The do-it-all 3D printing filament: PETG! Learn what the differences are between Copolyester and PET and how to best print the materials.
Tag: Guides
My 3D Printing Hardware and Accessoire Guides on one page.
Things you should know about ABS
Next up in this series, ABS! Ok, let’s start out with probably the most important bit about ABS: There’s not just one ABS, there are dozens of different versions that are all ABS-based or even just ABS-like. Let’s actually start with just ABS itself, which already isn’t just one thing. It’s acrylonitrile butadiene styrene,
Learn the art of STL-bending!
It is 2018 now, and the thing to do is, of course, start with a big “new year, new me” resolution. But we also know how hard those are to stick to. Easy solution? Just post a photo of yourself and throw Instagram filters on it until all your Internet friends forget you’re still the exact same person as last year. Well, this one’s not getting any better…
Guide: Restoring and maintaining a PEI printbed!
Ever had the problem of print just not sticking to a PEI 3D printer bed? I sure have… Thankfully, taking care of the printbed or even fully restoring one isn’t hard!
Building the cheapest possible Prusa i3 MK2
What is the cheapest possible, real 3D printer you can buy without making one compromise after the other? That’s the question we’re asking by building a Prusa i3 MK2-style 3D printer that comes with most of the important features of the original one from Josef Prusa and requires a bit more work for sourcing and building the machine, but most importantly, we’re going to build it only with the most affordable set of parts.
How to 3D print the fabulous and furry lion!
The fluffy, hairy, furry lion is quite a unique model – here’s how to print and shape it!
What you need to know about Copyright, Patents, Trademarks and Open Source!
As it turns out, copyright has a lot less power in the 3D printing space than I thought… Intellectual property has many faces – if you don’t know about them, it’s trivial to infringe on someone else’s rights. Here are the most important things to know about Copyright, Trademarks, Patents and how Open Source fits in.
Basics: How to post-process your 3D prints!
A few simple steps can turn your 3D prints into something useful and special!