Makibox Assembly (pt 1)
Makibox! Only 18 months late..
Hairspray & 3D Printing – Not such an odd couple!
“What’s with the hairspray?” A question posed by everyone that comes by the lab to be introduced to 3D printing. For those not in the know, in order for an object to be successfully 3d printed it needs to stick to the build surface. As this is plastic (in most cases) that is being extruded […]
The RepRap Way!
Getting to Grips with 3D printers- The RepRap Way
Deciding on a 3D printer is like it or not often related to cost; as is everything else. Not to forget ease of installation and use. What one tends to forget is what happens when that machine that was cheap and easy to use breaks down. Warranty aside, would you delve into the inner workings […]
Scientists, what R U 3D printing today?
At the breakneck speeds of advances being made in Additive Manufacturing there are smaller, simpler things that are being printed on a daily basis in labs around the world. An Agarose Gel Casting Tray for Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis A 3D printed model of a DNA helix. The examples above are extremely simple but can have […]