Vacuum Drying PLA Pt.1
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a popular filament for beginning 3D printers. It prints at low temperatures (180 – 220 C) does not give of...
How To Hot Iron Finish a Rough 3D Print Using a Clothing Iron
3D printers like to think that the print comes clean off the build plate of their printer. After a couple long and complex prints,...
Experiment in the Outdoors: 3D filaments Pt. 2
A year ago I started an experiment to see how 3D printed samples last in the harsh Colorado sun.
Will your 3D-printer kill you?
Will your 3D-printer kill you?
As the 3D printers spread around the world, a fact that some people call the "new industrial revolution", there are...
Glass Filled Materials
Two manufactures are now offering glass additive for 3D printing materials. DSM Additive Manufacturing a Dutch company and Rize an American 3D printer company...
Testing Proto Pasta Conductive PLA with Snap Circuits
In a previous blog I wrote a review of Proto Pasta’s Conductive PLA filament. For that review I just looked at the printing properties...
How To Rust Magnetic Iron PLA Filament
Proto Pasta has approached 3D-PT to review their exotic PLA filaments blends. I have reviewed their Aromatic Coffee and Conducting PLA in a previous...
Heat Treating Aromatic Coffee High Temp PLA
In a previous blog I tested the printing properties of Proto Pasta’s Conductive PLA and Aromatic Coffee PLA.
According to information from Proto Pasta, Aromatic...
How To Rate Your 3D Printing Filament
Rating 3D printing filaments
With 3D printing, a good filament can make the difference in your print job. 3D printers can share horror stories...
Holiday Gifts for Your 3D Printer
With the holiday season upon us, what do you get the family member with a 3D printer?
Proto Pasta Filament Review Pt.1
An exciting new range of filaments for 3D printer is the exotic composite filaments. These filaments combine metal or other materials mixed with a...
3D Printed Mallet Project : Printed in PLA
In this blog I show the results of 3D printing a working joiners mallet in PLA / PHA plastic. Included are the instructions and results of testing.