Consistent material flow is one of the most common issues with getting consistent 3D prints, and we have some real practical suggestions and an overview of several things that can affect your print quality. What can you do to maintain that? It’s tough because there are so many variables that it is sometimes hard to identify what it is. If you have material flow that is too low, you end up with little gaps around the perimeter of your part. I would say consistent material flow is one of the … [Read more...]
Builder Dual 3D Printer Review – Double Dutch Color 3D Printing
If you have just started looking into all of the available 3D printers on the market, you may be wondering why so many printers are only capable of printing with one color or material at a time? That is exactly what we thought as we got started a couple of years ago. Once we started getting good at 3D Printing on a one color machine we began to crave two things, better material colors, and making prints in more than one color. So we started evaluating two color (dual extrusion) machines, and … [Read more...]
3D Print Canada, eh?
3D Printing may be big here in the USA, but the scene in Canada is just as hot, in fact in this episode of WTFFF?! we learn that retailers in Canada are bringing 3D printing to average consumers in ways we have not yet seen south of the border. Tom and Tracy take a deep dive with John Biehler, 3D printing advocate, author, and adviser to Pinshape, into some of the exciting and unique ways Canadian artists and retailers are working together to expose 3D printing to the masses, including a 3D … [Read more...]
3D Printed Robotics & Drones
3D Printed Robotics and Drones are all the rage these days. Companies developing them are racing to prove that their technology is better than all others. Our guests this week, Jesse Chang and Marc Gyongyosi, founders of two startups, MDAR and Intelligent Flying Machines (IFM), use 3D Printed Robotics and Drones to speed product development and keep costs down. Their advanced devices use motion contrast 3D scanning to sense the environment around them, both indoor and outdoor, and are real word … [Read more...]
3D Printshow Recap
It’s trade show Season! We are getting out of the studio to bring you the cutting edge 3D Printshow recap right from the show floor. The Pasadena Convention Center was the perfect venue for the 3D Printshow California, the quality of exhibitors and seminars was much better than expected. We took our AV crew on the road to capture all the highlights, you can see the 3D Printshow recap photos here: 3D Printshow Recap Photos 3D Printshow Recap Videos In addition to this podcast of the best of … [Read more...]
Polar 3D Printer Review – 3D Printing Circles
What printer should I buy? That is one of the most frequently asked questions we get at WTFFF?! Once you have decided to take the plunge and buy your own 3D printer, your head may spin as you weigh the options and ever-growing choices of 3D printers on the market. The multitude of features and benefits that differentiate each printer mean that there is no one printer that is a perfect fit for all users. So the question is very hard to answer, because it depends on WHAT kinds of things you want … [Read more...]