Tag: 3D printing

The popularity of 3D printing has spurred a competition to make automated machine tools and fabrication methods more accessible to hobbyists. Laser cutting is a great example of this, as it used to be too expensive for hobbyists, but now can be purchased for a few hundred dollars....

Have you ever requested a third-party rapid prototyping services provider to fabricate samples for testing? If so, you were likely offered either 3D printing or CNC machining as options. Sometimes customers have a difficult time trying to decide that prototyping method suits their...

Whether you are new to 3D printing technology or just looking to close a few knowledge gaps, I am glad you stopped by. By now, most of us have heard of the potential of 3D printing at some level, but I do believe most of us did not know much about the 3D printing services and get lost in...

Around a decade ago, 3D printers were bulky, expensive machines only used by industries and not available for a large group of people except professionals. 3D printing technology has come a long way since then. But with the open-source movement, 3D printers are now affordable for...

Introduction Designing a new hardware product is a road filled with potentially expensive twists and turns which if not properly managed could result in heavy losses both in time and money. While designing and manufacturing the electronics unit, in my book, remains the most challenging...

E-paper or e-ink displays mimic the appearance of ink on paper, making it suitable for reading. These displays provide a wider viewing angle, and the e-paper display is easily visible in direct sunlight without the image appearing to fade. Most e-paper displays today are based on ESP32...

The Mini Mac Pi is another project developed by Ruiz Brothers on the Adafruit Learning System. This miniature MAC comes with Raspberry Pi, 320x240 Mini touch screen display, and a speaker. This article will focus on building the Mini Mac classic with 3D printing and the Raspberry...

Lithophanes are artistic creations on ultra-thin translucent porcelain that is visible only when backlit with a light source. They are etched or modeled artworks made by a 2D image. The 2D image is first processed to make its gray-scale representation, and then, depending on the color,...