Filament-based 3D printers are remarkably wasteful. If you buy a kilogram of filament from your favorite supplier, the odds are that it will come wrapped around a plastic spool weighing about 250 ...

After you pick a 3D printer, the first decision you'll have to make is what type of filament you want to use. Look deep enough, and you'll see several dozen varieties—even setting aside the numerous ...

Plastics are without doubt one of the most widely used material families in additive manufacturing. Compatible with a wide variety of processes, they offer multiple properties and characteristics to ...

There are many factors that determine how well a 3D printer prints. While many of them involve tuning and tweaking the actual 3D printer itself, the filament you print with may be one of the most ...

Believe it or not, you can now squeeze wood through the nozzle of your 3D printer. This new addition to the maker’s palette of 3D printer filaments comes from the mind of [Kai Parthy]. The new ...