The 3D printing landscape has matured enough to let users with the creative streak manufacture things from within the comfort of their study, garage or living room without splurging too much money.

 

Amitt Sharma, 26, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, has been working on various 3D printing projects as a hobby since the past four years. He has used his open-source 3D printer to make sculptures, utility items like pen stands and other personalized gift items, and even an enclosure for his Raspberry Pi (tiny desktop computer).

 

Sharma belongs to a new crop of young users who are taking advantage of desktop 3D printers to create things they want, instead of spending money on buying them or getting them manufactured. According to Sharma, to make anything using plastic earlier, he had to go to a manufacturer who would charge him an exorbitant amount. Now he can do it at a lower […]

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