Top 5 Videos: 3D Printing With Coffee

As the sun sets on another week of September living, we gather together a selection of handpicked videos for your viewing pleasure. Like a digital vineyard, we roam the hills and valleys of the internet to bring you the most fresh and interesting stories that grace the video format. So pull your chair closer, set your wine glass to the side and save your coffee beans as we offer you 3D printed solutions to modify your drinking cups, print Velcro, revitalize an old hobby, and catch up with a buster of myths in this top 5 videos of the week.

Using Coffee Grounds as a Biodegradable 3D Printing Material

In our first video, we join Michael Rivera, assistant professor at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder as he looks for ways to reuse one of the most common waste products in our caffeinated world – coffee grounds. Rather than tossing out the remaining bean grounds after brewing a pot of liquid gold, Rivera and other university researchers have created a novel 3D printing material that is compostable, reusable, and I can only assume, smells pretty good too. Watch the video and listen to Rivera’s own justifications for making a world where we waste less and use more!

Velcro You Can Make at Home

Who doesn’t like Velcro? It holds things together, it’s easy to use and it’s satisfying to pull apart. Now exciting could it be to save yourself a trip and print Velcro at home? Well, now you can! In this video by Teaching Tech, we get to walk through the entire process of the home Velcro production discussion, from looking at the science behind Velcro, choosing the right materials, and even testing its holding strength. To add a cherry on top, you can even find STL files linked in the description so that you can get printing as soon as you’re finished watching.

3D Printed End Caps to Completely Transform Drinking Glasses

Sometimes less is more. Whether you’re living on a budget, limited storage space, or just don’t feel like justifying buying a piggy bank, sometimes all you’re left with is a basic, clear glass cup. But no longer! In this video from CUBE3DWORLD, we take a look at the classic POKAL drinking glass from IKEA and how to 3D print some truly unique and innovative pieces that fit around or over the glass to transform or modify its function. From hourglass to storage container, from toothbrush holder to juicer, these 3D printable attachments make even the most basic of all liquid vessels into a Swiss army knife of the home goods aisle at IKEA and beyond.

3D Printing Film Parts for a 60s-Era Camera

For any vintage shutterbugs out there, this video is for you. This video by The Film Laundry focuses on an iconic 16mm ‘spy camera’ from the 1960s that is a bit of a family heirloom. Of course, the most difficult part of using classic cameras in the 21st century is finding somewhere that sells antiquated film or storage devices that may be discontinued or more fragile to transport. Luckily the solution is also with us here in the 21st century. With help from 3D printing, we see our protagonist create a new film cartridge and spindle that would enable the sixties surveiller to snap once again. What other steps are involved? Watch the video to learn about how things went.

Adam Savage and His 3D Printed Head

Famed Mythbuster and star of his own YouTube channel, Adam Savage’s Tested, in this video we follow along during Adam’s visit to specialty costume maker studio FBFX. Learn more about how costumes in the entertainment industry are changing as traditional mold casting is being replaced by 3D full-body scanning and 3D printing. The result is a much closer-to-life representation of the figure with fewer warps, defects or other changes compared to the traditional process. Join Adam as he walks through the digital imaging process and marvels at the level of detail involved before downloading himself as an STL file and printing the most accurate replica of himself yet!

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*Cover Photo Credits: Christoph, Pixabay (Creative Commons CC0)