Accelerate with Snapmaker

This year, we sponsored Schumacher CLRT, a Porsche Racing Team, who made the most of the Artisan and J1s, using 3D Printed, Laser Cut, and CNC’d part to dominate races all over the world, from Spain to Italy to Macau to Saudi Arabia.

This wasn’t the only team we sponsored as part of Accelerate with Snapmaker – find out more here.

Snapmaker Supercharged Cinema

Check out these projects from our friends all over YouTube! Whether its building a special tool missing from your workshop, putting together the ultimate trap to catch Santa, or building a time-traveling Delorean, Snapmaker’s 3-in-1 machines make it possible.

Unleash the SnapDryer

At Formnext 2024, we unveiled our first collaboration with PolyMaker, the SnapDryer.

• Dry and store your 3D filament in one solution with this modular design. Say goodbye to your filament’s moisture, and hello to your project’s creativity!
• Buy it here!

Key Products

1064nm Infrared Laser Module

Released in the Spring of 2024, the 1064nm Laser Module unlocks a whole new set of ultra-fine, precision engraving capabilities to your Snapmaker machine.

• Find out more here.
• Buy it Here!

Artisan Premium 3-in-1 3D Printer

In June we released the Snapmaker Artisan Premium, the Ultimate 3-in-1 Machine. It comes with a dual extrustion 3D Printer Module, a powerful 40W Laser, and a 200W CNC Module, with a massive 400mm³ workspace.

Supercharged Software

Upgrade to Snapmaker Orca

Snapmaker users have been asking for official support for their 3rd party integrations for a long time – you asked, we delivered.

• Join the Beta here.
• Dive into the details on the Snapmaker Wiki
• Support: https://snapmaker.formcrafts.com/support-ticket
• Join the Discussion: https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/snapmaker-orca-v1-1-0-beta-issues-report-discussions/38235/5

Videos Galore!

Big Contests, Bigger Prizes

In 2024, we started running regular Snapmaker Video Contests, kicking it off with Winter Wonderland (okay, technically that started in 2023), and developing this into a new contest every month or two!

Prizes ranged from free Snapmaker products to mega cash prizes, up to $1225 USD for the Home Alone Video Contest!

Click on one of the tiles above to check out the contest and view the video gallery of submissions!

Or check out the playlists on YouTube.

Vertical Videos

In 2024 we had the pleasure of launching our Short Video Project, a little behind-the-scenes effort to dramatically increase the number of short videos we post. These videos come from our in-house graphics team, user generated content, and external professional studios.

Follow our accounts!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snapmakerinc/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Snapmaker/shorts
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@snapmaker_global
• RedNote (小红书): @snapmaker

8th Anniversary Maker-a-Thon

June 1st was Snapmaker’s 8th Anniversary, so we held our annual Maker-a-Thon. 10 Teams, 10 Projects, 1 Big Party.

You can check out our Blog Post here: https://www.snapmaker.com/blog/8-years-of-playing-well-join-the-celebration-with-play-well-makerathon-artisan-premium-launch-and-more/

And make sure to download your Snapmaker Mini 3D Printable Models here! https://wiki.snapmaker.com/en/important_installation_tips_for_mini_snapmaker_models

Here’s to Snapmaker: Year 9!

Sincerely,

The Snapmaker Team

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Hi Makers,

The result of the 13th Snapmaking Contest just came out! Let’s take a look at the winning projects below. 

1st Prize: Escape room prop by David Bodsworth

This might not look that interesting to many people, but I was quite impressed with how I managed to make it. It’s a prop for our escape room and is supposed to look like the numbers are just written in marker pen, but actually, they are printed, so will never wear off. What impressed me more was I managed to do this with the original single extruder print head, with the black printed on the first layer and the gold printed around it, so it’s completely smooth.

2nd Prize: Pikachu wallet by prash

When I gifted my friend a yellow version of my wallet, she said it reminded her of Pikachu, so when I got my first multi-material 3D printer, the Snapmaker J1, I knew what I had to do..

3rd Prize: A 3D-printed gadget to house Apple watch charger by Graham Woof

Attached are two images of my latest multi-color print project. Only received the Dual Extrusion 3D Printing Module one week ago. It is a life-size 3D replica of the Apple logo for housing my Apple watch charger, printed in 2-color PLA.

Lucky Prize

From left to right: projects by Minh Huynh, Matej Markus, Richard Carpentier

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We are super excited to announce the winners of the 10th Snapmaking Contest. In this round, to celebrate the 6th anniversary of Snapmaker, we encourage our users to create projects that awaken their inner child. Let’s see what it means to be “Remaining Childlike” to our users through their amazing entries!

1st Place: Glowing Violin Made of Cardboard by Joel Moir

Let’s hear what Joel has said about his work:
From the earliest age, I was a tinkerer and what you would call today a “maker.” After 25 years as a musician and IT consultant, a freak accident in 2019 left me with a traumatic brain injury and a significant permanent disability. The adjustment to life without paid work and the void of no longer having a profession – being ‘disabled’ – has been incredibly difficult. About 1 year ago, I stumbled across the Snapmaker in a catalog, and it changed my life. The A350T has allowed me to do something useful and creative at my own pace, practice my communication, maths, motor, and critical thinking skills, and help me with my confidence and self-worth.

The violin mandala is of my design and made of recycled materials – cardboard boxes, a sheet of balsa, acrylic, a used RGB LED strip, some scrap paper, and an old phone charging cable. The CNC and laser functions of the A350T cut the shapes. I then spray paint to color the layers and glued them together with PVC and a hot glue gun. It was a great joy to make and gives me hope that in the future I may be able to once again contribute to society.

2nd Place: Carbon-wrapped 3D-printed Bike by Justin de la Serna

What you see here is a fully 3D-printed carbon fiber strider/balance bike. All of the frame components were printed on the Snapmaker. The main frame would barely fit on the 45-degree. The bike itself is unique because there is not a single full suspension balance/strider. 

3rd Place: Kaleidoscope by Lightning Bug Club

Do you remember how you played as a kid? This new Kaleidoscope encourages users to play in the dirt, pick some flowers, let a bug crawl over, and then scrape the magic dust collected from under the fingernails into the inspection slides to get a closer look through the scope. The curated collection is reflected back a hundred times in a way that convincingly transcends reality. This entire project was made possible by the unwavering efforts of my Snapmaker A350. From the 3D printed scope pieces to the CNC-cut inspection slides.

Lucky Prize: Liu Miao, Mariusz Dragan, and Lilian Chamontin

Liu Miao redesigned his daughter’s drawing into a piece of art.

This idea comes from one of the Snapmaker Academy tutorials. The photo frame has been printed by Snapmaker 3D Printing module and the layers were cut by Laser Module.

Mariusz Dragan has made this mechanical neon logo.

He created a beautiful video documenting the project. He did everything from design to printing, cutting, and post-processing. The video also features his ingenious idea of turning a tissue box into a switch, which is fantastic.

Lilian Chamontin invented something new for the kids to stimulate imagination: behold the KING SNAKE!

Let’s see what Lilian shared, “The king snake is able to transport essential persons and properties, even royal eggs! It can be of any length, although it requires a good 50 hours of snappy to add 6 additional wagons. Around 50 hours of CNC + 4 hours of manual work to fix some initial design issues and improve looks.”

Everyone’s interpretation of being childlike is different and there are several other very many creative and beautiful projects. Let’s take a look! 

Animal wood puzzle used CNC and Laser Engraving functions by Eliott Lax.

Rubber Band Marksman Machine, and Rubber Band Combo Launcher by Paul Pozel. 

It’s a very elaborate moving target for shooting rubber bands (with conveyor movement & linear track).

Marble Runs by lewvdesign

3D printed the gears and laser cut the wood for the marble to run along.

The Snapmaking Contest is a regular maker contest for Snapmaker users.
We are looking forward to seeing more exciting entries next time.

See you next time.

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Merry Christmas from all of us here at Snapmaker! We have good news for you: the 8th Snapmaking Contest result is finally out. We are happy to announce the winners of the contest! 

The 8th Snapmaking Contest was held on the theme of “Build Your Wonderland.” We hope that everyone can build their wonderland with our machines and free the mind in Snapmaker Wonderland shaped by imagination and creativity.

Now, we can’t wait to show you the winners’ projects in this contest!

1st Place: Christmas Village by Nickalaus Clemmer

Nickalaus Clemmer won the 1st prize $1,000/€1,000 Coupon for his fabulous Christmas village! In this project, Nickalaus unlocked the full potential of Snapmaker 2.0 Modular 3-in-1 3D Printer and used three functions 3D Printing, Laser Engraving/Cutting, and CNC Carving all at once! He created the main body of this lovely village with 3D printing, which includes 10 houses, 3 snowmen, 1 tree, 1 truck, 1 bridge, 2 horses, and 9 light poles all printed out of Snapmaker white PLA. 

After setting up the buildings and some key elements of the village, he used the Laser Module to add extra details. The large trees, a sign engraved with “Merry Christmas Snapmaker,” and a carriage were all flawlessly cut out of 2.4mm basswood sheets. If you look closely, you can even spot that the carriage is carrying a special gift! 

He then utilized the CNC function and made a lake with a hockey player, which renders the whole project all the more dreamy and tranquil. He used a 16mm particle board for the lake and a 32mm pine dowel for the hockey player realized by Snapmaker 2.0 Rotary Module. He also painted the lake bed in blue and poured white tinted resin over the top. With all these works, he managed to make a Christmas Village in which everything perfectly blends in with each other!

2nd Place: The Milk & Cookie Mouse by Benjamin Schmid

The 2nd Prize went to Benjamin Schmid, who won a 10W High Power Laser Module coupon for his entry The Milk & Cookie Mouse. At first glance, you might wonder if the creator of this work post-processed the model with paint. But in fact, he didn’t use any paint for this project! In only 1 model, he used 11 filaments for different 3d-printed parts glued together. Benjamin Schmid is an active voice in our community. He is skilled at realizing projects composed of various parts in different colors.  If you are looking forward to more projects from him in the future, make sure you follow all our social channels! 

3rd Place: a 3D-printed Village by Jan Paul Kaim

The 3rd place winner Jan Paul Kaim created a village with the Christmas vibe everywhere. What makes this project so special is that it is a 3d printed village out of translucent material. Therefore, this tiny town will glow softly from inside out when combined with LED lights. And trust me, you don’t want to miss the video below that documents this project! 

The 3rd place winner will receive a $200/€200 Material Coupon for this beautiful project! 

Apart from top three winners, the following three entries from Peter Taylor, Melissa Beauchamp, and @mike__dyer won the lucky prize and will get a White PLA Filament (500g) + Red PLA Filament (500g) Coupon from us! 

Thank you all for your entries and participation! We look forward to seeing you again in the next Snapmaking Contest! 

Happy making!

Team Snapmaker

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We hope you are spending quality time with your family and friends! While you are recharging during the holiday season, don’t forget to spend your holiday with your Snapmaker as well, which can surprise you in a different way and provide endless possibilities!

The 8th Snapmaking Contest: Build Your Wonderland

As Christmas and New Year are approaching, many of you must have started to prepare the holiday decorations for your sweet home or workplace. But we believe that you, as makers, won’t settle for ready-made decors. Keep your Snapmaker running through the holiday season and build your wonderland by yourself! We would like to introduce the 8th Snapmaking Contest with the theme “Build Your Wonderland,” held between Nov 29 and Dec 20. Snapmaking Contest is a makers contest held regularly among Snapmaker users who realize their ideas through Snapmaker machines. This time we invite our users to create Christmas or New Year decors!

How to Enter the Contest?

Participants can enter the contest through social media by posting photos/videos with a detailed introduction and required hashtags #Snapmaking and #SnapmakerWonderland. Then your post will be collected automatically to the Contest Gallery after approval.

Facebook – Post to Snapmaker’s page with the required hashtags.

Instagram – Post with the required hashtags and mention @snapmakerinc.

Twitter – Tweet with the required hashtags and mention @snapmaker.

Note: Only one photo/video can be shown in the contest gallery for each project.

Look for inspiration? Take a look at the contest entries so far and vote for your favorite projects!

What Are the Prizes?!

The first prize winner will receive a $1,000/€1,000 Coupon! 

The 2nd prize winner will win a coupon for our new product 10W High Power Laser Module!

More prizes are waiting for you! Please jump right in!

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We hope you are spending quality time with your family and friends! While you are recharging during the holiday season, don’t forget to spend your holiday with your Snapmaker as well, which can surprise you in a different way and provide endless possibilities!

The 8th Snapmaking Contest: Build Your Wonderland

As Christmas and New Year are approaching, many of you must have started to prepare the holiday decorations for your sweet home or workplace. But we believe that you, as makers, won’t settle for ready-made decors. Keep your Snapmaker running through the holiday season and build your wonderland by yourself! We would like to introduce the 8th Snapmaking Contest with the theme “Build Your Wonderland,” held between Nov 29 and Dec 20. Snapmaking Contest is a makers contest held regularly among Snapmaker users who realize their ideas through Snapmaker machines. This time we invite our users to create Christmas or New Year decors!

How to Enter the Contest?

Participants can enter the contest through social media by posting photos/videos with a detailed introduction and required hashtags #Snapmaking and #SnapmakerWonderland. Then your post will be collected automatically to the Contest Gallery after approval.

Facebook – Post to Snapmaker’s page with the required hashtags.

Instagram – Post with the required hashtags and mention @snapmakerinc.

Twitter – Tweet with the required hashtags and mention @snapmaker.

Note: Only one photo/video can be shown in the contest gallery for each project.

Look for inspiration? Take a look at the contest entries so far and vote for your favorite projects!

What Are the Prizes?!

The first prize winner will receive a $1,000/€1,000 Coupon! 

The 2nd prize winner will win a coupon for our new product 10W High Power Laser Module!

More prizes are waiting for you! Please jump right in!

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From over 100 entries, 4 winners were picked by the community and Snapmaker staff members.

Below is what the Snapmaker staff had to say about this contest: 

“We were very surprised by many of the creative and practical contest entries. It’s the first time that we run the marathon contest beyond the Facebook group since we realize that we need a place to involve all excellent Snapmaker users in. This is a stage for all of you, to show your talent, please stay tuned and waiting for the next round of Snapmaking Contest!”

Grand Prize

Congratulations to the following participants who won the grand prize, a Snapmaker 2.0 Rotary Module.

1st place in the 3D Printing Group by takeotaの物欲し雑記帳

1st place in the Laser Engraving Group by Jason

1st place in the CNC Graving Group by MASASHI Ishikawa

1st place in the Mixed Group by Jeff Hetherington

Lucky Prize

At last, congratulations to Vaughan Fulford, Khurram Sharif, and けんし(Kenshi) who were picked randomly as the lucky participants to receive a $50 coupon.

Learn more about Snapmaking Contest projects.

Our Message

This wraps up our 5th Snapmaking Contest. Thank you again for participating in the event and showcased your ingenious ideas! We are hoping to make Snapmaking Contest a series where makers can showcase their making skills and win special prizes along the way. Our next contest will be unveiled soon so stay tuned!

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Since then, “Snapmaking” has become the routine of many of our users. We see eye-catching designs and art pieces everyday in our Facebook groups and on our Forum. As more people receive their Snapmaker 2.0s, more creations have surfaced and more makers want to showcase their works. So this year, we are going to do something different.

We are announcing the Snapmaking Contest, our 5th event. Instead of hosting a 24-hour event, we are making the Snapmaker Contest a monthly event with special prizes. Each event is going to have a different theme, and their prizes will vary.

Snapmaking Contest is the biggest event in Snapmaker history and it is catered to all Snapmaker customers. Are you an active maker? Are you an environmentally friendly individual? Do you want to make something valuable or make something more valuable? If you check all the answers to the questions above, then we’ve got a contest for you.

The theme of our 5th Snapmaking contest is #upcycling. We encourage you to make something valuable out of something that is less useful. Frankly, the more value you create with your work, the better. We assess your work by following the criteria below.

1. Creativity – How new or innovative is you work?
2. Originality – Is your work one of a kind?
3. Practicality – Is your work useful?
4. Eco-friendly – How environmentally friendly is your work?
5. Community Votes (70%) – You are also your own judge.
6. Snapmaker Team Evaluation (30%) – It needs to grab our attention!

Submission deadline: March 7, 2021

A couple more ideas to get you started. Use this opportunity to turn regular materials into something more valuable such as a laser cut cat house top, a wooden desk lamp with 3D printed parts, or a 3D printed and painted sound amplifier. Feel free to check out this video example of turning Amazon boxes into 3D mandala art by LRN2DIY.

The winners will each get a Snapmaker 2.0 Rotary Module, which is our latest addon for the Snapmaker 2.0. It enables your Snapmaker to rotary carve and laser. We will also randomly choose 3 participants to give them $50 discount codes. The winning projects will be featured on our website and social media. The results of the contest will be published within a week after the contest ends. Terms and conditions apply.

Learn more about Snapmaking Contest to win a Snapmaker 2.0 Rotary module! Join the contest by signing up on our website! It’s time to “snapmake” something valuable by #upcycling!

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