My 3D printer started as a hobby machine, but it became the repair tool I reach for when small failures threaten useful gear.

You've likely had a printer that didn't work and needed to be replaced or disposed of. However, it's not a big pile of plastic and metal heading straight for a dump. If you are a resourceful maker, an ...

Don’t let a malfunctioning dot matrix printer give you fits. Learn some techniques for solving several common dot matrix printer problems and advice on finding increasingly scarce parts. These days, ...

VW has been working with HP and Siemens to scale up 3D metal printing processes to make car parts. Metallic 3D-printed parts weigh half as much as those produced from sheet steel, allowing the ...

Do it yourself CNC machines can be never ending projects. Once you get one machine done, you want another. [Mario] found this out when he started work on his second CNC machine, TheMaker2. As its name ...

One thing about airplanes—especially ones that fly from aircraft carriers, where they’re battered by saltwater and tough deck landings—is that they need lots of spare parts that are not always on hand ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The Army has a new type of multi-polymer filament for commonly-used desktop 3-D printers. This advance may save money and facilitate fast printing of critical parts at ...