Many of the Fail Of The Week stories we feature here are pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. At worse, gears are ground, bits are broken, or the Magic Blue Smoke is released. This attempt to ...

Ensuring proper bed calibration is crucial for a sturdy start. Maintaining essential nozzle and extruder maintenance prevents clogs. Adjusting temperature settings optimizes print quality and prevents ...

There’s a misconception that 3D printing cannot make the kind of smooth and polished parts available from traditional manufacturing technologies. But finishing techniques can address such concerns, ...

Many freshman college engineering courses will walk through the different types of materials and processes in manufacturing. Understanding how materials behave in different processes can help make the ...

Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the ...

Currently, most 3D printers work by either depositing or melting building material in successive layers. Unfortunately, this results in the finished objects looking kind of chunky, as the ridges ...