I Didn't Expect This When I Poured 3D Printer Resin into Silicone Molds! What Happened? I’ve always wondered what would ...

Have you ever played with Rose’s metal? It’s a fusible alloy of bismuth, lead, and tin with a low melting point of around 100 °C. Historically, it’s been used as a solder for cast iron railings and ...

Discover the full process of creating a large sacred icon using 3D printing, silicone molding, and plaster casting. From ...

Recently [Stefan] of CNC Kitchen took a gander at using his gaggle of 3D printers to try injection molding (IM). Although the IM process generally requires metal molds and specialized machinery, 3D ...

Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught ...

A 3D-printing company plans to print large objects such as boat molds and components as it transitions research performed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center into a ...

Discover why manufacturers are replacing traditional injection molding with 3D printed TPU to reduce tooling costs, speed up production, and improve flexibility.

Rather than mimic the conventional functionality of a tool, something new is in the game: dissolvable molds. The soluble tooling technology uses the same printer but different materials, allowing for ...

Tool, a company best known amongst makers for its laser-based cutting and engraving tools, has announced a new multi-function ...