3D printers are amazing machines that are capable of printing an entire object seemingly out of nothing. However, 3D printers do take a lot of time to finish one printing job because some designs may...
Category: Troubleshooting
If your printer’s flow rate isn’t adjusted properly, you’ll end up with wall thicknesses that don’t match up to the preview in your slicing software. The same applies to the infill. If the...
OctoPrint has been in development since 2012 and has a huge community to learn from. Plugins like “Bed Level Visualizer” make it possible to check how level the bed is before printing. Bed...
Some people have asked me whether a glass bed is actually an upgrade. In my opinion, the answer is yes for a few reasons. One of the most obvious reasons is that the surface of a glass bed is...
PLA remains one of the most popular materials used for 3D printing because it's easy to work with and cheap. What most people tend to overlook is how to store the filament properly when not in...
There are a few reasons you’d want to change filament mid-print. Swapping out to a new spool or changing colors are two of the main reasons, but you may want to change material as well. To...