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Print a Melting Skull Candle Light for Halloween (No Open Flame)
Make a spooky melting skull nightlight this Halloween. Learn how LED string lights and tea lights make a safe, glowing 3D printed decoration.
The Flarelab Journal
Build logs, 3D-printing guides, and custom client projects from our Manila lab.
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Can a 3D-Printed Filter Really Remove Microplastics From Water?
Researchers printed a PLA mesh that traps up to 90% of micro- and nanoplastics. Here's how the trick works and what it means for your own printer.
California Will Require Gun-Blocking Tech in 3D Printers: What Beginners Should Know
California just signed a 3D printer law. Here is what it says, what it does not change for your desk, and what hobbyists should watch next.
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3D Printing Is a $4.5 Billion Industry Now: What the Q2 2026 Numbers Mean for Your Desk
The additive manufacturing market hit $4.5B in Q2 2026, up 12% year over year. Here is what that growth means for beginners and home 3D printing ma...
Make a Pepper's Ghost Illusion With Your 3D Printer
Learn how the classic Pepper's Ghost illusion works and how beginners can 3D print a glowing floating ghost display for Halloween on any home printer.
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Print a Headset Joint That Flexes Instead of Snapping
A maker's broken headset inspired a one-piece 3D-printed spring joint. Learn how zig-zag leaf springs work and how to try the idea on your own prin...
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Hide a Fuel Cap Behind a Custom 3D-Printed Hinge
See how a maker used 3D scanning and a 3D-printed hinge with a push-to-open latch to hide a motorbike fuel cap, plus tips to try it on your printer.
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Why a Resin Printing Patent Fight Matters to Your Next Print
A European appeals board kept Carbon's dual-cure resin patent alive. Here's what patents mean for beginners and how they shape the printers you can...
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Print a Halloween Pumpkin Spider With a Web That Actually Retracts
A flexi pumpkin spider with a real retractable web is this season's best 3D printing project. Here's how it works and how to print your own.
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A Fully 3D-Printed Mechanical Calculator: 100 Redesigns, Zero Electronics
A maker spent two months building a calculator from FDM-printed gears. Here's what it teaches beginners about tolerances, iteration, and printing m...
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Carbon's Patent Win Explained: What Dual-Cure Resin Means for Your Prints
Carbon's dual-cure resin patent survived an EPO appeal. Here's what that means in plain English, and how resin printing differs from filament.
Why a Print-in-Place Flexi Monster Is the Perfect Weekend Print
Curious about print-in-place toys? Learn how articulated flexi models like a one-eyed monster print already moving, plus easy settings to get clean...
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Why the Software Behind Your 3D Prints Matters as Much as the Printer
Curious why 3D printing software gets so much attention? Learn what slicers and simulation do, and how tweaking settings can improve your prints to...
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Turn a Retired Server Fan Into a Quiet Solder Fume Extractor
Solder fumes are nastier than they look. See how a repurposed server fan, a slow-speed microcontroller, and a 3D printed housing build a quiet fume...
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The Case for No Screws: Designing a Tool-Less Raspberry Pi 5 Enclosure
A tool-less Raspberry Pi 5 case snaps together with zero screws. Learn how snap-fit 3D printing works and how to design your own beginner-friendly ...
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Stop the Wire Rat's Nest: Print a Tidy Junction Box for Your WAGO Clamps
WAGO lever clamps make wire splices painless, but bare connectors stay exposed. A 3D printed junction box tidies them up and keeps the levers prote...