Yearly Archives: 2018

I recently needed to replace the China made generic build surface on my Monoprice Duplicator I3 V2 3D printer. First let me say I do not work for GeckoTek and I not being paid in any way by them for my opinion. The sheet of GeckoTek in this review was purchased by me with my own funds. While considering on what to replace it with I caught a review by the JATMN on his YouTube channel. I was very impressed with the review and so I decided to purchase a sheet and try it. GeckoTek is the name of the company and they specialize in hot, cold and magnetic base surfaces for filament such as ABS, PLA, PETG, Nylon, Composites. I have used Buildtek in the past and will discuss the differences in the two surfaces next. Their surfaces come in a wide range of sizes and are easily trimmed to fit your build plate. I bought the 200x210 and didn’t have to trim anything, it fit perfect.

The Monoprice Duplicator I3 V2 is a 3D printer in the flavor of Reprap Prusa i3. In this article I will be presenting my review experience with the Monoprice Duplicator I3. I will also share the pros and cons of this machine and why I continue to rely on it as my go to printer. First please understand that I do not work for or represent Monoprice, Wanhao or any clone company with this printer for sale. My review of this printer are my own and I have not been influenced by any manufacturer or retailer.

Merging 3D printing and drone is an excellent coalition for tech enthusiasts. True to the fact, there are quite a few major projects and...

One of the cooler things you can do with your printer is to use exotic filaments. In my opinion wood filament is the coolest. Printing out a part that looks like it was carved from a block of wood is awesome. I was a shop kid in school (who would have guessed) metal shop, automotive, small gas engines I took every class I could but woodshop was always my favorite. Time would just fly in that class

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When I was a kid I loved Rubberband Guns. At the time they outshot nerf toys and if you lost them they were and still are cheaper to replace than nerf ammo. The problem is they were all made of wood and you only had a couple choices. Now we have so many tools available and yet only a select few are making cool rubber band toys.

Build your own Etching machine at home I have some projects on the way and one of them needed some things etched. The great thing...

Over all, It's a solid machine. If you run into any issues there are several facebook communities that are full of helpful people I will link everything below. I know I'm going to buy a second one. Printing small parts is so much easier on this than my FDM machines and they come away with little to know post cleanup. Print, paint and install. I look forward to showing more prints that I make with this machine.

this is a series of experiments in which I explore 3D printing flexible TPU over fabric. The results are items that combine the best of flexible filaments and fabric.

Hello =D At Week of 31/01 to 04/02 the 11th edition of Campus Party Brazil took place. Campus Party is the biggest technology event that...

More printers are being released with Wi-Fi as a feature, but many have printers without Wi-Fi. So, wouldn’t it be nice if you could add Wi-Fi to your printer? Problem: I have three MonoPrice Duplicator i3s in my garage. When I print to them I must place my .gcode file on a mini SD stick and then run it to the garage to print the file. Lets use Octopi

Probably this post will make you nostalgic. I hope so. =D Today I'm going down the memory lane and writing a list of classic...