Meet Scrap 1, a desktop metal 3D printer built from FDM-printed parts. Scrap Labs founder Matt Woods tells us how it came to be.

Desktop FDM printing has been mainstream for years, but metal printing has stubbornly remained locked inside industrial ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...

For all the remarkable improvements we’ve seen in desktop 3D printers, metal printers have tended to stay out of reach for hackers, mostly because they usually rely on precise and expensive laser ...

Dazzle someone with a tale of the 3D-printed future, where everyone, everywhere prints their own goods at home, and after the initial surprise that you can print anything from math tools to body parts ...

Mount Laurel, NJ , Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vulcan, a U.S. based manufacturer of advanced manufacturing systems, announced today the launch of its MX Series, a new generation of laser powder ...

Firearm suppressors, often called silencers, are having a breakout moment. Sales jumped 31% over the past year, according to the American Suppressor Association, with the number expected to surge in ...

3D printing has become one of the most efficient and affordable ways of creating simple, specific items without having to purchase them. But while 3D printing can save you money on some things, it's ...

Markforged has announced the FX10 Metal Kit, a print engine that brings metal printing capability to the FX10. With this kit, the FX10 becomes an industrial 3D printer that can print both metal ...

Welding is typically used to join two parts together, whether those parts be metal or plastic. There are various styles of welding, but we won’t go into those here. Casting is the act of pouring a ...