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Would Stradivari have gone Open Source? – 3D print your own violin

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 20, 2014

A fiddle for all? Last month our eye was caught by a violin moulded from perspex, and as impressive a…

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Dremel’s 3D printer sadly doesn’t come with a 165-piece accessory kit

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2014

Dremel has entered the 3D printing market with this $999 desktop FDM machine Dremel, the producer of the much beloved…

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3DP Unlimited takes large scale FDM 3D printing to masses with $400-a-month rental scheme

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 29, 2015

A big build area, heated print bed and a wide range of cheap as chips materials make the 3DP1000 an…

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The Beast – a four-extruder synchronous build FDM 3D Printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 20, 2015

Four heads are better than one… Having seen banks of desktop FDM 3D printers building multiple models of the same…

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LulzBot launches its latest desktop FDM 3D printer, maintains open source ethic

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 4, 2016

The Taz 6 is set to continue LulzBot’s standing as one of the leading open source desktop 3D printers on…

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Ultimaker 3 joins list of desktop 3D printers targeting pro users

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 20, 2016

The Ultimaker 3 range – heading to a workbench near you? The next generation of Ultimaker’s 3D printing product line,…

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New 3devo desktop filament extruders aim to make pro 3D printing filament cheaper and greener

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 3, 2016

High extrusion temperatures mean that engineering-grade materials can easily be recycled for future 3D printing 3devo has launched two industrial…

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CT scan data used in the reconstruction of a life-size skull in 3D printing and VR

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 9, 2017

3M BIC utilises 3D printing and VR in a project that demonstrates maxillofacial reconstruction as a way of repairing broken…

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Gearbox for the shower proves a low cost water saving device

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 27, 2017

A tiny inbuilt gearbox allows users to monitor their water usage in ‘packets’ of 45 A ‘fit and forget’ device…

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Markforged goes ‘Industrial’, launches X3 and X5 3D Printers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2017

How the Markforged Industrial Series fits into the Markforged line-up, shown in orange, Markforged has announced the addition of two…

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