Helpful round-up of 3D printer feedstock and printable materials along with details of the properties of each from Jeremie Francois’ blog, via 3ders.org — well worth a read!
What materials to 3D-print ?
Every once a while I’m being asked about it, so here is a post on the many materials that can be 3D-printed at home. It is not complete and will expand with time. It is no buyer’s guide either, nor a technical document. Read it as a short generic survey of usable materials.
As for me and many others, I print mostly with PLA filament. Even though I have a set of other materials (wood, rubber, nylon etc), I did not test all the following myself, mostly because each material requires its set of specific time-consuming trials and errors to achieve good quality. Mastering all of them would take me months, if not years!
Once again, the open source / open hardware community rocks, because a lot of enthusiasts explore a lot of subjects… So, for once, I borrowed most of the pictures in this post: check the credits and links for further info. There are probably a few mistakes, so let me know!
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!