as Technical Partners, with workshop area dedicated to printers 3Drag of its own design and distribution. For all three days of the event will in fact be active in the area Mizakhani Real Time 3D…
Alessio Fusi hacked his 3Drag/K8200 printer by replacing the original threaded rod with a trapezoidal rod, assembled with a gearbox between it and the stepping motor with a reduction rate of 50:20. In a short time, Alessio will replace the gearbox too (fully printed with the printer itself) with a 30:10 ratio that, together with…
Richard Tegelbeckers joined the 3Drag 3dprinting contest by sending us his project, a 3D Delta printer named DeltaTrix 3D, under the category 3D Making. The project is based on the fully open source linear Delta printer, power by a 32-bit ARM processor (Arduino). The resolution is high, allowing potentially 25 micron layers, and a special…
As you may remember our 3D printing Contest is supposed to expire on the 30th of september. By the way as the European Maker Faire is approaching and we want to give the possibility to more hackers and makers to candidate…. we decided to extend the deadline up to the 20th of October! In the next three…
Earlier on this month at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Arizona-based automobile manufacturer Local shown it’s Strati 3dprinter car for the first time. The car design was a result of a contest that Local Motors run in early 2014 and was designed by the italian engineer Michele Anoe. See here for details https://localmotors.com/3dprintedcar/. The car was also based…
Few days ago I had the chance of exchanging few tweets with the Obrary team about file availability @TheObrary I saw the definition but can’t see download links in product pages, only email links. — Simone Cicero (@meedabyte) August 26, 2014 and later on this led to a short mail interview with co-founder Scott Austin,…
Here’s a cool gallery of pictures from World Maker Faire: See the beautiful pictures of the 3Dprinted car (the Strati), the amazing 3dPrinted statue puzzle, the Choco 3Drag at work and… Boris with Adafruit’s Ladyada! We really enjoyed!
As you may know, Auditorium Parco della Musica, the famous multifunctional complex designed by archistar Renzo Piano, has been selected to welcome the participants of the incoming edition of the Roman Maker Faire. A place that represents an exceptional choice for the largest European Innovation Exhibition: sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Rome, organized…
We’re pretty proud to announce that we’re going to be present at the World Maker Faire this weekend! You can find us at the Italian Trade Agency – Maker Pavilion MP-13 Among all the beautiful things we’ll be presenting you’ll find more than a yummy update about our amazing 3Drag 3D printer. First, as you may…
We apparently lost this beautiful DLP printer project that got funding in july on kickstarter. The project apparently declares that will be open source! M-One brings creativity right to your desktop We found the 3D printing machines for designers had either not enough resolution or were too large in size, while still requiring professional skills…
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