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- Bed leveling / Calibration
  - Easy to adjust bed
  - Force Sensing Resistors
  - Kossel auto bed leveling
  - Kossel hotend as z-probe
  - Marlin - auto bed leveling
  - Rostock Max Calibration using .91 Repetier
- Calculators
  - Delta calculators
  - Filament drive math
  - Magnet calculators
- Ceramics
  - Ceramic mixtures
  - Clay
  - Faience
  - Porcelain
  - Printing ceramics
- Concrete
  - BetAbram
  - Concrete
  - Minibuilders
- Construction
  - Actobotics
  - Contraptor
  - DIY T-slot nuts
  - Getting started with T-slot extrusion
  - Makeblock
  - Makerbeam
  - Microrax
  - Misumi
  - Multiplo
  - Openbeam
  - Vibrationmounts
- Construction tools
  - Carbide cutting wheels
  - Hobbed bolt on a Drillpress
  - Hobbed bolt on a Lathe
  - Hobbing gristle
  - KNRLR
- Extruders
  - Bowden extruders
  - Extruder gear performance test
  - Glue Gun extruder
  - HPX Extruder
  - LPA Schokostruder
  - Multi color extrusion
  - Non-bowden extruders
  - Paste extruders
  - Peristaltic Pump Extruder
  - Syringe extruders
    - Syringe Pump
  - Valved Extruder
- Filament
  - Finetuning print temperature
  - Making PLA flexible
  - Other plastics
    - PCL (Polycaprolactone)
  - Plastics
  - Smoothing ABS parts
  - Smoothing PLA parts
  - Universal Filament Identification System
  - Vendors
  - XTC3D
- Find a printer near you
- Firmware
  - 4pi-firmware
  - 5Dprint
  - aprinter
  - Arduino-gcode-interpreter
  - Grbl
  - Makerbot
  - Marlin
  - Repetier Firmware
  - Sailfish
  - sjfw
  - Smoothieware
  - Sprinter
  - Teacup
  - TxapuCNC RX
- Hot ends
  - Airwolf Buda
  - Aluhotend
  - arcol.hu
  - BfB
  - Buckrap hot end
  - Budaschnozzle
  - CB head
  - CB heating block
  - CB hotend
  - Cheesy hot end
  - Chess
  - E3D hotend
  - E3D v6
  - Fan duct by Maurits
  - Freesculpt hot-end
  - Gas nozzle hot end
  - Genie MK I
  - Genie MKII
  - GoCNC hotend
  - GRRF nozzle
  - Hexagon
  - Hotend for Nylon
  - hotends.com
  - How to make your hotend
  - Huxley hot end
  - Induction heater
  - J Head
  - J Head MKV-B Hot-End
  - J-head Lite
  - J-head-IV-clone
  - JGR hot end
  - Kikailabs hotend
  - Laszlo v3.0
  - LeoNozzle
  - Makergear
  - Mbot nozzle
  - Mbot stainless barrel
  - Merlin
  - Metal MB hot end
  - Mini J Head Nozzle
  - Mixshop hotend
  - Modular grrf.de hotend
  - Needle nozzle
  - Nozzle Tip Cleaning Tool
  - opiliones hotend
  - Pico
  - PID tuning
    - PID Autotune (Lulzbot/Lincomatic)
    - PID Autotune (RepRap/Soliwiki)
    - PID Autotune (Ultimaker)
  - Power-Hotend
  - Prometheus hotend
  - Prusanozzle
  - Recreus hotend
  - RepRap hot end
  - Reprapbr tutorial
  - reprapobchod hotend
  - ReSCo hotend
  - roboforum.ru
  - SeeMeCNC Hot-end
  - SG2
  - Silica Cement
  - Solidoodle hot end
  - Sumpod hotend
  - TC hotend
  - The Kraken
  - Trinity MetalMagma
  - Ubis
  - Ultimaker hotend V2
  - Unknown Hotends
  - Watercooled hotend
- Inspiration corner
  - 3D Light paintings
  - 3D Printing for Dummies
  - Additive wire laying
  - Aluminium casting
  - ArduPhone
  - AT89C2051/4051 Stepper Motor Interface
  - AVR Programming shield
  - BE maker kit
  - Better stepper drivers
  - Bondo
  - Capacitive 3D controller
  - chinese inspiration
  - CNC build houses
  - Controlling computer fans
  - Conveyerbelt 3D print
  - Current sensing
  - Delrin on Aluminum sliders
  - Drawing Machine
  - DYI EL panels/displays
  - Fast 2 axis system
  - Foam molding
  - Heat resistive materials
  - Heatit
  - IGBT driven induction heater
  - Inkjet technology
  - JK Devices Arduino compatibles
  - Kinetic Sand
  - Linear Actuator with compensation
  - Magnetic printed objects
  - Make wooden linear slides
  - Metal engraver
  - Motion sensing
  - OpenPicus
  - Outsourcing to the bees
  - Printed food, and printing with plastic that is made of food.
  - Printer in a flightcase crate
  - Printing a chair
  - Printing electronics
  - Printing Epoxy
  - Printing prosthetic limbs
  - Printing Records
  - Printing weapons
  - Quick comparison: pro versus low cost FDM 3D printers
  - Recycling
  - RePaper
  - Revolution: Grafitty bicycle
  - Sandblasting finish
  - Shaping flower foam
  - SliderPLUS (Compact slide)
  - Some more thoughts
  - Some toughts
  - Superstrong fishingline muscles
  - Tehnoetic TET-N150 Atheros WiFi
  - Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing
  - Using 3D prints for embossing
  - Using bio materials
- Interesting facts
  - Clean discolored ABS
  - Strength of 3D printed parts
- Mechanics
  - Allen bolt magnetic joint
  - ALLIGATOR Linear Guide
  - Anti backlash M5
  - Ball joints
  - Belt and Pulley
  - Bronze bushings
  - Cable-based linear slide
  - Cheapskate
  - DryLin
  - Graphite bushings
  - Hiwin
  - innRDRive
  - Kerk Micro Lead Screw
  - Makerslide
  - Making linear slides accurate
  - Metric / Imperial table
  - NEMA17 Stepper Mounting Bracket
  - Openrail
  - Perlon thread
  - Printable pulley
  - Printed bearings
  - Printed Leadscrew
  - Printed recirculating carriage
  - printed universal joints
  - RatRig
  - Simple anti-backlash system
  - Simple axial couplers
  - Sintered bushings
  - Slide screw
  - Stepper Motors
  - Threadless Ball Screw
  - Uni-Guide
- Open Hardware Licenses
  - CERN OHL
  - Public domain
  - TAPR OHL
- Parts
- Print farms
  - Robohand farm
  - Ultimaker farm
- Printbed
  - 3M ScotchBlue
  - ABS Juice
  - Aluminium MK2A Heated Bed
  - Aqua-Net Super Hold hair spray
  - BuildTak
  - Flex PCB heaters
  - FR4 (fiberglass epoxy)
  - Hot Film
  - Kapton Tape
  - MK2B Dual Power Heated Bed
  - PVA glue
- Resin
- Software
  - Arduino Interfaces
  - CAD Editors
  - CAM
  - Duinos
  - Operating Systems / Distro's for ARM
    - Linux-sunxi.org Bootable OS images
    - Picuntu
  - PICAXE
- Spindles
  - Mr. Kim robotics spindle
- Thank you!
- Tips & Tricks
  - Better filament drive
  - Ceramic insulation strip
  - Hack an UBEC
  - Large ABS prints
  - Welding PLA
- Tutorials
  - Analog servo principle
  - Arduino basics tutorial (video)
  - Arduino tutorials (website)
  - Blender for 3D printing
  - Blender precision modelling
  - FreeCAD tutorials
  - FreeSoftware G-code toolpath
  - Gcode
  - GCode tutorials
  - H-bridge principle
  - Lasercut design in Inkscape
  - Making gears
  - More on RC servo motors
  - OpenSCAD tutorial (webpage)
  - Robot arm tutorial
  - Stepper motor basics
3D models
3D scanners
- 123D skaner
- 2.5D Photography
- 3D Laserscanner
- Almost Everything You Always Wanted to Know About 3D Scanning* *(But Were Afraid To Ask)
- BCN3D Scanner
- David
- Fabscan
- FabScanCUBE
- Flatbed 3D
- Fuel3d
- Harvester
- Junk23D
- Laserscanning.org.uk
- LazeeEye
- Lucida 3D Laser Scanner
- Lynx A camera
- Makerscanner
- Moedls
- Muellerr's 3D Scanners
- Photon
- ProFORMA 3D scanner (no laser)
- Pylatscan
- Robocular 3D Scanner
- Scanalicious
- ScanDraiD aka grape3D
- Sense
- Simple 3D scanner
- SplineScan
- Sskanect
- Triangles
- Vinvin's 3D scanner
Articulated (5 and 6 Axis)
- 5 axis serial bot
- Small 6 axis with steppers
- uArm
Books
Cartesian (xyz) printers
- 3DP1000
- 3DPrintMi
- 3uP
- Active X1
- Arburg Freeformer
- Artifex
- Asterid
- Aurora
- Aurora 3D
- BCN3D
- BigRep ONE
- Bonsai Lab. BS01 Mini
- BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos
- ByFlow
- BYQ
- Cagelli C-Print
- Candy
- ChefJet
- CHIMAK 3D
- Connect XL
- CORE XT
- CraftBot
- CubeSpawn
- CUBO
- D3D EVO
- Dagoma
- David
- DeeGreen
- Deskreater
- DiamondMind
- Dremel 3D20-01 Idea Builder
- Duplicator 5
- EchoRap
- EinStart
- Erectorbot
- Euclid
- EWaste 3DP
- F3d
- Fabmaker E1
- Fabrap
- Flashforge Dreamer
- Flexa
- Fluid-InFlux
- Folding RepRap
- Foodini
- Free Dee Pee
- Funbot i1
- Gaminu
- Gate
- Genie 3D
- Genie i3
- gMax
- H-Bot
  - AluXY
  - Another approach to H-bot
  - Bot of the Cloth
  - CNC234 H-bot
  - Core XY (H-bot)
  - Doboz-2 (H-Bot)
  - Dualwire-Gantry (DW-G)
  - FABtotum (CoreXY-Z)
  - Imprimindo3d (H-Bot)
  - InventOne
  - Joey 3D printer
  - JV Core-XY
  - Linear CoreXY
  - Lion 3D
  - LMakerXY
  - PrntQB V2
  - RepRap-XY
  - Sli3DR (AU-bot?)
  - Smartcore
  - The Buccaneer (XY-Z)
  - UConduit (H-Bot)
  - Xmaker
- HaciMendel
- Haeckel
- HAGE 3Dp-A2
- HD^2
- Helix
- HercuLien
- I3D Playmaker
- Iceman3D D100
- Iceman3D D150
- Iceman3D D400
- ImproTable 1000
- Isis One
- ixelr8 3D clay printer
- Julia
- Kiwi
- klic-n-print
- Lathon
- Lautr3k
- Luna
- MakerMex MM1
- Mamba3D
- Mankati
- Markforged
- Maxifab
- Maximus XL
- mebotics microfactory
- MH3000
- Micro 3D (XYZ)
- MilkRap
- MOD-t
- Moorobot C2545
- Moorobot D
- MooRobot W
- Moorobot Y
- Mostfun Sail
- NEO
- Nettmix
- NVPrinter
- Omni3d Architect
- Ormerod
- P3Steel
- Pangu i3
- Panowin F3CL
- Phantom
- Phoenix
- PieceMaker
- Pirx 3D
- printMATE 3D
- Printupy
- Prix 3D
- PRN3D
- Profabb 2
- Profabb Gate
- PRotos
- PVC SnapRap
- QU-BD One Up
- QU-BD Two Up
- QuadRap
- QwikFab Beast
- Rapide Lite
- Rapide One
- Rappy
- RecRepRap (Margulis)
- Renkforce RF1000
- Repemaker
- Reptor3d
- RoboBeast
- Robox
- RouterStrap
- RoVa-Paste/Food
- Sethi3d
- SibRap
- Sid
- Smartrap (XZ-Y)
  - Smartrap upgrades
- Something3D 1D
- Sprint
- Status
- Studio Under
- Tekma3D
- The Dreamer
- Titan
- TOME
- Tool3d
- Trylo
- Type A Machines Series 1
- Ulti-Replicator 2
- Unknown printers
- UPBOX
- UUmaker Pocket 3D
- Vector PLA
- Vis
- Voladora
- Wanhao Duplicator 4
- Wideboy
- Wilson
- Wire suspended bots
- Wolfy
- Woodframed Mendel
- X head YZ bed
  - Afinia H-Series (X-YZ)
  - Beethefirst (X-YZ)
  - Buildabot Revolution (X-YZ)
  - Come3D (X-YZ)
  - Cube (X-YZ)
  - Cube 3 (X-YZ)
  - Eventorbot (X-YZ)
  - Ez 3D printer (X-YZ)
  - Felix 2.0 (X-YZ)
  - Felix 3.0 (X-YZ)
  - Gutenberg 3D (X-YZ)
  - iRapid compact (X-YZ)
  - Iron3D (X-YZ)
  - Printxel (X-YZ)
  - The Glacier Summit (X-YZ)
  - UP Plus 2 (X-YZ)
  - UP! Plus (X-YZ)
- XY head Z bed
  - 3D Builder (XY-Z)
  - 3D Touch
    - 3DTouch (Double Head) (XY-Z)
    - 3DTouch (Single Head) (XY-Z)
  - 3djoy (XY-Z)
  - 3ntr A2
  - 3ntr A4 (XY-Z)
  - Accucraft S150 (XY-Z)
  - AW3D XL (XZ-Y)
  - BOB (XY-Z)
  - Boxed Reprap (XY-Z)
  - Brahma3 Anvil (XY-Z)
  - Cartesio
    - Cartesio 0.8 (XY-Z)
    - CartesioLD (XY-Z)
  - Crews Ryozo (XY-Z)
  - CubeX (XY-Z)
  - Cyrus (XY-Z)
  - da Vinci 1.0 (XY-Z)
  - Darwin (XY-Z)
  - Ditto (XY-Z)
  - Dream maker (XY-Z)
  - Easy3DMaker (XY-Z)
  - Essential Dynamics
    - Imagine (XY-Z)
  - Extru3D V2 (XY-Z)
  - Fab@home (XY-Z)
  - FabMate (XY-Z)
  - FABtotum (XY-Z)
  - Foamcore CNC (XY-Z)
  - Freesculpt (XY-Z)
  - Freesculpt Colani
  - Gigabot (XY-Z)
  - HYREL E1 / E2 (XY-Z)
  - HYREL E3 / E4 / E5 (XY-Z)
  - Kikai T125 (XZ-Y)
  - Konark (XY-Z)
  - Kühling & Kühling (XY-Z)
  - LinkFac (XY-Z)
  - LinkFac M2 (XY-Z)
  - Lionhead Bunny (XY-Z)
  - Litto (XY-Z)
  - Makerblocks 3D printer (XY-Z)
  - Makerbot
    - Replicator 2 (XY-Z)
  - Makerbot Replicator Z18 (XY-Z)
  - Makibox A6 (XY-Z)
  - Mark34 (XY-Z)
  - Mbot (XY-Z)
  - Mbot Grid II+
  - Mbot mini
  - Mojo (XY-Z)
  - MyRiwell rl200A (XY-Z)
  - Next Generation Series 1
  - Objet260 Connex (XY-Z)
  - Origo (XY-Z)
  - PonokoRepRap (XY-Z)
  - ProDesk (XY-Z)
  - Profi3DMaker (XY-Z)
  - ProtoForge 3D (XY-Z)
  - QU-BD Revolution (XY-Z)
  - QU-BD Revolution XL (XY-Z)
  - R-360 (YX-rotaryZ)
  - RapMan (XY-Z)
  - Sampo (XY-Z)
  - Shapercube 2.1 (XY-Z)
  - Sharebot (XY-Z)
  - Solidoodle
    - Solidoodle 2 (XY-Z)
    - Solidoodle 3 (XY-Z)
  - Solidoodle 4 (XY-Z)
  - Stratasys FDM 1650
  - Sumpod (XY-Z)
  - T-Rep 3 (XY-Z)
  - TangiBot (XY-Z)
  - Tantillus (XY-Z)
  - Thy3D (XY-Z)
  - Type A Machines (XY-Z)
  - Ultimaker
    - Ultimaker (XY-Z)
    - Ultimaker 2
    - Ultimaker XL (XY-Z)
  - Ultimeter (XY-Z)
  - Ultra-Bot (XY-Z)
  - UP! mini (XY-Z)
  - uPrint (XY-Z)
  - WillyBot (XY-Z)
  - Willybot MS (XY-Z)
  - Witbox (XY-Z)
  - X400 (XY-Z)
  - Zbot (XY-Z)
  - Zeus (XY-Z)
  - Zim (XY-Z)
  - Zortrax M200 (XY-Z)
- XYZ head
  - 3disonprinter (XY-Z)
  - GoCNC 3D printer (XYZ)
  - Mondrian (XYZ)
  - Portabee GO (XYZ)
  - QU-BD RPM 3D (XYZ)
  - TinyBoy (XYZ)
  - W.Afate (XYZ)
- XZ head Y bed
  - 1X2
    - 1X2 Shortcat (XZ-Y)
    - 1X2 Tallcat (XZ-Y)
  - 3D kit F. (XZ-Y)
  - 3DMonstr (XZ-Y)
  - 3x HP 840c (XZ-Y)
  - Adapto (XZ-Y)
  - Airwolf 3D (XZ-Y)
  - Allstar (XY-Z)
  - Alu RepRap (XZ-Y)
  - Aluminatus TrinityOne (XZ-Y)
  - Batbot (XZ-Y)
  - Beiwagerl (XZ-Y)
  - Blade-1 (XZ-Y)
  - Buildatron II (XZ-Y)
  - Bukito (XZ-Y)
  - Bukobot (XZ-Y)
  - Burritob0t (XZ-Y)
  - CB-printer (XZ-Y)
  - Choc creator v1 (XZ-Y)
  - cREATOR (XZ-Y)
  - Eiffel (XZ-Y)
  - EZ3D (XZ-Y)
  - F3-prusa (XZ-Y)
  - Fabbster (XZ-Y)
  - Fablicator (XZ-Y)
  - FoldaRap (XZ-Y)
  - Galileo (XZ-Y)
  - Galileo Smart
  - Glacier Steel (XZ-Y)
  - Glider (XZ-Y)
  - H-1.1 (XZ-Y)
  - Hugo (XZ-Y)
  - J-Rev (XZ-Y)
  - Kentstrapper (XZ-Y)
  - Kikai (XZ-Y)
  - L5plus (XZ-Y)
  - Leapfrog
    - Leapfrog Creatr (XZ-Y)
    - Leapfrog Xeed (XZ-Y)
  - Lulzbot
    - Lulzbot AO-100 (XZ-Y)
    - Lulzbot AO-101 (XZ-Y)
  - LulzBot TAZ (XZ-Y)
  - M.O.B (XZ-Y)
  - Makerbot Replicator mini (XZ-Y)
  - Makergear
    - Makergear M2 (XZ-Y)
    - Mosaic (M1) (XZ-Y)
  - Maxit (XZ-Y)
  - Mendel
    - Mendel (XZ-Y)
    - Mendel Max 2.0 (XZ-Y)
    - Mendel90 (XZ-Y)
  - Metalbot 3 (XZ-Y)
  - Metamaquina (XZ-Y)
  - Metamáquina 2 (XZ-Y)
  - Mix G1 (XZ-Y)
  - Mr. Kim robotics (XZ-Y)
  - MSB (XZ-Y)
  - Orca (XZ-Y)
  - ORD
    - ORD Hardon (XZ-Y)
    - ORDbot 3D (XZ-Y)
  - PandaBot (XZ-Y)
  - Picaso 3d (XZ-Y)
  - PiMaker (XZ-R)
  - Portabee (XZ-Y)
  - Powerwasp (XZ-Y)
  - Printf.bot (XZ-Y)
  - Printrbot
    - Printrbot GO (XZ-Y)
    - Printrbot JR (XZ-Y)
    - Printrbot JR v2
    - Printrbot LC (XZ-Y)
    - Printrbot PLUS (XZ-Y)
    - Printrbot PLUS v2.1
    - Printrbot Simple (metal)
    - Printrbot Simple (XZ-Y)
  - PrismX (XZ-Y)
  - Prusa
    - Prusa Air 2 (XZ-Y)
    - Prusa I3 (XZ-Y)
    - Prusa I3 LC (XZ-Y)
    - Prusa i3 mini
    - Prusa Mendel (XZ-Y)
    - Prusa Mendel I2 (XZ-Y)
  - RapCraft (XZ-Y)
  - RapidBot
    - RapidBot 2.0 (XZ-Y)
    - RapidBot 3.0 (XZ-Y)
    - RapidBot Mega (XZ-Y)
  - RePlex (XZ-Y)
  - RepRap TK300 (XZ-Y)
  - RepRapPro
    - Huxley (XZ-Y)
    - Mono Mendel (XZ-Y)
    - Tricolour Mendel (XZ-Y)
  - RigidBot (XZ-Y)
  - Robo 3D (XZ-Y)
  - Rroofl (XZ-Y)
  - SaJa 3D (XZ-Y)
  - SCOOVO C170 (XZ-Y)
  - Shark (XZ-Y)
  - T-Rep 2 (XZ-Y)
  - Techzone Mondo (XZ-Y)
  - Tjiko Snap (XZ-Y)
  - Tobeca (XZ-Y)
  - Wallace (XZ-Y)
  - WhiteAnt (XZ-Y)
  - WolfStrap (XZ-Y)
  - Wooden Mendel (XZ-Y)
  - YesRap P2f (XZ-Y)
  - Zen Toolworks (XZ-Y)
  - ZMorph (XZ-Y)
- Z head XY bed
  - 2BEIGH3 (Z-XY)
  - 3D-One (Z-XY)
  - 3Drag (Z-XY)
  - Flashforge 3D
  - Grassroots (Z-XY)
  - Multirap L200, L204, L224, L234, L324 (Z-XY)
  - Multirap M420
  - Newton (Z-XY)
  - PopFab (Z-XY)
  - Uusi miniFactory v.2.0 (Z-XY)
  - Vader (Z-XY)
  - Velleman K8200 (Z-XY)
  - WeisTek WT-2 (Z-XY)
- Zeni Kinetic Origin
- Zinter pro
- ZYYX
CNC cutters
- Hydro
- Othercutter
CNC milling
- CNC routers
- CNC software
  - LinuxCNC
  - Miniemc2
- Cyclone PCB Factory
- Festo iFab (Parallel-Delta)
- Hexapod Robot CNC
- Othermill
- Personal Mill (Parallel-Delta)
- PocketNC
Delta 3D printers
- 3DR
- 3DRmega
- 3DRnano
- 6-axis 3D Printer
- Automated swapping of printheads
- BigDelta
- Cherry Pi II
- Circulair delta howto
- Delta robot calculator
- Deltaprinters based on circular motion
  - AEMK DeltaBot
  - Bipotyco (Cir)
  - CSEM µ-Delta
  - Delta RepPrep (Cir)
  - Direct Drive Delta
  - Dogleg GDR
  - GUS Simpson
  - Rappidelta (Cir)
  - Rappidelta Jr.
  - Rob Hopeless (Cir)
  - Simpson
  - Volksrobot (Cir)
  - Yazzo PolyBot (Cir)
- Deltaprinters based on parallel towers
  - Aluminatus Trident (Par)
  - Areostock (Par)
  - Atom
  - BerryBot3D (Par)
  - BI V2.0
  - Biohazard SERPENT
  - Ceramic delta
  - Cerberus (Par)
  - Cerberus Pup (Par)
  - COssel
  - d'Ultimaker (Par)
  - Delta maker (Par)
  - Delta-Pi (Par)
  - Delta-Six
  - Deltaprintr
  - Deltatower (Par)
  - DeltaTrix
  - DeltaWASP
  - Deltic3d
  - Gelta
  - Griffin
  - Helium Frog Delta (Par)
  - HotBot (Par)
  - Joshendy (Par)
  - Kossel (Par)
  - Kossel Clear
  - Kossel Mini (Par)
  - Kossel Pro (Par)
  - Kossel-T (Par)
  - KosselM
  - Lisa Simpson
  - MakerGear delta (Par)
  - MARbot
  - Metal Delta RepRap
  - Micro Delta
  - Nicolas Juguet's Delta
  - Open Delta Project
  - Opiliones delta
  - ORDbot Delta (Par)
  - Orion
  - Ostoc (Par)
  - OverLord
  - Printxel Delta (Par)
  - Quantum Delta (Par-bed)
  - Rostock (Par)
  - Rostock Anthony vh (Par)
  - Rostock by Drew (Par)
  - Rostock MAX (Par)
  - Rostock mini (Par)
  - Rostock Prisma (Par)
  - Spiderbot (Par)
  - Stratum Networks Delta
  - Sumpod Delta (Par)
  - Tripod (Par)
  - Wolfstock (Par)
  - Woodstock (Par)
  - ZeGo
  - μ delta
  - µDelta (Micro Delta)
- DLT -180
- Ebot D16
- FirePick Delta
- FLUX
- FoldaRap Hotend
- Genkei
- Gigante
- Griffen
- Hexapod-tripod
- Jager
- JIETAI Delta Rostock mini
- Kossel + Repetier calibration instruction
- mebotics delta
- mini Kossel calibration
- Nectar One
- OpenPnP RepRap tool changer
- Parallel kinetics
- PartDaddy
- PRINTDEL 400
- Rapide S
- Servo based Delta
  - Servostock
- TUKI
- Wire suspended deltas
  - Flying SkyDelta
  - Sky printer (wire suspended)
  - SkyDelta (Wire suspended)
  - Wire suspended delta
  - Wire suspended delta
- Wood3D
Electronics
- 3Dprocessor boards
  - createitreal
- BeagleBone Cape's
  - BeBoPr Cape
  - Replicape
- Breakout boards
  - BAM & DICE
  - Different RAMPS
  - DRV88xx
  - GRBL (Milling)
  - GrblShield (Milling)
  - LAOS (MBED)
  - LD2X Laser Driver Board
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  - RAMPS electronics testing
  - RAMPS-FD (Arduino Due)
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- Chinese electronics
  - 0--36V 3A DC-DC Digital Control Step-down Module Adjustable Buck Converter
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  - AK4396 24BIT 192K DAC (DIY kit)
  - Loadcell + HX711
  - PAM8403 mini Class-D Amplifier
  - R-core transformer
  - SG3525 PWM Controller
  - Various Buck Converters
  - VGA signal generator
- Datasheets
  - EPCOS - B57560G104F - THERMISTOR, 100K, 1%, NTC, RAD
- Displays
  - Full Graphic Smart LCD Controller
  - PiBot for Repetier SD LCD Controller
  - RRW 20x4 display + controller
  - SainSmart 2004 Smart LCD Controller
  - SAV 3D LCD
  - Smart Controller LCD
  - Smart LCD Controller XXL
  - STB RepRap Graphic LCD Controller
  - ViKi LCD
- ELFDRV3 (stepper driver)
- ELFSHL1 (Stepper shield)
- End stops
- Extruder controllers
  - EMC2 Extruder Board
  - Gnexlab extruder controller
- Fab in a box
- FPGA
  - fpga4fun
- FSR Endstop
- How RC servos work
- InkShield
- Integrated Controller Boards
  - 3D Master (2560)
  - 3Drag controller
  - 4π (SAM3U)
  - Allwinner
    - Itead A20 as control host
  - Atmega GRBL CNC Controller
  - Azteeg X1 (1284P)
  - Azteeg X3 (2560)
  - Azteeg X3 PRO
  - Baboi
  - Brainwave (AT90USB646)
  - Cheaptronic v1
  - D8 (AT90USB1286-AUR)
  - DGO (2560)
  - Duet (ATSAM3X8E)
  - Easy electronics
  - EBB (EiBotBoard)
  - Echinus (128A)
  - Elefu RA (2560)
  - Geeetech (AT90USB1286)
  - Generation 6 (644P)
  - Generation 7 (644P or 1284P)
  - HackCNC (2 Axis)
  - House4Hack GRBL laser controller
  - KOS (AT90USB)
  - Marlin-II
  - Megatronics 1.0 (2560)
  - Megatronics 2.0 (2560)
  - Megatronics 3.0
  - Melzi (644P)
  - Minitronics 1.0
  - Monotronics (644P)
  - OpenHardware.co.za Printer controller
  - Printrboard Rev.E (AT90USB)
    - Arduino for Printrboard
    - BootloaderCDC
  - R2C2 (LPC175x)
  - Rambo (2560)
  - RepRapPro Duet
  - RUMBA (2560)
  - Sanguinololu (644p)
    - Panelolu
  - Sanguish
  - SAV Mk I
  - Smoothieware (LPC 1769)
  - STB Electronics
  - Sunbeam (AT90USB1287)
  - Teensylu (AT90USB)
  - TinyG (192 / Milling)
  - Ultimaker electronics
  - Unique One
  - Xmega GRBL CNC Controller
  - XStepper
- KANO
- Kanthal A-1 heating wire
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  - High power laser diodes
  - Laser Diode Driver
  - simple TTL modulated diode laser
- LED light
- MOTI (RC Servo)
- Motor PWM controllers
  - 2Tiny2Troller
- OpenServo
- Positional feedback
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  - Arduino
  - Arduino Nano v3
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  - Linino
  - MBED
  - Sanguino
  - Spark
  - Teensy
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  - DRV8825
  - Easy Stepper
  - PiBot TOSHIBA6600
  - PlanetCNC motor driver
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  - Sanken SLA707xMPR unipolar controller
  - Setting Motor Current
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  - SureStepr SD8825
  - Thermal Conductive Heatsink Adhesive
  - Toshiba TB6560(A)HQ stepper
  - TriDuinoStepper
- UPCX530 BLDC and DC Servomotor Positioning Controller
Laminators
- Solido3D (Laminates)
Lasercutters
- 3dpBurner (GRBL)
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- EYE PROTECTION
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- Setting up a CO2 cutter
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- VisiCut
Manual 3D 'drawing' tools
- 3D Airpen
- 3Doodler
- 3Dsimo
- 3DYAYA
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- Gather3d
- Hotmelt 3D
- Lixpen
- MYRIWELL 3D Pen
- SwissPen
Multiple Axis Printers
- Contourcrafting
- Mataerial
- Sextupteron
- Stone Spray
Other machines
- 3D painter
- 3D weaver
- ATtiny AM transmitter
- Automatons
  - Karakuri automata
  - Maillardet Automaton
  - Pierre Jaquet-Droz Automaton
- BioPrinter
- Bladeless fan
- Book scanner
- Brian Dorey's PnP (Pick n Place)
- Brushless Gimbal Controller
- Coil winders
  - $20 guitar pickup winder
  - CNCDudez Coil Winder
  - Coil winding machine
  - Mini coil winder
  - MRI Micro Coil Winder
  - Trifilar Coil Jig
- Coin ATM's
  - Lamassu
  - Open Bitcoin ATM
  - Projectskyhook
- Contraptor XY plotter
- Cutting plotters
  - Craft ROBO Pro
  - CraftROBO
  - LIYU SC631
- D.I.WireBender
- Delta robot 3
- Delta Walker
- Egg-bot (EIBOT)
- Electronics
  - Arduino shields
    - 24 Ch Analog Expander
  - Controllino
  - Lantern: Free Data From Space
  - Open Solar BMS
- eSherpa
- Foam cutting
  - 5-Minute Foam Factory
  - Homemade foam cutter
  - Hot Wire CNC
  - Hotwire foam cutter
  - rcfoamcutter
- Garage Genie
- Geoweaver
- Ghost gunner
- IKEA Tertial arm
- Laminar Water Jet
- Light Painting Machine
- Measuring gear
  - AR-Oscilloscope
  - BitScope Micro
  - Red Pitaya
- Mini CNC from CD-ROM parts
- Mini CNC from floppy parts
- Multifunctional machines
  - FirePick Delta
- Nikon RC
- OpenKnit
- OpenPNP
- OpenRC
- OpenSource CT scanner
- Pancakebot
- Plot clock
- Power Jacket
- Print green
- Printed Vehicle
- Printing press
- Printing tools
  - Filament diameter sensor
  - FUSE
- R2B2 Pedal-powered all-in-one appliance
- RC Servo based SCARA plotter
- RC Servo Deltabots
  - ArduDelta (RC Servo)
  - Circuit monkey's delta frame (RC Servo)
  - Delta servo bot (RC Servo)
  - Enemygadgets Delta (RC Servo)
  - marginallyclever 3-arm delta (RC Servo)
  - R2B2 (RC Servo)
  - Robot-army delta (RC servo)
  - Sketchy (RC Servo)
- redFrog (pick n place)
- Reflow Hot Air Gun NC
- RoboCut (lawnmower)
- Robotic lawn mower
- RotoMAAK
- Sewing / knitting 3D
- Silicon tentacle
- Simple camera slider
- Soldering Iron Driver
- Solenoid Engine
- Spot welder
- Station for PTC based soldering irons
- Steve Jackson's Meyl / Tesla scalar wave replica
- Stickpainter
- Sun cutter
- Tattoo machine
- ThinkPenguin TPE-NWIFIROUTER2
- Timelapse (RC servo)
- Toilet flushing automation
- Transport
  - Hyrban (Open Car)
  - OpenWheels
  - OScar
- TRS drawbot (RC servo based)
- uArm
- Ultimaker pick n place
- Vacuum Dremel
- Vertibot
- Volo Stirling Engine
- WaterColorBot
- Webster (geometric pattern weaving)
- Wire suspended 2D
  - DoodleBot GarabatoBOT (Ws2D)
  - Drawbot (Ws2D)
  - Drawbot 2 (Ws2D)
  - DrawbotOne
  - Frankenbotic Thinganator (Ws2D)
  - KeerBot
  - Kritzler (Ws2D)
  - Makelangelo 2
  - Polargraph (Ws2D)
- XY-table
Polar printers
- Blacksmith Genesis
- BOA Polar
- ChocaBite
- Contourcrafting
- Mechanical 3d printer
- Polar 3D
- Polar 3D printer
- Polar design
- Polarworks Alta
- RepOlaRap
Powder printers
- 3Dpandoras
- AdderFab (Powder-Wax-Jet)
- CandyFab 6000 (Powder-Hot air)
- D-shape (Powder)
- Powder bed and inkjet
- PWDR (Powder)
- Solar Sinter (Powder)
- Solidscape T76PLUS (Powder-Wax-Jet)
Recycling tools
- Desktop Plastic Extrusion System for Everyone
- DIY filament recycling
- Ewe Filament Extruder
- Extruder and Shredder concept
- Filabot
- FilaFab
- FilaMaker
- Filament extruder
- Filamentextruder
- Filapuller
- Filastruder
- Filawinder
- Geared filament extruder
- Jaak Lab Extruder
- Lyman filament extruder II
- oshw.it Filament extruder
- Perpetual plastic project
- printed LyMan
- Reclaimer
- Recyclebot
- Strooder
- Timelab Recycle-bot
SCARA printers
- Armstrong A1
- CNC Design SCARA
- Delta SCARA
- DexTAR : Five-bar reconfigurable parallel robot
- Evil Monkey's SCARA printer
- FLX.ARM.S16
- HF06 SCARA Robot
- Mecademic
- Morgan
- S-maker
- Tuga
- Wally
Selective Laser Sintering
- Focus SLS
- Powder based RepRap SLS
- Sintratec
- SLS wax printer (SLS)
Stereolithography printers
- 3DLPrint (SL)
- 3Dmicroprinter
- Asiga Freeform Pico (SL)
- B9 Creator (SL)
- CloneJet MTD1815
- DropLit
- Formlabs Form 1 (SL)
- iBox Nano
- Ilios (SL)
- Kevvox (SL)
- LCD 3D Printer
- Lightforge3D
- LittleRP
- LumiFold
- LumiPocket
- MakeX M-One
- MiiCraft (SL)
- mUVe 1 (SL)
- Nautilus
- Nova (SL)
- OpenSL (SL)
- OWL Nano
- Peachyprinter
- Pegasus Touch
- Perfactory Micro
- Portobello
- ProDesk3D (SL ??? )
- ProJet 1200
- Robotfactory 3DLP (SL)
- Roland ARM-10
- Sedgwick (DLP)
- sLAMPS
- Solidator DLP
- Solus
- Solus
- Uncia QS-1 DLP 3D
- Uranus
- XFAB
Tilt Printers
- Tilt printer
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Quick comparison: pro versus low cost FDM 3D printers

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On Tridimake.com I came across this article. Are so-called "professional" entry-level 3D FDM printers worth their price?

http://www.tridimake.com/2014/03/quick-comparison-pro-versus-low-cost.html

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