How to speed up a 3d printer
This free video blog post explains how artist Kevin Caron speeded up his 3D printer.
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Increasing intensity: Lighting 3D-printed sculptures
Artist Kevin Caron investigates lighting his 3D-printed sculptures
Read MoreBack to the future: up and running
Busy holiday season provides ample opportunity for people to check out artist Kevin Caron’s new deconstructed “cubist” 3D-printed sculpture ….
Read MoreMad scientist performs 3D printer brain transplant
Wouldn’t you like to see that headline in your newspaper or favorite news Website? It’d be at the top of mine, because that’s just what happened recently with my 8-foot-tall Cerberus 3D Gigante 3D printer. The Gigante is 5 years old now, which is like 50 in 3D printing years, especially with the rapid changes in […]
Read MoreLet there be light: adding lights to my 3D printers
Artist Kevin Caron shows how he added light to his 3D printers.
Read MoreAll that is old is new again: Updating 3D printers
If you buy a 3D printer “off the shelf,” say a MakerBot or Lulzbot, you get what you got. Of course, based on the number of units sold of these machines, you can assume they are of some quality. You also know the capabilities of the printer, the kind of filament it can handle, its […]
Read MoreCerberus 3D 400 3D printer opens a world of filament
When my first 3D printer, a 3D Systems CubeX, apparently died (more on that in a moment), I lost the ability to work in anything but PLA filament. That mattered to me, because I have one design in particular that seems to prefer ABS. I had tried repeatedly to fix the CubeX, ordering and […]
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Switch cuts out 3D printing problem
Kevin Caron installs a switch on the 3D printer to prevent losing a print.
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The mystery of the 3D print fail
Kevin Caron tries to figure out why 3D printing sometimes fails.
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3D Frankenstein: Gigante 3D Printer Gets A New Brain
Cerberus Gigante 3D printer – Kevin Caron
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