Thingiverse It is unlikely that most of you have not heard of Thingiverse. This website has one of the largest followings within the 3D printing community, and the largest repertoire of printable models. Members can download and print hundreds of thousands of objects which have been shared by fellow community contributors. The only […]
Although flexible filaments have been around for a few years, many desktop 3D printers have been unable to utilize these filaments. Filaments such as TPA, TPC, and TPE were available, but were just too flexible for many inexpensive 3D printers on the market. However, TPU seems to be the perfect mesh between operational flexibility and […]
Printing with flexible filament is sometimes difficult, especially if the filament is too flexible. However, Hatchbox is now making a TPU filament (flexible) which is much stiffer and works especially well. Also, TPU filament lays flat and does not curl after printing much better than it’s brethren, TPC. Although Hatchbox TPU is easily printed, […]
Happy day after Cinco De Mayo! I hope everyone has found interesting items to print since my last blog. Today, I bring to you a few articles which are interesting and making the headlines. More and more companies are jumping into filament development which is good for all of us 3D printers. It means more […]
Today’s discussion I cover some of the specialty filaments available on the market and the success and hurdles printing with some of them in the Imaginator 3D (I3D) machine. As such, I have used several nylons, flexibles, specialty colors, and photo chromatics. Some work well and some have their hurdles. Taulman’s 618 and 645 nylons are two […]
This week I believe has been one of the best weeks in the past several for headline news articles. As always, I’m on the lookout for cool new filament products and I have one I think you will find very interesting. Also, I cover a project that I believe many 3D printing fans may be willing […]
Hi everyone, it’s again time to see if we can find an interesting article in the news for this week! Several items I found interesting include a hybrid which not only acts as an additive manufacturing machine (3D printer), but also as a subtractive manufacturing (milling) machine. Also, Taulman 3D has yet another new filament […]
Happy Friday! I hope your week has been as full of printing as mine! I have selected a few designs that I thought might interest you for the weekend. I have one print for the seamstress, one print for the 3D printing adventurer, and one for the candy lover! The first print may not necessarily […]
A few articles back I mentioned a story on Graphene and how an infused filament could print electronic circuits. Well, in a step forward a group at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute has developed a graphene oxide material which results in a pure graphene print when extruded! The advantage of printing a pure graphene material is that […]
In today’s blog I hope to bring to you a few more informative articles that will make your 3D printing experience more enjoyable. In this article we take a brief look at a filament comparison article, some new filament entering the market, and a flashlight that will last up to 20 years! 3D Printing Industry […]