Can graphic skills translate to 3D printing modeling skills? Maybe or maybe not. Hear about Tom and Tracy Hazzard share their experience with 3D printing design software. They also talk about the overall design process to determine if you have what it takes to design for 3D Printing. --- Listen to the podcast here: Photoshop Skills The Same As 3D Printing Modeling Skills? This is Ask Us Anything segment. Just about anything. Anything 3D printing. This is a continuation … [Read more...]
Should I Buy Support And Training Packages?
You just spent thousands of dollars on a 3D Printer, and they want you to pay more for Support and Training Packages. Should you? Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss their results of having done with and without the added support for their 3D Printers. They will give you a heads up whether you really need the 3D printer training package, or you can simply look at the manual on your own and get going with using your machine. --- Listen to the podcast here: Should I Buy Support And … [Read more...]
Can You Use Recycled Material In Filament?
Can you use recycled materials in 3D Printing? Maybe the better question is should you? Hosts, Tom and Tracy Hazzard, debate the merits of recycled content in 3D Printing filament. Listen to them as they dive deeper to this topic and help you decide whether to use recycled or not. --- Listen to the podcast here: Can You Use Recycled Material In Filament? This is Ask Us Anything segment. Ask us almost anything. Luckily this is my favorite subject. It’s material … [Read more...]
Good Filaments Make Good Prints With Jack Warren Of Toner Plastics
Good filaments, good prints, plus a good printer all add up to a happy you. Successful 3D Printing results owe, in large part, to good input – good design, solid code, and good materials. High quality filament can alleviate the most common problems of failed prints. Today, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk with Jack Warren, the COO of Toner Plastics in East Longmeadow, MA, about what really makes good PLA 3D Print filament. Jack notes how tight controls in manufacturing filament are a … [Read more...]
Where Can I Find Material Property Info?
Material Safety Data Sheets and possible OSHA regulations for 3D printing business remove the liability that always surrounds anything new, making sure you have all the information you need on the chemical composition of your materials and supplies. Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about your 3D material’s property info and its importance to your craft. They stress the need to buy materials from proven or legal sources to ensure quality products and quality customer service. --- Listen … [Read more...]
Is 3D Printing Only For Little Plastic Things?
Little plastic thing. We hear this all the time. 3D Printing is more than plastic, but let’s also take a moment to remind ourselves how much of what we buy every day made by traditional technology revolves around plastic things as well. Today, Tom and Tracy Hazzard answer the common questions - “Is 3D printing only for plastic things?” They discuss how 3D printing is not exclusive to plastic, but you can also use many other materials like metal and even food. --- Listen to the … [Read more...]