Did you know that for the price of a spool of filament, you can meaningfully upgrade your 3D printer? I’m not necessarily talking about pulling your machine apart and making fiddly adjustments; some ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There was a time when you got your new 3D printer home and the second week was spent printing upgrades — remember that fan duct that changed ...

Still using the same basic plastic for all your 3D prints? Discover the ultimate upgrades you actually need for stronger, ...

The new Revo Six hot end from E3D is an easy way to swap in different nozzles on your 3D printer. James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main ...

Now that the bottom end of the 3D printer market has been largely cleared of those garbage “Prusa i3 clone” models which used to infest it a few years ago, a new breed of ultra-cheap printer has taken ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

If your 3D printer could do with a little enhancement or a few new features, a new external upgrade may be worth more investigation called the Palette, that has been created by Chris Labelle. The ...

There’s a great reason 3D printers are made with things like extruded aluminum rails and other commodity, off-the-shelf parts ...

Summary: 3D-printing plastics is unreliable, generates results of lower quality than injection molding, & generates toxic fumes. There are many other methods and materials used in 3D printing though.

The 3D printing scene is just getting weirder and weirder as more and more 3D printers get out into the wild. Today’s 3D printing development is a series of extendable clamps that allows the MakerBot ...

A decade ago, Central Michigan University launched the Midwest’s first public university 3D printing lab with its MakerBot Innovation Center. “Over time, it became clear that the space needed some ...