GeekProjects NewsSep 16, 2024
Microwave Forge Casts the Sinking-est Benchy Ever https://hackaday.com/2024/09/15/microwave-forge-casts-the-sinking-est-benchy-ever/ #3dPrinterhacks #siliconcarbide #sodiumsilicate #microwave #castiron #casting #ceramic #forging #Kapton #metal #kiln
Microwave Forge Casts The Sinking-est Benchy Ever

As a test artifact, 3DBenchy does a pretty good job of making sure your 3D printer is up to scratch. As an exemplar of naval architecture, though — well, let’s just say that if it weren…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 15, 2024
Non-planar Ironing Makes Smooth Prints https://hackaday.com/2024/09/15/non-planar-ironing-makes-smooth-prints/ #non-planar3Dprinting #3dPrinterhacks #printsmoothing
Non-planar Ironing Makes Smooth Prints

If you want to smooth out the top surface of your FDM 3D prints, you can try ironing. Many slicers allow you to set this option, which drags the hot printhead through the top surface with a tiny bi…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 14, 2024
Create Custom Gridfinity Boxes Using Images Of Tools https://hackaday.com/2024/09/14/create-custom-gridfinity-boxes-using-images-of-tools/ #3dPrinterhacks #SoftwareHacks #gridfinity #3dprinted #opencv #Canny
Create Custom Gridfinity Boxes Using Images Of Tools

We love it when a community grabs hold of an idea and runs wild with it despite obvious practicality issues. Gridfinity by YouTuber [Zach Freedman] is one of those concepts. For the unaware, this i…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 9, 2024
Printed in Space: 3D-Printed Metal Parts Shown Off After Returning From the ISS https://hackaday.com/2024/09/08/printed-in-space-3d-printed-metal-parts-shown-off-after-returning-from-the-iss/ #internationalspacestation #3dPrinterhacks #3Dmetalprinter #Space
Printed In Space: 3D-Printed Metal Parts Shown Off After Returning From The ISS

The European Space Agency (ESA) is showing 3D-printed metal parts made onboard the International Space Station using a printer and materials the agency sent earlier this year.  While 3D printing on…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 7, 2024
Getting Started With Polypropylene (PP) 3D Printing https://hackaday.com/2024/09/06/getting-started-with-polypropylene-pp-3d-printing/ #3dPrinterhacks #polypropylene
Getting Started With Polypropylene (PP) 3D Printing

Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic that has a number of properties that sets it apart from other thermoplastics which see common use with 3D printing, including PLA, ABS and nylon (PA). Much lik…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 4, 2024
3D Printering: Switch and Klip(per) https://hackaday.com/2024/09/04/3d-printering-switch-and-klipper/ #HackadayColumns #3dPrinterhacks #microstepping #3dprinting #Moonraker #klipper #Fluidd #g-code
3D Printering: Switch And Klip(per)

Last time I tried to convince you that, if you haven’t already, you should try running your 3D printer with Klipper. There are several ways to actually make it work. The first thing you need …

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GeekProjects NewsSep 3, 2024
Building a Stylish iPhone Standby Dock https://hackaday.com/2024/09/02/building-a-stylish-iphone-standby-dock/ #3dPrinterhacks #magsafecharger #standbydock #charger #iphone #phone #dock
Building A Stylish IPhone Standby Dock

[Scott Yu-Jan] is a big fan of the iPhone’s standby mode. Put the phone on charge horizontally, and it looks all stylish, with sleek widgets and clocks and stuff showing you information you p…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 3, 2024
Big Benchy Is a Boat That Really Boats https://hackaday.com/2024/09/02/big-benchy-is-a-boat-that-really-boats/ #3dPrinterhacks #trollingmotor #3dprinted #3dprinter #bigbenchy #Benchy #boat
Big Benchy Is A Boat That Really Boats

Benchy is that cute little boat that everyone uses to calibrate their 3D printer. [Emily The Engineer] asked the obvious question—why isn’t it a real working boat? Then she followed through o…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 29, 2024
3D Printering: Klipper, the Free 3D Printer Upgrade https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/3d-printering-klipper-the-free-3d-printer-upgrade/ #3dPrinterhacks #3dprinting #Moonraker #klipper #g-code #marlin
3D Printering: Klipper, The Free 3D Printer Upgrade

I have several 3D printers, and I’ve always been satisfied with using either Repetier or Marlin on all of them. There are a few other firmware versions that could run on my hardware, but thos…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 27, 2024
What’s New in 3D Scanning? All-In-One Scanning is Nice https://hackaday.com/2024/08/27/whats-new-in-3d-scanning-all-in-one-scanning-is-nice/ #HackadayColumns #structuredlight #3dPrinterhacks #Photogrammetry #3DPrintering #3dscanning #3dmodel #Slider #ir
What’s New In 3D Scanning? All-In-One Scanning Is Nice

3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when t…

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