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Reviews and Buying Guides

3D Printer Reviews, Arduino Reviews, Raspberry Pi Reviews, and product information. What should you buy? How do you decide? Where should you look? All this and more in this section …

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Monoprice MP Mini SLA 3D Printer Review

July 12, 2019 by Chris Garrett

I don’t usually post negative reviews. My approach is to first let the company know of any issues I find, and if they can not be …

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Glowforge Review: Review of the Glowforge Basic Laser Cutter

April 30, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Glowforge Review - Independent review of the Glowforge laser engraver covering the Glowforge Basic and comparing against competing laser …

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Glowforge Compact Filter

Glowforge Compact Filter Review

April 26, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Do you want to laser engrave or cut, but don’t like the idea of pumping the smoke out of a window? Or perhaps, like us, you live …

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Bittboy versus Pocket Sprite

April 13, 2019 by Chris Garrett

Bittboy or PocketSprite? Which is best? Which should you buy?

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Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Kit Review

October 3, 2018 by Chris Garrett

The Ender 3, as the name suggests, is the improved successor of the Creality Ender 2 3D printer kit, with a larger build area (~220mm+ x …

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Best K40 Laser Upgrades – Upgrading my Laser Engraver Part 3

July 11, 2018 by Chris Garrett

I am on a mission to make my Chinese K40 Laser Engraver work like a much more expensive USA name-brand machine.  Update to Part 2 …

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K40 laser

Upgrading my K40 for quality and abilities!

May 8, 2018 by Chris Garrett

My K40 laser is the most humble of its kind, having analog dial and controls, and basic optics. Even so, the results are fine. Now my …

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EZ-Robot IoTiny

April 17, 2018 by Chris Garrett

  While Arduino and Raspberry Pi dominate, there are other boards out there for robot builders. One of the best for rapid robot …

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DJI/Ryze Tello Mini-Drone Review

April 12, 2018 by Chris Garrett

DJI/Ryze Tello Mini-Drone is, as the name suggests, a new and tiny drone from the people who created my lovely DJI Mavic Pro. The …

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Prusa mk42 clone

Finally, Prusa Mk42 Heatbed for the Prusa Mk2/Mk2.5, and Pinda Sensor Clones!

March 2, 2018 by Chris Garrett

The Prusa Mk2/Mk3 3d printers are renowned as top quality, but buying parts is a painfully expensive deal due to the long journey and …

Read moreFinally, Prusa Mk42 Heatbed for the Prusa Mk2/Mk2.5, and Pinda Sensor Clones!
T8 CNC kit

T8 CNC Kit Review

February 27, 2018 by Chris Garrett

The T8 CNC is a desktop CNC kit built with aluminum extrusions, open source Arduino hardware, and GRBL software. If you were looking to …

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Creality Ender 2 3D Printer Kit Review

February 24, 2018 by Chris Garrett

  Creality and the CR-10 reviews were everywhere in 2017. Only Prusa got better press from what I could see. Justifiably, I might …

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Creality CR-10 MINI

Creality CR-10 MINI Review

February 14, 2018 by Chris Garrett

Creality CR-10 MINI 3D printer kit - as good to review as the other 3d printers in the CR-10 lineup? Let's find out in this review!

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Beautiful prints off the Formlabs Form 2

Formlabs Form 2 First Look

February 2, 2018 by Chris Garrett

I am in love with a 3D printer and her name is Formlabs Form 2

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TP Link Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Cheap solution for WiFi dead spots – TP-Link PowerLine Ethernet Review

January 25, 2018 by Chris Garrett

When I put together my brand new Virtual Reality PC I immediately encountered a problem. Wifi dead zone.

Read moreCheap solution for WiFi dead spots – TP-Link PowerLine Ethernet Review
Kano Pixel

Kano Pixel Review

December 19, 2017 by Chris Garrett

In my research for my maker kids kits series, I came across a new gadget from Kano, the makers of the famous Raspberry Pi computing kit. …

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LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot

Maker Kits for Making Maker Kids

November 6, 2017 by Chris Garrett

It must be building up to gift-giving season because I have been asked a whole bunch of times for ideas for what parents should buy …

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Ultimaker 3 review

Ultimaker 3 First Impressions Review

November 2, 2017 by Chris Garrett

Ultimaker sent me an Ultimaker 3 for review, and to try out some projects on – exciting stuff (and from community reaction, I am …

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Prusa versus CR-10

Prusa i3 Mk2/Mk3 or Creality CR-10 – Which is the Best 3D Printer Under $1,000?

October 24, 2017 by Chris Garrett

Prusa i3 Mk2/Mk3 and Creality CR-10 are the hot 3d printers right now under $1,000, but which should YOU choose?

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Athorbot Buddy Couple 3D Printer Review

Athorbot Buddy Couple Dual Extruder 3D Printer Review (First Impressions)

October 19, 2017 by Chris Garrett

Athorbot Buddy Couple Dual Extruder 3D Printer Review - In this article we cover the 3d printer build/assembly, some sample prints, how …

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Creality CR-10 S5 - Banana for scale

Creality CR-10 S5 Review

September 18, 2017 by Chris Garrett

Creality CR-10 reviews are almost always about the regular sized 300mm x 300mm bed 3d printer (see my CR-10 review here) and reviews …

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BIQU Kossel Delta kt

BIQU Kossel Plus Delta 3D Printer Kit – First Impressions Review

August 18, 2017 by Ben Eadie

BIQU Kossel Plus Delta 3D Printer Kit – it is not my first delta by any means, but it certainly stands out in some significant …

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SILENTSTEPSTICK

SilentStepStick clones and things to look out for.

August 18, 2017 by Ben Eadie

SilentStepStick clones are often talked about in forums and groups as a great solution (and they can be!), but I just became aware of an …

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Wasted ABS filament

Filament Review

June 20, 2017 by Chris Garrett

A Canadian filament company sent me a couple of spools to review but I can no longer support them so all references to the company are …

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