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DIY Parachute for Drone | 3D Printed Safety System That Saves the Sky

3D Print, DIY, STL Files, Youtube Project / Mechninja Editor / July 10, 2025

Flying drones isn’t just a hobby anymore—it’s a passion, a profession, and in many cases, a serious investment. Whether you’re capturing cinematic aerial footage, conducting inspections, or racing through obstacle courses, one thing is clear: drones are vulnerable to crashes. Imagine soaring through the sky, capturing the perfect shot, and then suddenly, disaster strikes—signal loss, […]

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DIY 80mm EDF And Thrust Test – All Steps

3D Print, DIY, STL Files, Youtube Project / Brijendra Pal / April 20, 2023

This article is a step-by-step guide for a DIY 80mm Electric Ducted Fan, a YouTube video on the same is also uploaded on our YouTube channel. This time we will design an 80 mm ducted fan and check its thrust with different propellers. The thrust performed will be for 3-inch 12-blade, 6-blade, and 8-blade propellers.

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DMLS 3D Printing Advantages & Disadvantages | Detailed

3D Printer, 3D Print / The Mechninja / April 14, 2023

DMLS 3D printing stands for Direct Metal Laser Sintering, this 3D printing technology is famous for printing metal 3d models. Now, if you are thinking of starting with this technology you need to know DMLS 3D printing’s advantages and disadvantages. This article will help you in deciding whether you should go with DMLS 3D printing

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Flexible Filament Warping | How To Avoid in 3D Printing

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, Filament / Brijendra Pal / January 19, 2022

You already know the wonders of using flexible filaments. They exhibit the property of shock absorption and restoration to original shape when twisted. However, printing your designs with flexible filament is relatively difficult. Among many challenges flexible filament is posing, one is the flexible filament warping. This detailed guide will address the reasons and propose

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How To Dry Flexible Filament? Simple Steps

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, DIY, Filament / Brijendra Pal / January 9, 2022

To remove unnecessary moisture from the material, placing filament spool in an appropriate dry location or having a device to dry it is compulsory. The temperature and time at which heating action should be carried out depends on the material used. This article will shed light on reasons and methods of how to dry flexible

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Best Infill For Transparent Filament | Infill Settings & Types

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, Filament / Brijendra Pal / December 28, 2021

To get a perfect clear transparent 3D print besides the perfect filament and printer settings a perfect infill design or pattern is also very important. The infill is the part that will drastically increase or decrease the transparency of your transparent 3D-printed object. So, after some research and experiment, we found some of the most

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3D Printer Joints | Types, Subtypes, And Uses

3D Printer, 3D Print, Tips & Tricks / Chanchal Rajpoot / December 14, 2021

Adding joints in any design allows to perform movements and also increases the area of uses or utilities. Currently, there are various types of joint mechanisms and it is our responsibility to choose the correct one for our application from different types of 3d printed joints. In FDM 3d printer we can create nice and

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Best Practices in SLA Printing Follow For Excellent Prints

A to Z Series, 3D Print, Tips & Tricks / The Mechninja / September 16, 2021

Looking to start SLA printing? Having trouble recognizing the perfect resin printer? Or finding difficulty in handling supports? Don’t Worry !! In the article below, there are some of the tips and tricks discussed on the know-hows of SLA printing. SLA printing is one of the major forms of additive manufacturing techniques. But, it has

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Major 3D Print Failures Causes and Solutions

Major 3D Print Failures | Types, Causes, & Their Solutions

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, FDM Printer / The Mechninja / September 14, 2021

When starting with something fresh we are unaware of the failures we will face. A similar thing is true with 3D printing also, as we indulge ourselves more and more in 3D printing at some point in time we will face some common 3D print failures. 3D print failures are common at the initial stages

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Transparent Filament Setting for Slicer & Printer

Transparent Filament Settings For Slicer & 3D Printer

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, 3D Printer, FDM Printer / The Mechninja / September 9, 2021

Well, you might have surfed over the internet or watched countless videos explaining how to 3D print transparent filaments. A clear 3D printing model requires a number of things. It can be bit of a problem. No 3D printer is available to produce 100% transparent 3D prints but after some printer and slicer settings and

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