It’s little secret that stepper motors are everywhere in FDM 3D printers, but there’s no real reason why you cannot take another type of DC motor like a brushless DC (BLDC) motor and ...

Flashforge has an excellent 3D printer that produces high-quality objects and makes multi-color printing simple, but there are tradeoffs at this price. Let's get this out of the way at the top — I've ...

Several children’s charities are out thousands of dollars after an incident of fraud that happened at the Esquimalt Ribfest event. Victoria police said at the end of the event, held in the 1100 block ...

Photocurable 3D printing, widely used for everything from dental treatments to complex prototype manufacturing, is fast and ...

Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

It’s not uncommon to see a desktop polymer printer in a machine shop, but is it a necessity? Steve Michon, founder of Michigan-based moldmaker Zero Tolerance, argues it is. For him, 3D printing has ...

Elegoo wrapped up its time at IFA 2025 in Berlin with several awards for its new Centauri Carbon 3D printer. The company's booth at the event also drew attention for its displays related to 3D ...

Editor's Note: Charges against Ian Fotheringham were dropped on 9/25/25. An 18-year-old from Falmouth, Massachusetts was arraigned Friday on charges that he was threatening to commit a school shooting ...

The 3D-printing hype ended years ago, but the threat of tariffs and the closing of the de minimis exemptions means that making your own stuff might actually hold some value. We break down the pros and ...

Today's affordable 3D printers will surprise you: You can get a smooth-working machine with useful features once reserved for high-end models. Starting at just $250, these are the top budget ...

Bambu Lab is widely considered one of the better consumer 3D printer brands on the market and, starting from earlier this year, they're available at your local Best Buy. Although Bambu does ship to ...