This month, I added a 3D Printed Antenna Brace to my orthogonal wideband loop array antennas. Seems to work well. Read more
Category: Tools
Ham Radio 3D Printing
In October 2022, QST magazine did a wonderful issue featuring ham radio 3D printing. Make sure you take a look. Read more
Accumulate 3D Printing Experience – User Perspective
Here are some more comments from Matt, WX1A on his journey to accumulate 3D printing experience. You can learn a lot from him. Read more
Prusa Printer Build at WX1A
Are you ready to buy and assemble your own 3D printer? Matt, WX1A describes his Prusa printer build in detail.
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3D Printing Start-up at VE6JF
Today I am starting a series of guest articles to describe adoption and 3D printing start-up by some of my ham friends. Read more
My Making Projects – 2020 Year in Review
My Prusa i3 3D printer continues to be my “go to” tool for fabrication. Here are some of my making projects from the past year. Read more
Plastic Worm Gear to Tune Loop Capacitor
So, here’s my mostly plastic worm gear for tuning a butterfly capacitor in a small transmitting loop. If you have a 3D printer, you can make one of these for under $10. Read more
Mostly Plastic Rotator Works – Passes Smoke Test
Well, my design for a cheap, mostly plastic rotator for small loop antennas works. It took me a while to get this built. Read more
Parametric 3D Modeling with OpenScad
With OpenScad, you can custom print plastic parts using parametric 3D modeling under your control. You’ll be amazed. Read more
Still Love My Original Prusa i3 Printer
After 18 months of use, I still love my original Prusa i3 printer. Everything about this machine is reliable and I rarely get a bad print. Read more