Geeky Gadgets

DIY Arduino robot created using Delta 3D printer with Delta X

If you fancy building your very own robot, you may be interested in a new project tutorial that allows you to create an Arduino-based delta robot with Delta 3D printer. The modular kit has been ...
Hackaday

Building A Cable-Driven Delta Printer

Most of us have played with a Cartesian-style 3D printer. Maybe you’ve even built a rigid delta. In this case, [Diffraction Limited] decided to a little further away from the norm with a cable-based ...
Hackaday

Open Source DIY Printers Are Alive And Well: What We Saw At ERRF 18

If you follow the desktop 3D printer market, it probably won’t surprise you to hear that nearly every 3D printer on display at the inaugural East Coast RepRap Festival (ERRF) was made in China. Even ...
Geeky Gadgets

Kossel Mini DIY 3D Printer Now Available For $580

If you are looking for a project to keep you busy over the holiday season you might be interested in a DIY 3D printing kit in the form of the Kossel Mini DIY 3D Printer which is now available to ...
ZDNet

3D printing hands on: Understanding the difference between Delta and Cartesian printers

Fused deposition modeling printing is the most common printing method used in 3D printing. The two key words are "deposition" and "fused". Basically, what an FDM 3D printer does is heat up plastic, ...
ZDNet

3D printing hands on: A first look at the Overlord Pro+ delta-style printer

A few months ago, I was contacted by DreamMaker, a Chinese firm working on an Indiegogo 3D printing project. My hard and fast rule is that I don't evaluate crowd-funded projects until they've ...