If you've just started 3D printing as a hobby, you're probably comparing the various filament types, but does the brand ...

What type of 3D printing filament should you buy? Best answer: Polylactic Acid (PLA) is the best all-round filament for making models, especially if you're going to finishing them. It's forgiving, ...

Filament is to 3D printers what gasoline is to cars. You need it in order to run your machine; you can get it from a variety of different places; and it’s available in various levels of quality. Not ...

Our first 3D printers only printed ABS and PLA plastic. Yeah, we heard about PVA for support structures, but no one could get them to stick. There was also polycarbonate, but you had to have an all ...

The types of filament available for filament fusion 3D printers are growing all the time. We've told you about several, including wood filament; MadeSolid's recyclable, ABS-like PET+ filament; and its ...

— Levin Eustice, Rome Corners, Wis. A Ben Cox, engineer at the Morgridge Institute for Research: 3D printing is a process by which we make a piece layer by layer, and the various forms of 3D printing ...

If you are new to 3D printing, you are bound to make some mistakes navigating the learning curve. Here are some tricks to ...