Everyone that owns a 3d printer has his vices. We print out those random things we find online and we print a lot of them. For some, it’s little figures like the Marvin or MakerBot. For others Props of all shapes and sizes. For me, it’s workbench printable tools. I […]
Nathan Cox
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What free software can I get? “Can I get X free software?” I Either see this asked or get asked this on an almost daily bases. Someone will post a model and if the first words arent can I get the STL its what software did you model it on […]
Build a cnc From the ashes of a dead printer. I’ve decided to build a small but usable cnc out of stuff mostly sitting around my house. My prusa clone Franks died… again and has sat in my closet for a while. Sure It’s October and I could reanimate it […]
Zcatch a new tool for your trade or a solution without a problem? Normally I don’t support custom one use tools. This is a case where one could make an argument though so that’s what I’m here to do.
Let’s bring the Halloween spirit with some fun prints you still have time to do. So it’s 10 days to Halloween. This is the time of year when I really enjoy my 3d printers. I don’t cosplay but I always like to dress up for Halloween. Being a father I […]
The University at Buffalo has come up with a way to track prints back to the owner. They call it PrinTracker. They use a scanning method that is focused on your printers Infill setting. They believe that they can now start tracking down people that would use these printers for […]
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
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 about etching at home is you can get a lot of electronics projects done cheaply. The same goes for marking things you create. I figured […]
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.
I’m always on the lookout for new inspiration. This just means I spend too much time on YouTube. I recently came across Evan Kale and without a doubt he is a creator everyone should follow. While searching for topics to write about I often end up surfing YouTube. That is one reason the current state of YouTube bothers me so much.
IF you intend to Buy an FT-5 R2 then you should read this Review first! We built the machine and examined it thoroughly from nuts to prints. The FT-5 Is indeed a mighty big build but is it A good 3D Printer? Read on..
