Resin printers! These things have been getting incredibly cheap and really good lately. They’re not quite as convenient or safe to use as filament printers, and the other thing that usually comes up is “isn’t the resin super brittle and weak?”
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Things you should know about PETG
The do-it-all 3D printing filament: PETG! Learn what the differences are between Copolyester and PET and how to best print the materials.
Affordable and tough PETG from DAS FILAMENT review! #Filaween
“Good” or “strong” doesn’t have to mean “expensive”. This is DAS FILAMENT’s PETG filament.
Ultra-textured PrimaSELECT Carbon PETG review! #Filaween
Could PETG be a better base for carbon fiber reinforced filaments? Well, depends on what properties you are looking for, but fibers don’t seem to be the end-all solution yet.
New tests needed: rigid.ink PETG review! #Filaween
rigid.ink’s PETG managed to outperform my testing setup. Could this be the demise of PLA and ABS?
Should you use a Reverse Bowden?
The job of a Bowden tube is to guide the filament from the extruder into the hotend so that the extruder can drive the filament over here, but the actual pushing force happens at the hotend. If this printer didn’t have one, the filament would get pushed just the same, but the driving force wouldn’t be able to push it into the hotend. Makes sense, right? But not every 3D printer is a Bowden system, in fact, this guy isn’t, but I’m going to argue it’s still going to profitContinue reading
Are you printing at the right temperature?
When you start a print, how do you decide what settings to use? Of course, parameters like the solid shell thickness or the infill percentage are something that needs to be decided on a print-by-print basis, but what I mean are the settings that, ideally you figure out once and then leave as a preset for future you. But what if those presets are wrong? What if you didn’t even tune those in yourself and use whatever the filament manufacturer suggests or stick with the presets that come with yourContinue reading
Hands-off 3D Printing
The eternal quest for that one bed surface that perfectly sticks while printing and completely releases when cold. Many have tried to find it, many have failed, but 3DQue have finally done it. Or at least that’s what they claim for the Quinly system, which promises to turn your humble 3D printer into a global-scale production unit by adding a network gateway that controls your printer and that you can use to queue up prints, a lift kit that angles your machine so that parts can slide off once they’reContinue reading
Review E3D´s RapidChange Revo
It’s time to take an in-depth look at E3D’s newest hotend ecosystem – the RapidChange Revo. You get the new quick-swap nozzlebreaks, a new self-regulating heater, an optional smaller form factor, significantly better performance and a new patents package that makes sure nobody will ever be making nozzles or heaters without E3D’s approval. After using the Revo for a couple of weeks and putting it through one of the most extensive testing sets I’ve ever done on a product, I’ve got some thoughts, graphs, and numbers I want to shareContinue reading