Questioning soft support material like PVA and flexible filaments is a good idea before you experience major jams and clogs in your printer. Today, Tom and Tracy Hazzard answer the question – “If PVA is too soft for my machine, what do I do?” They developed a part and some techniques that help deal with soft materials in a hard space. Listen further and learn from their experience as they help you in your 3D printer woes. --- Listen to the podcast here: Having Soft … [Read more...]
3D Print Success Is A Matter Of Control With Lars Brubaker Of MatterHackers
Who doesn't want more control over their 3D Prints? Your 3D print success might just depend on having tools and slicing software that allows you to grow from beginner to expert with the "minimum set to be successful." Hear about how to exert control throughout the design to print process from Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers--developers of MatterControl Touch. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss further with Lars some helpful user interface that can demystify the print settings and how … [Read more...]
How Do You Communicate With The Printer?
How do you control and communicate with your 3D printer? Tom and Tracy Hazzard answer another 3D printing question, and this time, it is all about interacting with your printer to get your print on the way. Among the common ones you can rely on are the WIFI and USB ports. While discussing this, Tom and Tracy also tackle other low-cost alternatives. Understand which ones are for you as they share their preferences and the difficulties they find with each of them. --- Listen to the … [Read more...]
Mobile 3D Printing Amazon Trucks – Accidents Waiting to Happen
Now we are vocal proponents of 3D Printing and want to see the technology adopted and used as widely as possible, but when we learned that Amazon had filed a patent for Mobile 3D Printing on their delivery trucks, we knew from experience that mobile working of any kind is navigating a very bumpy road. Mobile 3D Printing = Mobile Office Vehicle 3D Printers are hard enough to operate to get predictable results in the best of conditions. Now add the complications of vibration, the G-forces of … [Read more...]
Unsticking Parts From The Build Plate
After doing such a great job of getting our parts to stick to the build plate, we sometimes end up making it difficult to remove the part without damaging it. In this episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard share their tips for unsticking build plate parts. They share the tools that they use to remove these parts with precision and explain the common problems they went through while handling each of the parts. Listen to their advice and get those plates to unstick successfully! --- Listen … [Read more...]
Sticking Parts To The Build Plate
Getting your parts stuck to the build plate is the basis for all good prints. Tom and Tracy Hazzard share some tips for getting your parts stuck and discuss some tools used, such as the blue tape. They also dive deeper into breaking down the layers of the build plate, discuss the functions of each part, and the factors that may affect each of the layers. By understanding these details, we can dissect the reasons for the parts not sticking to each other properly. --- Listen to the … [Read more...]
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