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...]
Battle Of The Mini 3D Printers – M3D Printer Review
In the first of a series of episodes of mini 3D printer reviews, Tom and Tracy Hazzard start off with the M3D printer. The M3D printer started as one of the most successful 3D printer Kickstarter campaigns, which raised between $3 million to $3.5 million. In its’ post reward production, the 3D printers were commercially sold for $350 each. Tom and Tracy share their insight and opinion on the M3D printer, numerating its features, uses, advantages, and disadvantages. Are you using a mini … [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...]
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...]