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Vader is under development, now they are testing the printhead with gallium which melts at low temperatures (30 C) and then they will continue with molten aluminum (at 800 C).

Introduction to Vader:


http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/10/vader-diy-3d-printing-with-molten.html

They also released mock-up of their Mark 1 unit:

The Mark I will be the first production machine. It will be built in very low volumes and sold to technically capable development customers who will help us improve the product,. With the lessons learned from development, the company will create the mass production successor.

Estimated Sale Price: $400,000
Estimated Release Date: Q1-Q2 2014

This chocolate 3d printer should cost only  99 USD and cartridges with sweet brown goodness only 5 USD. It doesn't get better then that folks.It is still under development.




http://www.chocabyte.com/

For another more advanced chocolate 3d printer see:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/01/chocolate-choc-creator-v1-3d-printer.html

If you want to make your own simple chocolate extruder to attach to your desktop 3d printer go here:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/02/how-to-print-with-chocolate-on-your-diy.html

New Makible Makibox controller board: the 5D Print D8.

faBrickation a new approach to rapid prototyping of functional objects, such as the body of a head-mounted display. The key idea is to save 3D printing time by automatically substituting sub-volumes with standard building blocks — in our case Lego bricks.

When making the body for a head-mounted display, for example, getting the optical path right is paramount. Users thus mark the lens mounts as “high-resolution” to indicate that these should later be 3D printed. faBrickator then 3D prints these parts. It also generates instructions that show users how to create everything else from Lego bricks.
If users iterate on the design later, faBrickator offers even greater benefit as it allows re-printing only the elements that changed. We validated our system at the example of three 3D models of functional objects. On average, our system fabricates objects 2.44 times faster than traditional 3D printing while requiring only 14 minutes of manual assembly.

More Information: http://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/baudisc...
faBrickation is a research project by
Stefanie Mueller, http://www.stefaniemueller.org 

Tobias Mohr,
Kerstin Guenther,
Johannes Frohnhofen,
Patrick Baudisch, http://www.patrickbaudisch.com

Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany

When you see this machine at work, you see the future of production. The turbine housing just grows in front of you. The printed part is probably lighter and stronger since its laser is creating more carbon bonds.

Technical specifications:

• 5-axis: milling and laser texturing of plastic injection moulds on one machine in one setup
• Full fledged 5-axis milling machine from DECKEL MAHO in the rigid monoBLOCK® / duoBLOCK® Series; flexible integration of a laser head via the HSK interface
• Change over time from milling to laser operation only approx. 5 minutes
• Unlimited design possibilities for geometricallydefined surface textures in free-form surfaces
• Environmentally-friendly methods that do not require the use of chemicals
• Highest repeatability
• Fully digitised process chain
• LASERSOFT 3D texturing software package for the laser structuring of 3D surfaces: from Bitmap to the finished texture

http://hr.dmgmori.com/sites/products/en/lasertec/lasertec-65-shape

PDF brochure:

http://hr.dmgmori.com/pq/lasertec-65-shape_en/pl0uk13_lasertec-series.pdf

You can also check out this Matsuura Lumex machine with similar approach:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/01/matsuura-lumex-avance-25-hybrid-metal.html

Here are two new resources for you:

http://www.3dprintingjobs.biz/ 3d printing related jobs board


http://gravity3drecruitment.com/ 3d printing talent recruitment agency.

more proofs that the 3d printing industry field is rapidly expanding. There will probably be more specialized websites for all niches in the future.

Great review video of MendelMax 2.0 by ZennmasterM.

MendelMax 2.0 description from RepRap wiki:

The new MendelMax 2 is a complete reinvention of the MendelMax. It makes the MendelMax faster to build, easier to source and even better looking than before.

Design
The MendelMax 2 includes a completely redesigned frame, made from aluminum extrusions and primarily flat plates. These plates can be cut from aluminum, printed, laser cut from plastic, or hand cut with a scroll saw or a coping saw (making this arguably the most accessible DIY reprap ever). A hand cut MendelMax 2 will virtually function identically to a custom machined one. There is no longer a reason to see your hand built machine as merely a means to an end.
Triangles are a smart choice for the gantry, both functionally and aesthetically. From a design standpoint, I wanted the MendelMax to still be visibly a Mendel descendent, while not letting the shape get in the way of improvements. By switching to a right-triangle design, the MendelMax 2.0 gains ~50mm more z-axis movement (the exact amount will depend on your extruder choice). The new design results in a very open, unobstructed print area.

Specifications

• Print Area Dimensions: 230 mm x 310 mm x 225 mm
• Print Area: 16042.5 cm3
• Printer Dimensions: 450 mm x 340 mm x 460 mm
• Usable Maximum Print Speed: 150mm/sec or more depending on the part, print material, and extruder
• Usable Maximum Movement Speed: 500+ mm/sec
• Layer Height: .1-.4mm, user selectable. Lower layer heights are also possible.
• X & Y Axis Resolution: .0125mm
• Frame: All aluminum
• Movement: linear rail (X and Y axis), precision shafting and bushing (Z axis)
• Price: $1595 for complete kit

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/user/ZennmasterM?feature=watch

http://reprap.org/wiki/MendelMax_2

Another great review by Barnacules of Ultimaker 2. He goes trough unboxing, setup, calibration, leveling and first printing. His machine came delivered with on extruder fan broken. The leveling process seems easy with adjustment screws on the bottom of the print bed.

From video description:

The Ultimaker 2
To operate the Ultimaker 2 you don't need any specific technical knowledge. Every part has been redesigned to create one of the highest performing 3D printer available on the market, but also a very reliable one.

Ultimaker 2 specifications
Easy to use and reliable
Designed for non-expert and expert
Larger build envelope
Heated bed
Low cost material
Open source
Just like the Original the Ultimaker 2 will remain open source. We dare to share our knowledge because we believe we can achieve even more when working together.
Easy to use and reliable
To operate the Ultimaker 2 you don't need any specific technological knowledge. With its 49 decibel it's a quiet machine. Because the electronics are bundled the Ultimaker 2 is stable and reliable. With its nice design the Ultimaker 2 is suitable in any working or living interior.
Designed for non-expert and expert
We've made the Ultimaker 2 to be as easy as possible. You don't need to have a huge technological background to understand our printer. At the same time we've developed the printer in a way that it's still interesting for experts to work and create with.
Larger build ratio
We've managed to get an even better print-to-size ratio. This means the printer size has remained the same, and the print envelope became bigger.
Low cost material
Beside the fact that the Ultimaker doesn't use a lot of power, the material you use to print is also low cost. This makes the use of an Ultimaker very affordable.
Layer resolution: up to 20 micron
Build volume: 23 x 22.5 x 20.5 cm
Position precision X Y Z: 12.5 / 12.5 / 5 micron
Print speed: 30 mm/s - 300 mm/s
Travel speed: 30 mm/s - 350 mm/s
Recommended filament diameter: 2.85 mm
Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
Stand-alone SD-card printing
WiFi printing ready (future upgradeable)
Software: Cura - Official Ultimaker
Print technology: Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
Frame dimension X Y Z: 35.7 / 34.2 / 38.8 cm (no filament)
Frame dimension X Y Z: 49.2 / 34.2 / 55.8 cm (with filament)
Operation nozzle temperature: 180° - 260° C
Operation heated bed temperature: 50° - 100° C
Ambient operation temperature: 15° - 32° C
Storage temperature: 0° - 32° C
AC input: 100 - 240 V / ~4 AMPS / 50 - 60 HZ / 221 watt max.
Power requirements: 24 V DC @ 9.2 AMPS
Usage cost: ~ €0.05 / cm3 (material and power)

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/user/barnacules1?feature=watch

There is no detailed information HOW he did it, but Daniel Widrig managed to 3d print a chair by using a mixture of plaster and sugar with sake. It was commissioned as part of an art exhibition.


























Daniel Widrig project homepage with some other cool designs:

http://www.danielwidrig.com/index.php?page=Work&id=chair

Source:

http://www.designboom.com/design/daniel-widrig-3d-prints-chair-using-plaster-sugar-sake-01-14-2014/

Pawel Dobrowolski is working on extruder made from plywood. He made first progress by making plywood gears.
Pawel later commented on this post that this extruder is based on yruds/yegah design which is popular in Poland  and it is a part of bigger open source project called BYQ 3d printer made fully in plywood .

Developed by Dr. Kee Moon and Jeremiah Cox, the device seeks to better conform to the way the body moved before an accident or injury occurred. Rather than rigidly control the movements of the leg, their device nudges - or kicks - the leg to begin natural physical motion. In the future, the bionic leg will further tie in with the brain to better adapt to former muscle memory, allowing the patient to better achieve their previous and unique way of walking or moving.

Carbon fiber 3d printing was the technology many people were waiting for. We could finaly get very durable and strong printed objects.




Technical specifications of Mark One:

• Printing Technology: Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) / Composite Filament Fabrication (CFF)
• Build Size: 305mm x 160mm x 160mm (12″ x 6.25″ x 6.25″, 486ci)
• Material Compatibility: Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Nylon, PLA
• Highest Layer Resolution: FFF Printing: 100 Microns / CFF Printing: 200 Microns
• Extruders: Dual Quick Change
• Filament Sizes: FFF: 1.75mm, CFF: MF4
• Pause / Resume Prints: Yes
• Software: Cloud Enabled
• Supported OS: Mac OS 10.7 Lion +, Win XP+, Linux*
• Supported Browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 10+, Safari 6+*
• Supported Files: STL, .OBJ
• Connectivity: WiFi, USB, SD Card
• Price: at 5000 USD range

Brilliant ideas need brilliant materials.
Designed to overcome the strength limitations of other 3D printed materials, the MarkForged Mark One 3D printer is the world’s first 3D printer designed to print composite materials. Now you can print parts, tooling, and fixtures with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than 6061-T6 Aluminum.

Gregory Mark, the President of MarkFoged, also co-owns Aeromation, another carbon high technology company responsible for manufacturing computer controlled race car wings. The wings are typically made out of carbon fiber because of it’s high durability, strength and low weight. They discovered that it is quite a challenging task to manufacture parts out of carbon fiber, because of the time needed and high expense in laying the fiber down piece by piece in the production process. That’s what motivated the development of 3D printer which could simply print the carbon material.

We are waiting for more details and print results!

Mark One is produced by Mark Forged:

http://markforged.com/the-specifications/

Now, after the initial hype, we can say that there are many uncertainties about the technology behind this printer.

• carbon filament and various carbon fiber technologies have been used in 3d printers before, but as far as I know, no machine has been designed specially for the carbon technology and this would be the first desktop / prosumer printer
• it is unknown how exactly Mark One prints with carbon fiber: is it a new "special" filament where carbon is mixed in thermoplastics or is it some other technology 

Screenshot of Mark One webpage showing that the carbon fiber material is 20 times stiffer then ABS and 5 times stronger

Mark One is multimaterial machine that can print objects with two materials with different combinations of core, shell and structural honeycomb

Technology of 3d scanners is exploding together with the developments in 3d printing machines. Fuel3d is one of more high-end scanner that is much expected to reach the market.

They released the final design of production unit:































Here is the video presentation of Fuel3d and usage cases:




Here is what company claims are main advantages of Fuel3d against competitor technologies:

• Turntable: The most basic and lowest cost 3D scanning systems use laser point or line projection onto an object positioned and rotated on a turntable. Prices range from a few hundred dollars up to low thousands. As a handheld solution, Fuel3D holds a significant flexibility advantage over these systems, as they are fixed position and the object being scanned is limited by turntable size.
• Sweeping laser line: To enable scanning of larger objects, scanners are available that project a laser line, which sweeps across a stationary subject. With a few exceptions, prices for these technologies are typically in the $20,000 – $50,000 range. Fuel3D has a very strong price advantage over all these systems, with the added benefit of handheld flexibility and color capture.
• Hand-held: 3D scanning systems have been developed to enable maximum scan flexibility for working around objects of almost any shape and size. Prices of hand-held solutions are now as low as $15,000 – $30,000. In addition to Fuel3D being much less expensive, we are not aware of any of these handheld systems that collect color data in addition to 3D geometry.
• Microsoft Kinect: Some low-cost handheld scanning solutions are being developed using the Microsoft Kinect platform. These systems are typically quite low-resolution resolution, so while they are good for capturing environments, they do not have the data precision or resolution for detailed object capture like Fuel3D.

The Fuel3D scanner is priced from 1,250 USD without shipping costs or taxes. Estimated shipping start is in September of 2014.
Company page:

http://www.fuel-3d.com/

Fuel3d pdf technical whitepaper:

http://www.fuel-3d.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FUL3D-Tech-Paper-US.pdf

Fuel3d successful Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/45699157/fuel3d-a-handheld-3d-scanner-for-less-than-1000/

Here is the first post on Fel3d and MashUp partnershp:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/08/meshup-and-fuel3d.html

Adobe is joining the ranks of corporations that got into 3d printing field. Photoshop cc update 14.2 bringe many features for 3d model print preparation and support for several 3d printers.
Support for directly printing from Photoshop CC to 3D Systems Cube, MakerBot Replicator 2, MakerBot Replicator 2x and Zcorp Full Color is built in, as is the ability to export an STL file.
It can work with several 3d print object properties, such as:

• Printer Volume – This will show the measurement that the model is shown in (the numbers marked in Blue are shown in the chosen measurement).
• Detail Level – Minimum size of features that can be printed.
• Show Printer Volume Overlay – This is the cage around the model, the cage is generated and shows the maximum capacity of the print chamber in the 3D printer
• Printer Volume – The size of the print chamber in the measurements that have been specified above.
• Scene Volume – This is the size of the physical cage around the model inside Photoshop CC, this can be modified using the numbers, or a fast way to scale the model to the cage is it click the button marked “Scale to print volume”.
• Surface Details – Photoshop CC will use the Bumps, normal maps and opacity to enhance the final detail.
• Support Structures – Photoshop CC will generate the supports and raft for the output preview.

For Photoshop CC to be able to print the model, it will automate the following tasks for you, i.e :-

• Wall Thickness – The model is hollow, the walls will need to be adjusted to make sure the minimum wall thickness is achieved, in accordance to the selected printer specification.
• Repair the model – The Model may not be, what’s know as “Water tight”, which means it may have holes in it, or normals that are the wrong way around (there are other elements here as well), that will cause the print to not properly.
• Create scaffolding – The elements that we explained earlier that are ‘floating’ need to be supported during the print.

Here is another video review od Psdtuts+:

If you are using OpenSCAD and you are limited by its simple code editor, you can use it with advanced text editors like Sublime Text or Textmate to code in. They offer many advanced options like syntax coloring, automation of many manual operations etc.

You can use OpenSCAD with almost any external text editor, here is the short explanation:

OpenScad is able to check for changes of files and automatically recompile if a file change occurs. To use this feature enable "Design->Automatic Reload and Compile"

Once the feature is activated, just load the scad file within OpenSCAD as usual ("File->Open..").

After that, open the scad file in your favorite editor too. Edit and work on the scad file within the external editor. Whenever the file is saved to disk (from within the external editor), OpenSCAD will recognize the file change and automatically recompiles accordingly.

The internal editor can be hidden by minimizing the frame with the mouse or by selecting "View->Hide editor".

Open SCAD is programmatic CAD that is used most often, but there are many others. Some of them have syntax coloring, and probably some more could be used with external text editors.  

Textmate (Mac OS only) OpenSCAD add-on:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15292

Textmate webpage: http://macromates.com/

Notepad++ language file:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15363

Notepad++ text editor download: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Sublime Text 2 OpenSCAD add-on:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:235558

Sublime Text multiplatfrom text editor: http://www.sublimetext.com/






Here are some information how to use OpenSCAD with

emacs: https://github.com/openscad/openscad/blob/master/contrib/scad-mode.el

and Kate: here is the Kate syntax file http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29505

Source:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/Using_an_external_Editor_with_OpenSCAD

It looks like some sort of K8200 clone or re-brandedimported machine from Philippines. It is sold for 100 000 Philippine Peso which is almost 2200 USD. I have a filing that any Philippino interested in buying it could build a better printer for less money. On other hand, maybe it's hard to import parts into Philippines.



Technical specifications:

• Linear ball bearings: 8 and 10 mm
• Technology: FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) for PLA and ABS
• Power supply: 15 V / 6.5 A max.
• Standard USB 2.0 to Mini 5pin
• Dimensions of printable area: 200 x 200 x 200mm
• Typical printing speed: 100 mm/s
• Maximum print speed: 150 to 300 mm/s (depending on the object to be printed)
• Extrusion nozzle: 0.5 mm
• Extrusion thermistor: NTC 100K
• Extruded aluminum profiles: 20 mm wide
• Movement: 4 Wantai Stepper Motor
• Printer Dimension: 600mm x 430mm x 580mm (L x W x H)
• Packaging Dimension: 650mm x 515mm x 640mm (L x W x H)

Resolution:

• Nominal mechanical resolution: 
• X and Y: 0.015 mm (smallest step the printing plate can move in the X and Y direction) 
• Z: 0.781 µm (smallest step the printing plate can move in the Z direction)
• Nominal printing resolution: 
• Wall thickness (X,Y): 0.5 mm 
• Layer thickness (Z): 0.20 - 0.25 mm
• Software: Repetier version 0.84 and up
• included: 5m PLA filament black sample
• Tested in: Windows 7 and Windows XP

 http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products&type=view&sid=18967&main=167

Barnacules has another nice video tutorial about how he mounted active cooling fan on his Robo 3D printer Arduino controller board to prevent overheating. He used 3d printed mounting brackets.


From video description:

You can print these brackets on your Robo3D with heated bed off to prevent a crash and have your printer fix itself! You don't really need a 2nd 3D printer :P
Get Fan Bracket @ http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:166045 

Today while printing on my Robo 3D I ran into a problem where after 30 minutes it would just shut down and stop printing, after this happened 3 - 4 times in a row I flipped the printer over and felt the ramp board and it was on fire! I checked the forums and talked to some friends and they said that the ramps heat up really bad and can shut down if you run the heated bed at high temps while printing for prolonged time (known issue). The solution is to add some active cooling in the form of a fan to the Arduino board that drives the Robo 3D.

I used my Ultimaker 3D printer to print out a few brackets from Thingiverse.com to mount an 80mm fan to the bottom since I had clearance with the new feet I printed that raised the printer up for the Smart LCD Controller I recently installed (check that video out). The results were epic and in this video I will show you the entire process end to end to fix this problem once and for all.
The brackets were printed w/ following CURA settings on Ultimaker v1
White PLA material
0.2mm layer height
0.4mm nozzle
70c Bed
210c Hot End
100mm/sec
Cooling fan 100%
Total printing time approx 50 minutes...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/barnacules1?feature=watch

Video demonstration of color changing heat sensitive 3d printing filament!



Video by:
https://www.youtube.com/user/GyrobotUK?feature=watch

Nicholas posted new Wally video:


From video description:

It is about time to provide proof of Wally printing a large object. If you look closely you can see the bed going up and down to adjust for the bed level. It took about 7 hours to print the vase. It is 100mm x 100mm x 145mm. I used a .4mm nozzle and did .2mm tall layers. I used default slic3r speeds. I have gone as much as 4 time faster while I was watching but for an unattended print like this I wasn't as adventurous. I suspect that I can go about 2 times as fast before surface quality suffers.

https://github.com/NicholasSeward/ConceptFORGE/tree/master/Wally

http://forum.conceptforge.org/viewforum.php?f=7

Marcus decided to make his personal "Travel CNC" which has CNC mill, 4th axis, 3d printer, vector knife, resin casting and work table in single, mobile, quiet, clean machine.













Here is the link to his continuously updated blog post about the project progress:

http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.de/2013/07/travel-cnc3d-printervector-cutter.html

He is also developing his own 4+5 axis CAM software, so go and help him:

http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.de/2013/05/free-45-axis-cam-software.html

I hope his project will be successful and well documented!

Video by: The Vormittag

Many people are building machines they designed from scratch. Here is combination of CNC machine and 3d printer which is well documented with complete build guide. It has some interesting features like printing with many materials.

Here is 2BEIGH3 as CNC cutter slicing trough acrylic plate:



Here is 2BEIGH3 3d printing with Nylon (btw: printing Nylon emits toxic fumes, it should be done in controlled environment):

2BEIGH3 technical specifications:

• Build volume for CNCing: 14” x 14” x 6”,  355mm x 355mm x 160mm  
• Build volume for 3d printing: 14” x 14” x 12”, 355mm x 355mm x 355mm
• Material Aluminium 3mm or 0.125" ABS and PLA Plastic Rod or Line
• Plastics 2-3mm(or 0.125") Nylon, Nylon Polymers, Nylon 6 and 6/6 - 6' Rod
• Foam 3mm or 0.125" PET (Plastic from water bottles)
• (Steel with the addition of cooling) 
• Resolution: X-Y Resolution +/- 0.005 ~ +/- 0.012, Z Resolution +/- 0.005 +/- 0.005
• Cut/Print Speed 350mm/min 24mm/s
• Cutting Foam ABS
• Tools/Tips 0.125” – 0.250” .32mm - .62mm

Software:

• Any CAD that makes “.dxf” and exports “.stl”
• MACH3
• LazyCam slic3r rev 6
• PC Win XP

This hybrid can print with various materials like ABS, PLA, different nylon polymers, acrylic and It can also print with reclaimed PET from the regular PET bottles. Here are the images of printed objects in different materials:



Here is a video of it printing in clear acrylic:





Hot end is also custom designed from simple parts:



























All the details need for construction of 2BEIGH3 can be found here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Combination-CNC-Machine-and-3D-Printer/?ALLSTEPS

Thingiverse finally released their mobile application for Android platform! It is available on Google play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thingiverse

This is not your Prusa Mendel. This is the Godzilla of advanced industrial 3d printers, a hybrid metal laser sintering and high precision milling machine.
It can produce highly precise medical and dental implants and high end custom aerospace industry parts. The structures can have intricate internal structure that can decrease weight, improve cooling or add advanced structural properties.
Lumex Avance can also print complex molds and casts with integrated cooling for high cycle injection molding.
Typically, milling produces debris, or chips, of removed material that vary in size. However, the LUMEX machine utilizes dry cutting, meaning no coolant is used. For this reason, the cutters are very small and the machining metal removal is a fine powder. Thus, the porosity is theoretically equal to the particle size of the powder and gets incorporated into the powder mix. Usually, no removal of milling chips is needed.