If you’re doing a DIY project with UV resin, you may think it only requires an application and some additional drying time. But without the right light, your resin will never cure properly. So,...
Category: Troubleshooting
There are only three things to focus on when choosing the best filament for printing lithophanes, color, material, and dimensional accuracy. The best filament for printing lithophanes is white PLA...
The thickness of the shell greatly determines the strength of the part. In FDM printing, the best shell thickness needs to be a multiple of the line width. The line width is the size of the nozzle...
Nowadays, many 3D printers come with a heated bed. But if you're working with PLA, would you even need one? Polylactic acid (PLA) doesn’t need a heated bed. Heated beds increase the temperature...
A 3D printer needs to be calibrated so that you don’t get failed prints, and you get the most perfect print you can. When you first got your 3D printer you will have calibrated it. But, how often...
Depending on what you’re printing, there are a few infill patterns that are considered to be the strongest overall. Some patterns are the strongest on the Z plane while others are equally strong...
