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Well, summer has finally left us behind, and we’re printing cool things in September. The leaves litter the streets, the skies get greyer, it gets dark earlier, and you’re now sharing your house with a surprising amount of spiders. What better time to print some cool stuff on your 3D...

MiniWorld3D meets 3D Print Works! Recently, we had the privilege of talking to Dany Sanchez, who is the founder and lead designer of the MiniWorld3D project. This project catalogues world landmarks from all over the globe by 3D printing them, and has grown to incorporate a team of designers as...

Here at 3D Print Works, we love the Olympics. And we also love the Paralympics. But what we love most of all is when 3D printing crops up in relation to the Olympics and/or Paralympics! Yes, you’d be surprised to learn that 3D printing is actually a surprisingly important part...

  We’re over halfway through 2021! August is here, and you know what that means – it’s the last month of summer. If, like us, you’re in the UK, make sure to get your sun in before it vanishes for the next 6 months. If you’re already sunned up, however,...

We’ve all heard about conventional 3D printing. But have you heard of micro-printing? Yes, the world of 3D printing normal sized objects is no longer at the forefront of the technological frontier. The world has moved on – and now it is possible to 3D print things that are invisible...

This blogpost will walk you through a brief history of 3D printing and will introduce you to the major names and events that made their mark on the field. Given that 3D printing is still a growing and developing industry, it’s hard to imagine it’s been around for over 40 years! To be...

We've been giving you cool things to print all of 2021 so far. From winter to summer, we've been giving you 6 good recommendations every month. Now we're halfway through the year! To celebrate the summer solstice, and to celebrate us finally seeing a bit of sun, here are our...

3D printing filament can, at times, be a pretty basic business. Most of the time, you’re just dealing with standard PLA, a trusty, one-size-fits all filament. It’s available, it’s affordable, and it’s not so much of a hassle to use. Great for beginners. But as you delve deeper into the...

  3D printing and football might not necessarily be intuitively linked. But, as we’ll show you in this blog post, there’s more of a connection than you would think. With the Euros rapidly approaching and Scotland actually competing in a major international tournament for the first time since 1998, it’s...