When I was browsing 3D printed objects, I found a potentially useful bag carrier that would make bringing in groceries easier. Then I found this thing on Amazon for $6. 3D printing is cool, but it ...

We continue our DIY-IT discovery series on 3D printing by exploring how to download and print 3D objects from the Internet. If you can download a file, and you have a little patience, you can do this.

The 3D printing process is all about applying layers one by one, but every 3D-printed object begins as a three-dimensional blueprint in a computer program. You can build your own design in ...

Simply, 3D printing is a method of creating a solid physical object from a digital 3D model. The reason it's called 3D "printing" is because the assembly process is similar to way you would print ...

Since 3D printers debuted in the 1980s, the devices have been used to build meat, chocolate, human organs, clothing, cars, and houses.It’s more mainstream than ever, and you can buy a machine ...

3D printing may be set to change the world by letting us make all sorts of bespoke objects, but there’s one little problem: the printers can only print items smaller than themselves. Until ...

It's a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed objects must be smaller than the machine making them. Huge machines are impractical for printing large parts because they take up too much ...

Until now, the size of 3D-printed objects has been limited by the size of 3D printers.In most cases, in order to produce large items used in, say, aerospace, manufactures have had to fasten, weld ...