This is the beginning of a series on practical prints for your 3D printer. Lots of people have seen 3D printers in action, but many of the prints are what can best be called novelty prints. They're ...

The process of making custom objects for Minecraft and then bringing them into the playable sandbox world of Mojang's megahit just got easier, thanks to a free 3D design tool called Tinkercad.

For some additional background to this post and 3d printing technology, see an earlier post about my experiences building and operating my first 3d printer or watch this video for the quick overview ...