

There is also the plus side that, when a print finishes, it’s finished. Of course, for round shapes it will probably be different but we only saw it in action in one demonstration video.

In this printer, for large overhangs, the printing bed is held in such a way that the print object is pivoted until perpendicular to the print head. In normal 3D printers the plate is always horizontal and the print object is built up in horizontal layers. The students claim that besides saving on the support material this printer can actually save time while printing objects that need a lot of support since, we assume, it’s faster to tilt the bed than to print the support itself. The printer has six axes, three axes control the print head as usual and three other axes control the printing bed, allowing a wider range of movements. By tilting, objects with critical overhangs can be printed without the additional support material. and, two students from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), designed and produced a 3D printer prototype that has a movable printing bed that can tilt. Or perhaps you’d like to try these servo-automated 3D printed light switches? Posted in 3d Printer hacks Tagged 3d printed, 3d printer, phone mount, xbox If you’ve been looking for something functional to print, this is it. It’s a neat little project – we love to see useful stuff built with 3D printers. The trick is using the controller’s hilariously oversized memory card slots – for some reason, Microsoft thought it’d be fun to repackage a 64MB flash drive into the biggest possible form factor they could get away with. The slots also acted as a port for online chat headsets, and finally in 2017, we’ve got another use for the form factor.įor the real die-hard purists, also shares a photo of a similar setup with a Nintendo 64 controller – including a big fat USB controller adapter for it, hanging off the back. The simple 3D printed clamp means you can have a mobile gaming setup for pennies – old controllers are going cheap and it’s only a couple of dollars worth of filament. With a simple OTG cable, the controllers can be used with a modern smartphone for gaming. The original Xbox used USB 1.1 for its controllers. It’s more useful than it initially sounds.

You need a real controller, and has the answer – a 3D printed phone mount for the original Xbox Controller. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got the horsepower to emulate any system from the last millennium when your control scheme involves awkwardly pawing away at glass when what you need is real buttons. What is this, 2009? Let’s face facts though – smartphones are computing powerhouses now, but gaming on them is still generally awful.
