Sharing our recommended criteria for deciding what to design and 3D print, and our top 12 tips for 3D print designers. The tips range from best practices for anyone starting out with 3D printing, to more advanced and technical tips that will be more useful after you have a bit more 3D printing experience. Listen to the podcast here: Top 12 Tips for 3D Print Designers As we have been going through all the software reviews and other things, it just brings up all the questions … [Read more...]
MakerBot Replicator Mini 3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis, Part 3
We are back with Battle of the Minis Part 3, The MakerBot Replicator Mini 3D printer review. This Mini 3D printer is another that might not seem quite so “mini” when you put the box in your car to take it home, or is delivered to your door. This is the second review in this Battle of the Minis series that qualifies as a mini 3D printer because of the size of objects you can print, not the size of the 3D printer itself. While this mini 3D printer is not the smallest one you can buy to fit on your … [Read more...]
XYZ daVinci Jr 3D Printer Review – Battle of the Minis, Part 2
XYZ Printing showed what appeared to be a real mini 3D printer at CES in January. We requested that new 3D printer for our Battle of the Minis 3D printer review. The new mini 3D printer is not available for review yet, so the display at CES was a very early preview of a product that is not commercially available. So XYZ sent us their daVinci Jr. 3D printer. At first glance this 3D printer does not appear to be a mini 3D printer at all. However, the build plate is definitely small, in … [Read more...]
Maintenance Tips for Consistent Material Flow
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...]
SoCal MakerCon Recap
This year's SoCal MakerCon Convention attracted so many more attendees and exhibitors than last year that it had to be moved to a larger building a month before the show. In this WTFFF?! SoCal MakerCon Recap Tom and Tracy discuss their experience exhibiting, giving a talk on Makers Making Profits, and preview 9 upcoming interviews conducted live from the show floor. You can listen to the podcast using the player above, or watch the video below. About SoCal Maker Convention The SoCal … [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...]
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