A few months ago, Hackaday’s own Al Williams convinced me to buy a couple of untested, returned-to-manufacturer 3D printers. Or rather, he convinced me to buy one, and the incredible success of the ...

You can make some big 3D printed projects in your own home, but projects this massive are going to require a specialized ...

We know you’ve seen them: the time-lapses that show a 3D print coming together layer-by-layer without the extruder taking up half the frame. It takes a little extra work compared to just pointing a ...

D printing is getting less finicky in 2026. New materials, machines, and software are cutting setup times and making high-quality prints easier.

Every once in a while, the printer can allow you to solve an engineering problem. Recently I needed to improve reception for an ultrasonic receiver, so I quickly modified an existing small parabolic ...