The LulzBot brand of printers are easily my favorite 3D printing company right now. I don’t say this easily. I like a lot of what’s happening in this space, but LulzBot has something special going for it. The company behind LulzBot is Aleph Objects Inc., billed as a open source hardware company. In fact, you’ll find references to… Read More »
Much like the first computer that took up roughly 1800 square feet and was used only for commercial uses, the 3D printing technology has come a long way as well. No longer are the 3D printers being used only to produce custom parts in metal fabrication factories, in fact they’re almost as common in a household as a… Read More »
To those consumers just beginning to delve into the world of home 3D printing there is a slippery slope upon inauguration. First of all you want a machine that is going to be relatively easy to set up and run as you just begin to get comfortable with all the nuances involved with creating models and fine-tuning the… Read More »
The secret’s out of the bag – 3D printing is revolutionizing the world we live in. If you are like me, then you’ve already thought of a bunch of different ideas for 3D printing. However – if you are also like me – the technology seemed a bit daunting at first. When I first was introduced to a… Read More »
Robo was created in 2012, from a simple means to an end, when Coby Kabili, a bioengineering senior at San Diego State University, tired of having to pay a fee to use his school’s 3D printer for his project, decided to create his own. It has been quite a journey but he has seen his vision become a… Read More »
3D printers are all the rage right now, and understandably so. After all, why print out a picture of a nice plastic toy train that you saw a picture of online when you can just download the instructions and print the actual plastic model yourself? This is the greatest thing about 3D printers; they print actual, usable products… Read More »
I’ve been following the news and development updates for a while, so I was eager to get my hands on one. What really intrigued me was the “not crazy” price point of $999. If you’ve been around the desktop 3D printing space for a while, you probably have seen the $2000 – 5000 personal printers already. While 3D… Read More »
The Printrbot has quickly become one of the more popular – if unheralded – 3D printing machines. While it hasn’t been heavily advertised by any means, the Printrbot has gained a strong following and many fans. Part of the allure is the incredibly attractive price-point. It’s hard enough to find a quality 3D printer under $1000, let alone… Read More »
The MakerBot Replicator 2 has quickly become one of the most popular advanced desktop 3D printing platforms on the market. MakerBot itself has rapidly become on of the industry leaders in desktop 3D printing, but they have also helped push the envelope in terms of making advanced industrial level features available to home users and small businesses. The… Read More »
The Flashforge 3D printer is one of the more recognizable and widely used 3D printers available right now. Flashforge has effectively carved out a niche by providing quality 3D printers in the mid-range of price and performance. Rather than building one from a kit, their printers have a polished “professional” feel and are ready to go right out… Read More »