How To Succeed When Printing In PLA
GETTING THE FIRST LAYER RIGHT The first layer is the most important part of any print. There are a few things you need to do to get the first layer to stick well. You need the print bed (or print…
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Print Quality Troubleshooting Guide This guide is a great place to start if you are trying to improve the quality of your 3D printed parts. We have compiled an extensive list of the most common 3D…
Understanding Shells, Layer Height and Infill
Understanding Shells, Layer Height and InfillGetting great products out of a 3D printer requires an understanding of the settings that will ultimately dictate how the object feels in your hand. Those settings are the number of shells, infill percentage and…
3D printing vocabulary
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing Vocabulary Jay Summet Major Parts of the Machine: • Extruder – The mechanism which pushes out building material (Filament) in a molten state to fuse to previous layers of material. Made up of a…
Prusa i3 MK2 kit review
This is first 3D printer I have so can not proived comparison with other brands. The build: Documentation does not say much about how long the build should take but mine took 12 hours as I tried to really follow…
German designer 3D prints custom high heel shoes
The 3D high heel shoe model was then refined in Meshmaker and imported to SoldWorks, where Markus got to work on modifying the style and design of the heel itself. “I played a bit around and tried to make a…
Top 10 3D Model Databases
Top 10 3D Model Databases: The Best Sites to Download 3D Models for 3D Printing If you intend to 3D print a model, that doesn’t mean you always have to start designing from scratch. There are tons of websites out…
Printing Instructions Slicer configuration
Example of expert mode of you slicer configuration. For experts I keep it short 0.1mm layer height 100% infill 2 shells ABS filament good cooling while printing Some more details for the rest Material If you want to print ABS…
3D Printing with Nylon 618 filament in Tie-Dye colours
The Rit Dye website recommends adding Vinegar when trying to dye Nylon, I can say that really didn’t work for me, and seemed to make the dye almost useless. I’m not sure why it didn’t help as the acid content of Vinegar…
Sustainable, scalable 3D printed meat
Problem: 8% of the world“s water supply and one third of the world’s non-ice landmass is used for raising livestock for meat and leather. At least 18% of the greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere are from the livestock industry.Solution: Fundamentally…
DIY filament extrusion and extruders
Nowadays one of the biggest drawbacks in 3D printing is the relative high cost of filament, i.e. the 3D printer (thermo-)plastic, the “consumable” for your 3D printer. Prices for 3D printers have been continuously dropping, but filament prices did not…