Once you’ve chosen a 3D printer, you’ll need to pick a type of filament intended for your project. The filament is the raw material used in 3D printers that will be heated at a high temperature to turn it into a semi-solid state. While in this phase, the printer can easily generate the appropriate design layers and print the entirety of the 3D model onto the printing plate. However, when you venture through various 3D printer filaments, you’ll hear about numerous materials that could only add up to the challenge of picking the right choice for you. This is particularly true for folks who are just starting to explore the…

Do you remember playing that origami football game back in school? The one where two players would take turns flicking a triangular piece of paper from one end of the “field” to the other, with the occasional field goal requiring you to flick the triangle through a goalpost made by your opponent’s hands? A YouTube creator going by the name Maker Mr. Uncle has found a way to get the most out of your finger flicks. His solution: a 3D-printed finger flicker that uses the tension of 3 springs to increase the force at which you can launch your paper footballs, rubber bands, boogers, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acTsSY7A6SY It All Starts in…

Nostalgia can be a double-edged sword. It can keep you rooted in the past and help you take a good look at some valuable memories. It’s been 30 years since Andrew “Andy” Bailey made his first-ever flipbooks as a kid. What started as a childhood obsession landed him a career as a stop-motion animator in multiple films such as ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Missing Link. While those movies utilize 3D stop motion animation done by computers, Andrew’s childhood flipbooks used old-fashioned bound drawings. His first flipbook, simply titled The Pencil, shows a short animation of a pencil creating a monster. Upon taking a look at his decade-old work, Andy decided…

Years of advancement have brought technology closer to us. One proof of this is the 3D printer that we can now enjoy in the comfort of our homes. Compared to the conventional document printers that produce nothing but two-dimensional letters and images, 3D printers can give you more. As its name implies, it is capable of producing products in three dimensions which makes it an ideal machine for the production of objects in small units. This is possible through the use of a computer-aided design model (CAD) or a digital 3D model. They serve as the guide of the 3D printer machine in building the overall structure of your project.…

Watching a movie or playing some music can be fun in the comfort of your lounge. However, without the best sound devices, you won’t be able to get the best out of this experience. And while a conventional speaker might be a good option, dealing with its wires is downright problematic. This is where wireless surround speakers enter. They vary in size and portability features but they all come with one denominator: an outstanding surround sound experience. They create realistic audio effects, making their output sound surreal as if it is happening right next to you. Moreover, compared to the typical speakers, you only need to deal with a fewer…

Mention woodworking to Alex Apollonov and you’ll visibly see his toes curl. The YouTuber and craftsman, known for his channel I Did A Thing, is famous for going barefoot in his videos while making humorous creative content for us to watch. Apollonov mentions himself that he isn’t a very good woodworker, so when it comes to making stuff out of wood, he finds it’s best to inject his unique brand of humor to make things more interesting. For example, can he actually make a wooden spoon using nothing but a metal spoon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSfUUqNkrOQ With such a simple yet complicated restriction in place, Apollonov has to find ways to sharpen the…