We break down the pros and cons of the various types of 3D printing materials, from PETG to TPU, to help you figure out which filament is best for your prints. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s ...

An entrepreneur friend of mine likes to tell the story of the time he met a very rich man. Impressed by the guy's car, clothes, and companion, my friend wanted to know what the man did for a living.

As 3D printing becomes more popular for children, engineers, and creative adults, it raises two important questions: what can we do with the waste it produces, and how can we access more filament to ...

Making nylon plastic from raw chemicals used to be a very common demo; depending where and when you grew up, you may well have done it in high school or even earlier. What’s not common is taking that ...

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 ...

Every good 3D print starts with plastic, usually in the form of colorful strands wound neatly on spools. Though the 3D ...

By the power of interchangeable nozzles, the Filabot can produce filament that’s 3mm or 1.75mm, depending on your needs. In addition to rejected 3D prints, the Filabot recycles just about any kind of ...

If you frequently use a 3D printer for your projects then you may experience issues calculating the material weight and length usage. If so, then you might be interested in this project using Arduino.

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 effect, ...