Most 3D printer filament soaks up water from the air, and when it does, the water passing through the extruder nozzle can expand, bubble, and pop, causing all kinds of mayhem and unwanted effects ...

D printing has come a long way, and the printers continue to improve in performance and user-friendliness. Elegoo has been in ...

Almost every FDM 3D printer in the world can print PLA ... is a visual test where I check to make sure the filament works well on the spool, without any crossovers that can cause snags while ...

The Creality K2 Plus 3D printer is a large-format ... An external spool holder equipped with RFID capability for streamlined filament management. A hub that connects up to four CFS units, allowing ...

Also recovered from his home were a 3D printer, 14 spools of PLA filament, which is used in the 3D printing of ghost guns, eight unserialized 3D-printed Glock-style lower receivers, and nine ...

Today we’re looking at a Spanish 3D printer manufacturer, Tumaker ... as pellet material is typically 10X less expensive than filament. For FGF mode, these devices require the company’s external ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this ...

Since last Thursday, some creators have pledged not to buy Bambu printers anymore, even removed some of their 3D models from its online repository, after the company revealed it would add a new ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...