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Since 3D printing is such an amazing supplementary hobby to other hobbies, many aquarium enthusiasts/3D printing enthusiasts may be wondering if PLA is aquarium-safe. So is it? PLA is aquarium safe if you treat it with a waterproof coating. If left as is, the PLA will absorb water and slowly disintegrate. While the PLA itself … Read more
If you’re a fan of wargames terrain or have the slightest interest in 3D printing miniatures, then you’ve landed at the right place. A 3D printer for miniatures provides you with the ultimate solution for enthusiasts of tabletop games! With that said, after much research and deliberation, we feel that the best 3D printer for … Read more
We review my favorite 3D printer: the Prusa i3 MK3S+.
It isn’t easy to walk down the aisle of any sort of food store without ever coming across something made of different types of plastics. From jars of jam, jellies, and marmalades to bottles of soda to cookie plates, your food is in close contact with a certain kind of plastic. One that has been … Read more
Arguably, the single most popular filament currently available for FDM 3D printers is the amazing PLA filament. It is inexpensive, can work at high temperatures, and it can be used to create glossy finishes, without too much hard work. Best of all, most printers can handle it very easily and create awesome prints with them. … Read more
The Creality CR-10 is a solid printer… but how fast can you push it (and how fast should you)?
Lithophanes are some of the coolest things you can print with your 3D printer. When you shine a light through a lithophane, the image that you printed on it appears in the shadows. The key to getting a good lithophane is to use the right kind of filament. So what’s the best filament for lithophanes? … Read more
3D printing has exploded in popularity over the past several years. What was once a prohibitively expensive hobby is increasingly accessible. The Ender line of 3D printers in particular represents phenomenal value for money. In this guide, we’ll try to find the best filament for Ender 3 printers. The best option out there for you … Read more
There are many 3D printed models that you can’t print in one piece. You’ll have to glue them together for the final result. So how do you glue PLA and what are the best glues for PLA? Let’s dive in. These methods are really easy and safe, too. Glue PLA with adhesive Cyanoacrylate is a … Read more
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The 3D printing process requires a whole range of highly innovative tools to get the job done properly. Apart from the obvious one such as a 3D model as well as a 3D printer, you will need lots of other items as well. Here, one of the instrumental pieces to the whole 3D puzzle would … Read more
Every 3D printer needs at least some sort of raw material that it can use to safely and easily print the desired 3D build. Just as a conventional 3D printer uses ink and paper to create words and imagery, so too does the 3D printer need certain specialized raw materials to create different objects. The … Read more
PLA is by far and large, the single most popular FDM printing filament available today. PLA filament is very forgiving for newbies who don’t have much experience with this filament type. It is always very important that the very first layer of your 3D print is always very strongly connected to the printer’s build platform … Read more
When you’re stuck with an idle 3d printer, try one of these.
The Z offset is a very powerful setting in your 3D printing toolkit that you can use to make micro adjustments to your nozzle height. This is very useful when you’re 3D printing a wide variety of materials and some have thicker extrusions than others. The Z offset determines how far or close the nozzle … Read more
Anycubic printers are becoming firm favorites of 3D-printing fans around the world. Their resin-based methods offer superior levels of finish, durability, and speed. If you’re new to this method, though, there’s a learning curve involved; Anycubic resin settings can take a little trial and error to get right. That’s where we come in. This page … Read more
Elephant’s Foot is an unsightly 3D printing error that is quite common. It’s what happens when the first layer is a little bit bigger than the rest of the layers, often accompanied by a slight bulge towards the bottom. This happens for a number of reasons, all of which can be fixed. Under normal circumstances, … Read more
Printers with a single extruder head have some limitations in this arena, for example, they can only work with a single material and color. This is where the dual extruder 3D printers come in. Dual extruder 3D printers lets you work with different materials and different colors at the same time letting you get more … Read more
See what upgrades Creality made to the Ender 3 with their Ender 3 Pro… and find out if it’s actually worth the money.
The Tevo Black Widow 3D printer is rapidly catching up in the popularity department with its more well-known counterparts, such as the Creality and the Anycubic lineups. The good people at Tevo have upped their game with the Black Widow thanks to its extra-large volume. Learn more in this Tevo Black Widow review. The Tevo … Read more
There is no doubt that getting melted filament stuck on the nozzle of your 3D printer can get quite annoying. This holds particularly true because it can be hard to very hard to clean properly. Many of not most people who are into 3D printing tend to go through this annoying difficulty of their filament … Read more
PLA and PETG are two of the most popular 3D printing filaments around: so what are the differences between PLA and PETG, and which one should you be using for your prints? Let’s take a look! PLA vs PETG: Fundamental Differences and Strength PLA and PETG are both polymers and belong to the family of … Read more
One way to drastically improve the quality and consistency of your 3D prints is to make sure that your filament is very dry as you 3D print it. 3D printer filaments tend to be hygroscopic, meaning they absorb water. Unfortunately, this water can wreak havoc once the filament is in your hot end and superheated … Read more
Tired of seeing bulges and ribs on the walls of your 3D printed model? In this post, we’ll explain how to fix Z banding and Z wobbling, which is the usual culprit for these issues. Ribbing or Z banding is one of many common issues to plague 3D printers. It tends to make layer lines … Read more
One of the most basic things to underamstand about 3D printing is the relationship between layer height vs nozzle size. While the two values are related, they’re not the exact same thing! When I got my first 3D printer, I thought that a 0.4mm nozzle meant I could use a 0.4mm layer height. Boy, was … Read more
There are numerous 3D printers available today and they perform a vast number of operations, ranging from creating new product prototypes to medical applications. The budget printers are ideal for beginners, students, and simple hobbyists alike. However, if you are really serious about printing 3D you will definitely need something with a bit more pizzazz … Read more
Before the advent of the 3D printer, cosplay was a very time and energy-consuming exercise, which is why making realistic cosplay costumes was not everyone’s cup of coffee. Now it is possible to create extremely intricate and complex works of art that not just look good but are also wearable too. All of this is … Read more
Ever since it was released back in early 2017, the Wanhao Duplicator 7 (also known colloquially as Wanhao D7) series of printers has caused quite a bit of a stir in the DLP 3D printer markets of the world, so we’ve gone ahead and done this Wanhao Duplicator 7 review for you. Back when the … Read more
Before we answer this question, we have to figure out what is firmware in the first place? In a nutshell, it is the code that makes your 3D printer work and come alive. In other words it can simply be termed as “software for hardware.” Many of us consider various devices as strictly hardware but … Read more
One of the biggest challenges when printing with any filament is dialing in the correct printing and bed temperature. PLA filament is one of the most commonly and universally used 3D printing filaments out there, so what’s the ideal PLA printing temperature? This is a question that commonly comes up for many first-timers to 3D … Read more
If you’re constantly running into 3D printing issues which are not resolved no matter what you try, there are two lesser-known settings in your 3D printer that you may wish to tweak: the jerk and acceleration settings. A word of warning: jerk and acceleration tuning is an advanced tactic. We don’t recommend doing it until … Read more
The best 3D printer in the world can let you down if you don’t have the right software to back you up. There’s a ton of choice out there when it comes to the printing programs you use. Want to get to the bottom of the Simplify3D VS Slic3r debate? We’re here to help. We’ve … Read more
Cura Tree Supports are an innovative new way to generate supports. Cura has long been at the forefront of ease-of-use and advances in 3D printer technology, and the list of awesome new features is always growing. Cura’s tree supports is a notable addition to supports, something that is often a thorn in the side of … Read more
We pit the Ender 3 and Ender 5 head to head… and you see the difference.
There are not many Bibo 3D printer reviewers around so we decided to fill the gap. This printer is also known as Bibo 2 Touch Laser. It was initially launched on Amazon circa 2016 and has garnered a lot of respect. This has a lot to do with this Touch Laser’s apparent popularity and as … Read more
The Tronxy X5S is one of the brightest spots in an all new breed of 3D printer kits that seems to hit the proverbial sweet spot with discerning customers worldwide. As a matter of fact, the Tronxy X5S is the larger version of the Tronxy X3S 3D printer and as of now, it has overtaken … Read more
When it comes to 3D printing safety, many, if not most people tend to think that 3D printers catch fire and burn up. However, that is not the truth as such. On the contrary, 3D printers are far more likely to generate various kinds of particulates and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Ok so what can these VOCs and … Read more
When you first buy your 3D printer, you probably thought: wow, I can make my own free stuff! Well not quite, right? There’s the cost of the printer, maintaining it, and of course, the cost of filament. However, there’s one more cost that you need to factor in: electricity. So how much electricity does a … Read more
There are a wide variety of materials that you can 3D print, and you may have heard or read about 3D printed wood. So is this actually wood, or something else? Let’s dive in and see the exciting possibilities and challenges of 3D printed wood! What is 3D printed wood, anyway? If you’re thinking about … Read more
Brittle PLA is a very common problem in 3D printing and can be fixed quite easily. In this post, we’ll look at why PLA goes brittle and what are the ways you can solve this issue. Why does PLA become brittle? PLA can become brittle due to one or a combination of three causes: moisture, … Read more
The strength, flexibility, and versatility of PETG plastic make it a popular material for 3D printing projects in workshops around the world. For many newbies, however, one question crops up once they’ve printed their models – is PETG dishwasher-safe? Spoiler alert – the answer is that it’s safe in terms of toxicity, but it’s not … Read more
Which is better, Creality’s Ender 3 or their CR 10? Here’s our take.
The Qidi Technology X One 2 is one of QIDI Technologies’ better offerings. It is a pretty reasonable printer that is affordable at a much better price than the bulk of its competition. The Qidi technology X machine holds its own in terms of both print qualities as well as various cutting edge capabilities against other models … Read more
Generally speaking, Delta 3D printers are quite different from the regular run of the mill Cartesian and other 3D printer types such as the Creality Ender 3 or Prusa i3 MK3S+. In fact, most Delta model 3D printers are typically inspired by various open-source Kossel and Rostock models. While the average Delta printer can be … Read more
3D Printing any sort of flexible filament on a common desktop 3D printer can turn out to be a bit tricky. Apart from the fact that many 3D printers don’t support such filaments, there are slicer software settings and 3D printer hardware limitations to take into consideration too. All of these factors come into play when you want … Read more
A 3D printer’s “magic numbers” are the layer heights that are a multiple of the minimum height your Z axis can move. By choosing one of the magic numbers when slicing your STL model you’ll get much better-looking prints. This is because the mechanical movement and slicer heights will be aligned. What are the Ender … Read more
Folks that are newer to 3D printing often wonder how much you can print with 1kg of filament. If you ask this question on forums, you’ll probably get snarky answers like “2.2 lbs of stuff”. That’s not really useful! I can understand why you may wish to get an idea of how far a 1 … Read more
When you have low quality filament or a misaligned PTFE tube, it’s possible that filament may break and get stuck inside the PTFE tube. Getting the filament out is pretty straightforward, so let’s dive in. How to remove filament stuck in the PTFE tube The easiest way to remove filament stuck in your 3D printer’s … Read more
3D printing is a phenomenal hobby, but it’s not without its headaches. The amount of trial and error involved can be pretty time consuming. This is especially true when it comes to curing your resin prints. How long should you cure resin prints for anyway? The reality is that most prints should be fully cured … Read more
Creality’s Ender 3 and Ender 3 Pro printers have been designed to deliver absolutely awesome print quality right out of the box. However, this does not mean that one can’t improve on perfection. This holds particularly true as far as 3D printers are concerned where there is always plenty of room for improvement. As of … Read more
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