An incredible demonstration of the capabilities of belt 3D printers has been completed: a 20 foot (6-meter) long part has been produced. Karl Brown of NAK 3D Designs achieved this incredible feat on a pre-release version of the upcoming 3DPrintMill from Creality, likely as a demonstration of its capability. Belt 3D Printers Belt 3D printers are a new form of 3D printing that is quite different from conventional 3D printing. In belt 3D printing, the print surface continuously moves forward, effectively creating an axis of construction with infinite length. This allows the operator to produce very long objects, as was done in this demonstration, or a continuous series of individual…
I know you’ve been hankering for the return to the free exchange of bacteria and ideas with thousands of other SOLIDWORKS users but… it’ll have to wait — at least the bacteria part. You can share that with SOLIDWORKS friends in your own community and get together for a local 3DEXPERIENCE World experience to feel the fire-hose of knowledge hit your braincase. Yes, 3DEXPERIENCE World is going online. If you were at the last 3DEXPERIENCE World in Nashville it may have been your last onsite event before the world went nuts and countries cared enough to put a stranglehold on their citizens and economy. Now, thanks to the realization that…
The Domik Ptashki (Домик Пташки) is Russian for “bird’s house”. It also just happens to be the name of a birdhouse created by Russian design studio, Dydykin. After studying various natural nesting grounds, artificial birdhouses, and even consulting an ornithologist (“bird expert”), the studio settled on a hollow, egg-shaped, and very unique looking birdhouse. You might have noticed the Domik Ptashki isn’t brightly painted like some birdhouses you see in stores. The designers wanted the birdhouse to be as unintrusive among nature as possible. It doesn’t have any sharp edges, smells, or distracting even colors, but blends in and is tough enough to withstand strong weather changes and extreme temperatures…
While it may not be up there with Christmas, Easter, and your wedding anniversary, Amazon Prime Day is slowly but surely making it’s way into a more significant event each passing year. For two days and two days only beginning today (from 12 a.m. PT Tuesday, Oct 13th and concluding at 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct 14th.) Amazon celebrates its version of Black Friday where Prime members can catch up on some products they’ve been holding out on for a steep discount. If you’re not an Amazon Prime member yet, you’re still in luck—set up your free Amazon Prime trial membership here. We’ve got our eyes on a few…
How can you use rainwater? To grow veggies, raise a clutter of Ocelots, or fill your kiddie pool to name a few. While you may have turned the kiddie pool into a giant margarita to make it through the rest of 2020, there are plenty of ways to collect and use rainwater, granted you don’t live in a communist state that forbids it – pshhh! There are many ways to catch rainwater and many products that make it easier but if you have a 3D printer there’s one you can make yourself that’s extremely flexible. Maker group Jtronics has created a rain capture device that collects a portion of the…
As we draw near to its inevitable November 12 release this year, Sony Interactive Entertainment is doing everything in its power to hype the PlayStation 5. And IT’S WORKING. Their latest effort: having VP of Mechanical Design, Yasuhiro Ootori, bust out his tools and dismantle the console by hand: Playstation 5 Teardown After a brief overview of the console’s measurements (104mm wide, 390mm high, and 260mm deep), various ports, and outer hardware, Ooroti begins the teardown. Compared to the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 5 looks a heck of a lot easier to take apart. You need only to pop open the two face plates to access the ventilation fan. Since…