If you’ve got a 3D printer, you can use it for much more than just making toys and decorative trinkets. It can also create objects that genuinely simplify your daily tasks. Each idea showcased ...

Wow. [Jim Smith] of Grass Roots Engineering has just put the finishing touches on his entirely 3D printed kayak. And it floats. The individual parts were printed on [Jim’s] massive home-made … ...

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The 3D-printed screws and gears look great spinning on the video. The vise also looks like it would be very practical in real use. If you don’t want to print, you can always grab a Stickvise .