Designing the 'Impossible' part
Once in a while, a truly challenging part comes along. This was the case with the Raymarine Rotary Unicontroller Trackpad Dial (that's a...
Re-Designing an Injection Molded Part for 3D Printing
Most of the plastic parts you are familiar with have been made by a process called injection molding, whereby plastic is injected into a...
Strong is better...
Because of the way that 3D printers lay down layer upon layer of plastic, it introduces an inherent weakness along the layer lines. This...
So let's design something to print!
Well, you finally bought a 3D printer and you're wondering what the heck you're going to make with it! Even though you're probably...
Buying a 3D printer
What kind of 3D printer should you buy? With such a new technology this is a tough question for most people to answer and usually leads...
What do you do with a 3D printer?
I get this question a lot. What the heck do you do with a 3D printer? I usually answer it, in a somewhat cryptic way, as "What don't I do
