We blog from Tentickle’s Workshop – mainly about 3D printing, science, manufacturing and remote working. Stick around for tips, tricks, hacks and perspectives.
3D printing has found a multitude of uses across education, manufacturing, medicine, construction, art and research.1–6 Its applications range from producing 3D printed mazes that can be used to investigate ecological phenomena such as predation (à la ‘The Maze Runner’)6 to printing prosthetic limbs4,5 – something we’ve written about previously. Perhaps particularly striking, however, is […]
When Blackbeard and co were pillaging for silver, copper and other desirable treasures, little did they know their precious hauls could one day combat the spread of infectious diseases. While scurvy is no longer the scourge of the seven seas that it once was,1 infectious diseases are as much of a challenge to prevent and […]
Move over Bob the builder. There’s a new DIY hero in town. Our friends over at Chapman’s Ironmongers in Sunninghill, Berkshire, have done a great job nailing that community spirit recently. It’s a fix we all need right now in these tough times. During the last big lockdown, the PPE crisis inspired us to use […]
If Marty McFly was impressed with the self-tying shoes when he visited 2015, he would’ve been blown away knowing that we’re able to print pretty much anything we desire in 2020. 3D printing has transformed the modern world. Anyone with enough spare change in their pocket and a bit of time on their hands can […]
Print Monster has had another exciting week… we’ve joined SHIELD! No, it isn’t the peacekeeping, spy agency filled with Marvel Avenger’s superheroes. But it is just as cool and the group are pretty heroic. SHIELD is the new name for a group of hero organisations from loads of different sectors (charities, businesses and grassroots peeps) […]
The 3D printing of PPE to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and save lives has hit the headlines this week – and Print Monster is also in the spotlight. Our team joined the national effort (coordinated by the National 3D Printing Society) to manufacture 600+ face shields for GP surgeries, nurses, care home workers […]