Interesting infographics from Line//Shape//Space explains how in house 3dprinting is already competitive! And they didn’t even take into account that open source efficient 3dprinters ship for even less than 2000 $ (look at ours) There are still some hurdles to clear, such as cost of materials, speed, and print quality, which you can read more…
A recent research, from two important universities in Spain and in Germany, states that learning a new language stimulates the same part of the brain as having sex or eating chocolate. Of course we cannot help you with the first two things (for now, at least), but from today on we do help you with…gluttony!…
A truly amazing infographic from the Winnipeg Free Press on 3Dprining uses 3Drag as a printer model: thanks guys! ! INFOGRAPHIC: The basics of 3D printing – Winnipeg Free Press.
Here we are, eventually the contest has come to an end and after a short consultation we have chosen the winners! Before announcing them, a few words. First of all, thanks to everyone who submitted his contribution. All the works reviewed are great and must be praised, because they represent without exception a hard work,…
[youtube id=”MKQlys-z7SM” width=”620″ height=”360″] [bctt tweet=”The first 3D printer that creates three-dimensional chocolate objects” username=”OpenElectronics”] Maitre Chocolatier is born or made? Well, when it comes to creating original chocolate mixes you will probably be born, but if you want to succeed in the art of pastry, then everyone can be made: you just need…
Roland Hoffert, from www.eytec.de, submitted us this 3Drag (Velleman K8200 version) hack to improve the z-wobble issue, one of the most known problems affecting the RepRap family printers. Roland identified one of the weak points that could cause the z-wobble in the fixed coupler of z-stepper motor. With the standard fixing, when the z-stepper moves…
Karl Seiss from Austria made a very clever hack to a K8200 3DRag printer, turning it into a CNC drilling and milling machine. We didn’t receive from the author many details, anyway it used Proxxon long shaft drills to have a highly reliable and powerful tool. Moreover, Karl built by himself also a “vacuum support”…
Giacomo Falaschi sent us his Falla3D new printer project: you can have more details on the project by looking to this interview here. Fa)(a is a fully modular and scalable printer, able to print with any material (FDM technology) and entirely customizable in every single aspect and component. Here are some figures: Resolution: X-Y axis…
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!
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…
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