At the last Toronto 3D Printers meetup, I finally got a chance to check out some LAYWOO-D3 wooden 3D printing filament. If you’re not familiar with it, LAYWOO-D3 is basically compressed sawdust – mixe…
Making Big Things on a Small 3D Printer
Many hobbyist 3D printers have pretty generous build envelopes these days. Large objects, even made in a few pieces, are quite practical. On an older device like my MakerBot Cupcake, the build envelop…
Draft Print 3D Launches Prosumer 3D Printing Service
Andre Tiemann, a fellow member of Toronto 3D Printers whose excellent multi-colour art prints have been featured here before, has just launched a 3D printing service with a twist. Instead of investing…
New Thingiverse Dashboard Features Improved Discoverability
Thingiverse, the de facto standard for sharing 3D printable designs on the web, recently made some inroads towards improving discoverability. The problem — which isn’t fully solved yet — is that manag…
Walk-in Studio 3DPHACKTORY Pairs People with Designers and High-end 3D Printers
When a friend of mine introduced me over email to Laurie Mirsky, the owner of Toronto 3D printing & design studio 3DPHACKTORY, I almost couldn’t believe what I was reading. Laurie had recently sof…
Making 3D Printed Chocolate Moulds
Anna Kaziunas France, who teaches digital fabrication at Fab Academy at AS220, recently uploaded a project to Thingiverse, documenting the process of making and using 3D printed chocolate moulds. Star…
Celebrate Movember (and every other month) with 3D Printed Facial Hair
If you’re not familiar with it already, Movember is a global charity event that raises money and awareness of men’s health issues. Participants start clean-shaven on November 1st, and gather pledges t…
L5: An Attractive New 3D printer on Kickstarter
Kickstarter campaigns for 3D printers are pretty common these days, so it takes a pretty good pitch to stand out from the crowd. The L5 3D printer has a forgettable name, but appears to have a pretty…
**Breaking News** PandaBot Kickstarter Project Cancelled, Alternate Funding to be Sought
Panda Robotics, creators of the Canadian PandaBot 3D printer, has just informed its backers on Kickstarter that its campaign has been cancelled. Citing concerns with beta product quality, Panda Roboti…
Spooky 3D Printed Prop for a Haunted House
While looking around on Thingiverse for some Halloween stuff to make this year, I came across this wonderful animatronic haunted house prop by user wifibum: It’s a 3D printed skull attached to motors,…