Tag: 3D printing

  • My first 3D prints

    So yesterday was a bit of a breakthrough. After only a year of trying, I made some things with my 3D printer. The first (above) is a mount for the electronics. I found out that the reason I was only getting half-prints like this: Was because the connections on the RAMPs shield were moving around…

  • The revolution starts here

    The revolution starts here

    This arrived in the post this morning. Bought from eBay for the princely sum of £130. Which is nothing really. If you have to ask what it is, you probably won’t get why I’m so excited by it. But the skeleton for a RepRap Prusa Mendel Mk2 3D printer is – hopefully – one of…

  • 3D-printed exoskeleton gives a little girl use of her arms video | VentureBeat

    An astonishing video of a little girl being fitted out with a 3D printed exoskeleton to help her use her arms. The implications of this for treating polio in Africa are enormous. I challenge you to watch the video with a dry eye. 3D-printed exoskeleton gives a little girl use of her arms video | VentureBeat.