3D printing produces a lot of plastic. In this article, we look at the issue of plastic waste, how 3D printing might actually reduce that waste, and a really helpful application of repurposing ...

Bambu Lab reacted by abruptly announcing a new technology, Vortek, which swaps hot ends instead of extruders or filaments. This brilliant concept would eliminate waste and provide a number of other ...

Reprinting your model too many times might make it brittle and frail. Multicolored plastic also blends like paint. This isn’t a problem at first, but eventually your filament will end up brown.

We look at a device that helps save the planet by recycling plastic water bottles into 3D printer filament. Read on for a very cool machine and some very scary stats.

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon is an excellent, reasonably priced 3D printer for beginners. It’s easy to learn and operate, has a ...

My goal with this project was to be able to dynamically know the filament status during the 3D printer operation. I developed this project by mixing design, 3D printing, electronics, software, and of ...

So, you got a 3D printer for the holidays, and you’re excited to dive in. Chances are, you’re not sure where to begin. What can you print? What’s fun? What’s useful?

The other change is that the filament is cut “close to the nozzle”. Other systems cut the filament well above the hot end, ...