3D Printer Projects
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Printing Sticks for PLA Hot Glue Gun](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/26164750/the-pla-glue-gun.jpg)
Who needs a 3D printer when you have a hot glue gun? This Hackaday project from Donald Papp shows us how to use molten PLA filament to glue 3D printed objects together.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print Your Own Wristwatch](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/16154036/titelbild.jpg)
While there are those who have used 3D printing to make their own watch cases, watch bands, and watch chargers, others are taking the next step and actually 3D print watches. Learn how to make your own!
![Featured image of [Project] Create Your Own Multicolor 3D Printed Filament](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/04174110/3d-filamen-e1556984663305.jpg)
Have you ever wanted to make your own multicolor materials? Now you can by...3D printing filament? That's right. Thingiverse user Turbo_SunShine shows us how to repurpose your filament to create new color combinations!
![Featured image of [Project] It’s Time to 3D Print a Digital Clock](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14221826/Fully-3D-Printed-Servo-Driven-Digital-Clock-0-8-screenshot.jpg)
OTVINTA, a platform for 3D modeling and 3D printing tutorials, shows us how to 3D print a digital clock that is driven by a Raspberry Pi 3 and a handful of micro-servo motors.
Check out this easy project tutorial to learn how to make your own solderless 3D printed circuit board using conductive epoxy.
![Featured image of [Project] Design & 3D Print a Customized Sunburst Clock](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/21200213/sunburst-clock-e1542826974652.jpg)
Designer and maker Laura Taalman has created a clock design generator that produces geometrically-driven retro clock models. The time is now: 3D print your own customized sunburst clock!
Swedish maker and YouTuber Simon Sörensen shares a new instructional video on how to turn a Creality CR-10 3D printer into an engraver with just a few simple steps.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print Your Own Wind Turbine Model](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/26132621/9330701f646ec5c451f757fbd2da5e88_preview_featured-e1535709997934.jpg)
Want to teach your kids about the power of renewable energy? Or just want to build your own wind turbine replica? Then check out this 3D printed wind turbine model created by maker Luc Tellier.
![Featured image of [Project] Set Sail in This 3D Printed RC Airboat](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/26133144/youtubecom-180824.jpg)
For today's Weekend Project, we're looking at a 3D printed RC Airboat by maker Simon Sörensen. After some trial and error, the 3D printing enthusiast was able to create a functional boat design – and you can too!
Need some affordable scientific equipment to experiment and make a breakthrough discovery? This 3D printed open source laboratory rocker is a terrific tool for biological and molecular mixing applications.
![Featured image of [Project] Cool Down With This 3D Printed Bladeless Desk Fan](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/26145003/15acaa83ce136c6000eb10e9f0460286_preview_featured-e1529054818280.jpg)
Summertime is here and the weather is heating up! Why not use your 3D printer to create a sleek bladeless desk fan to keep you cool.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print Your Own NERF Thirst Zapper Gun From Fallout 4](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/26163434/oRnSbiw-e1519396617712.jpg)
With just a spring and a 3D printer, Croatian digital artist and maker Vedran Marjanovic Wekster shows you how to create a NERF-ified version of the Thirst Zapper gun from the video game series Fallout.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print An Actual Earthquake Map](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26170309/earth-e1516978414756.jpg)
Oakland artist and Instructables user Doug McCune shares a project that shows how you can turn data generated from an earthquake into a 3D printed topographical map. Shake up your weekend with this great DIY project!
Whether for sport or fun, DIY BattleBots are here to stay. Check out this list of destroyers that you can build with your 3D printer!
Interactive projects are great for engaging kids in the learning process. Check out these awesome STEM project ideas for elementary students!
One evening, during a dark and murky voyage through Reddit, we discovered this superb Creality Ender 3 Print Colorizer project. We liked it. So, here we are writing about it.
Creality's released the Searcher 01, a 3D printed drone assembly kit. Will it be a high-flier? Read on as we review the specs of this quadrocopter.
![Featured image of [Project] Create Your Own 3D Printed LED Mason Jar Lanterns](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/26162802/FL03LFCJDYUVKW5.LARGE_-e1519920834362.jpg)
Instructables content creator Becky Stern shares her latest 3D printing project: LED Mason Jar Lanterns. This beginner-level project will help you improve your design and DIY skills, and you'll have some lovely new lanterns to light up your home!
The Analog Sky Drifter is a customizable, mostly 3D printed binocular telescope which will be on Kickstarter soon.
![Featured image of [Project] 3D Print Your Own RetroPie Nintendo Switch](https://i.stageall3dp.com/workers/images/fit=scale-down,w=1200,h=671,quality=79,gravity=0.5x0.5,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/26164137/piswitch.jpg)
The Nintendo Switch games console is an undeniable success. But, retailing for a few hundred dollars, its does require a significant chunk of change. Why not build your own for a fraction of the cost instead? Here's how (disclaimer: the PiSwitch will not play Nintendo Switch games).