3D printers are extreme precision instruments. It's easy to forget just how miraculous it is to have a tiny box in your house ...

So, you got a 3D printer for the holidays, and you’re excited to dive in. Chances are, you’re not sure where to begin. What can you print? What’s fun? What’s useful? Justifying the purchase of a 3D ...

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 those two ...

3D printers might have originally been used to create prototypes and product models, but the industry is expanding to produce larger-scale products—and even medical devices. Although 3D printing tends ...

Like Wi-Fi routers, people typically only pay attention to their printer when it isn’t working. If that sounds relatable, chances are you’ve never used a 3D printer. SKIP AHEAD The best 3D printers | ...

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 ...