
WELDING LARGE
3D PRINTS
MAKE MASSIVE PROPS AND COSTUME PIECES
BY MELTING PRINTED PARTS TOGETHER
Written and photographed by Dylan O’Connell
A
s soon as you start your 3D printing journey
you instantly feel like Tony Stark. Your mind
starts to wander toward Iron Man suits and all the
armor and giant props you'd love to have. Then
you realize most printers are not able to print full
body parts or 6-foot swords in one go.
So what do you do? PLA welding, a process
where you use an ordinary soldering iron to fuse
your printable-sized pieces together to create
massive props!
1. SAFETY
Before you start, please put on your safety
glasses and respirator