Treadmill Modded Into Giant 3D Printer with an Endless Print Bed Size — Taking 3D Print Sizing to the Extreme

Turning a Treadmill Into a Functional 3D Printer is Actually a Great Idea, Here's Why

3D printing’s always been stuck with a pesky size limit—your average printer’s cramped build area forces makers to slice big designs into awkward chunks, gluing them together like a clumsy puzzle. It’s a pain, and the results often scream compromise. But what if you could churn out massive creations in one shot without needing a [...]

Treadmill modded into giant 3D printer with an endless print bed size — taking 3D print sizing to the extreme

Ivan Miranda and Jon from Proper Printing have turned a treadmill into a working 3D printer with an endless print bed size.

Making A Treadmill Into A 3D Printer

A treadmill-style bed can be a great addition to a 3D printer. It allows prints to be shifted out of the build volume as printing continues, greatly increasing the size and flexibility of what you can print. But [Ivan Miranda] and [Jón Schone] had a question. Instead of making a treadmill to suit a 3D printer, what if you just built a 3D printer on top of a full-size treadmill? The duo sourced a piece of real gym equipment for this build. They t…

Meet 3D Artist Seung Yon Lee

Since graduating from Pasadena’s ArtCenter College of Design in 2020, Irvine resident Seung Yon Lee has been working as a 3D artist in animation and mobile game production. In just the past four years, Lee has collaborated on two award-winning animated short films, Canary and Head Noise. She has also worked as a 3D artist for a number of mobile games — including Home Design Makeover, Ellen’s Garden Restoration, Dream Garden Makeover, and Propert…